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to_o the_o dead_a or_o for_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v gross_a superstition_n this_o make_v even_o eâ—nius_n the_o heathen_a poet_n forbid_v that_o any_o shall_v weep_v for_o he_o after_o his_o death_n which_o solon_n and_o other_o ambitious_o have_v desire_v other_o motive_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o move_v thou_o to_o moderation_n in_o this_o point_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o so_o reform_v this_o abuse_n in_o the_o excess_n as_o though_o i_o condemn_v the_o mean_a in_o mourning_n this_o be_v to_o run_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o let_v this_o therefore_o conclusive_o determine_v for_o thy_o judgement_n and_o direct_v thy_o practice_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o deplore_v the_o departure_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o 10._o egyptian_n lament_v jacob_n seventy_o day_n and_o his_o child_n seven_o day_n as_o 23.2_o abraham_n mourn_v for_o sarah_n the_o 34.8_o israelite_n for_o moses_n for_o 29._o aaron_n for_o 35.24_o josias_n for_o 1._o samuel_n 33_o david_n for_o absalon_n for_o 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in_o the_o spirit_n and_o rejoice_v what_o do_v old_a israel_n so_o long_o after_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n except_o the_o sight_n of_o shiloh_n the_o messiah_n in_o the_o flesh_n as_o to_o see_v his_o darling_n joseph_n which_o long_v of_o his_o the_o lord_n satisfy_v at_o the_o full_a ere_o his_o death_n for_o his_o die_a eye_n do_v not_o only_o see_v josephs_n face_n but_o his_o seed_n ephraim_n and_o manasses_n gen._n 48.11_o what_o do_v moses_n desire_v more_o than_o the_o fruition_n of_o canaan_n the_o promise_a land_n now_o even_o before_o the_o lord_n shut_v his_o die_a eye_n the_o lord_n take_v he_o up_o into_o a_o mount_n and_o as_o a_o relish_n and_o a_o taste_n of_o his_o favour_n give_v he_o a_o sight_n of_o canaan_n deut._n 34._o ver_n 1.4_o in_o what_o can_v david_n heart_n be_v more_o settle_v then_o to_o see_v his_o throne_n settle_v in_o solomon_n his_o son_n which_o his_o desire_n be_v according_o accomplish_v for_o his_o eye_n do_v see_v what_o his_o heart_n 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