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ready_a bless_v be_v he_o who_o his_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v find_v so_o do_v young_a folk_n may_v die_v short_o but_o the_o age_v can_v live_v long_o the_o green_a apple_n may_v be_v pluck_v off_o or_o shake_v down_o by_o violence_n but_o the_o ripe_a will_v fall_v of_o itself_o it_o be_v wisdom_n therefore_o to_o provide_v for_o death_n in_o youth_n there_o be_v many_o more_o that_o die_v in_o youth_n or_o childhood_n than_o that_o survive_v till_o old_a age_n but_o madness_n it_o be_v to_o neglect_v preparation_n when_o age_n come_v though_o in_o truth_n few_o dye_n well_o in_o age_n seneca_n that_o have_v not_o live_v well_o in_o youth_n that_o we_o may_v once_o die_v the_o great_a death_n aright_o and_o in_o peace_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o we_o 15._o die_v daily_o many_o little_a death_n both_o by_o outward_a affliction_n &_o inward_a mortifying_n of_o our_o worldly_a and_o corrupt_a lust_n we_o shall_v so_o live_v as_o be_v content_a to_o die_v when_o god_n call_v we_o 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a_o fearful_a punishment_n of_o sin_n the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n upon_o earth_n and_o a_o end_n of_o further_a praise_v god_n in_o his_o church_n and_o perform_v particular_a office_n of_o goodness_n and_o love_n to_o man_n and_o in_o truth_n though_o grace_n have_v this_o effect_n with_o they_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n that_o they_o do_v not_o die_v only_o patient_o austin_n but_o even_o die_v with_o delight_n and_o live_v patient_o yet_o nature_n cause_v that_o not_o only_o they_o that_o know_v they_o must_v die_v as_o all_o do_v but_o they_o also_o which_o believe_v that_o after_o death_n they_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o more_o happy_a state_n desire_v the_o defer_v of_o it_o so_o loath_a to_o idem_fw-la part_n be_v the_o two_o old_a acquayntance_n the_o body_n and_o soul._n precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n 16._o when_o they_o die_v for_o or_o in_o â—ayth_o and_o a_o good_a conscience_n as_o the_o gold_n melt_v and_o dissolve_v in_o the_o furnace_n be_v as_o much_o esteem_v by_o the_o goldsmith_n as_o any_o in_o his_o shop_n or_o purse_n precious_a also_o it_o be_v whilst_o they_o live_v and_o that_o which_o god_n will_v not_o light_o suffer_v to_o befall_v they_o and_o if_o he_o put_v their_o tear_n in_o his_o bottle_n he_o will_v not_o neglect_v their_o blood_n nor_o easy_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v shed_v neither_o do_v death_n when_o it_o come_v part_v he_o and_o they_o though_o it_o part_v man_n and_o man_n yea_o man_n and_o wife_n yea_o man_n in_o himself_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n friend_n show_v themselves_o faithful_a in_o stick_v to_o their_o friend_n in_o sickness_n and_o all_o other_o affliction_n but_o they_o how_o affectionate_a soever_o must_v leave_v they_o in_o death_n and_o be_v 23._o glad_a to_o remove_v they_o and_o to_o have_v their_o dead_a bury_v out_o of_o their_o sight_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o god_n love_n reach_v unâ—o_o death_n itself_o in_o which_o he_o do_v his_o beloved_a one_o the_o great_a good_a when_o friend_n can_v do_v no_o more_o for_o they_o he_o that_o say_v before_o death_n and_o the_o funeral_n no_o man_n be_v happy_a speak_v the_o truth_n as_o he_o mean_v of_o the_o happiness_n which_o can_v be_v find_v in_o worldly_a thing_n but_o both_o he_o and_o they_o who_o have_v so_o admire_v his_o say_n shall_v have_v consider_v that_o he_o who_o be_v not_o happy_a before_o death_n in_o worldly_a thing_n can_v be_v happy_a in_o they_o by_o it_o which_o deprive_v he_o of_o they_o all_o and_o of_o life_n itself_o which_o be_v better_o than_o they_o and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v but_o miserable_a indeed_o be_v the_o happiness_n whereof_o a_o man_n have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o certainâ—ie_n but_o by_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o man_n the_o godly_a be_v true_o happy_a both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n the_o wicked_a in_o neither_o we_o be_v not_o to_o mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o our_o christian_n friend_n as_o they_o which_o be_v without_o hope_n either_o in_o regard_n 4._o of_o they_o or_o of_o our_o selus_fw-la not_o of_o they_o because_o such_o as_o be_v asleep_a with_o jesus_n god_n will_v bring_v with_o he_o to_o a_o more_o glorious_a life_n in_o which_o we_o in_o our_o time_n and_o they_o shall_v ever_o remain_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o not_o of_o our_o selus_fw-la as_o if_o that_o because_o they_o have_v leave_v we_o god_n have_v leave_v we_o also_o but_o we_o shall_v take_v occasion_n by_o their_o death_n to_o love_v this_o world_n the_o less_o out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v take_v &_o heaven_n the_o more_o whether_o they_o be_v go_v before_o we_o and_o where_o we_o shall_v ever_o enjoy_v they_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n contain_v the_o content_n of_o every_o chapter_n chap._n i_o of_o man_n knowledge_n of_o god_n fol._n 1._o ch._n ij_o of_o god_n love_n 4._o chapt._n iij._o of_o god_n promise_n 9_o chapt._n iiij_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n &_o his_o power_n wisdom_n will_n goodness_n etc._n etc._n shine_v in_o they_o 13._o chapt._n v_o of_o create_a goodness_n 21._o chap._n uj._o of_o equabâ—litie_n and_o perseverance_n in_o welldoing_a 29._o chap._n seven_o of_o religion_n and_o difference_n and_o disputation_n thereabouts_o 38._o chap._n viij_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 53._o chapt._n ix_o of_o authority_n and_o reason_n 65._o chapt._n x._o of_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n of_o faith_n reason_n and_o sense_n 73._o chapt._n xj_o of_o atheism_n and_o idolatry_n 84._o chapt._n xij_o of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n 87._o chap._n xiij_o of_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n 90._o cha._n fourteen_o of_o knowledge_n and_o ignorance_n 95._o chapt._n xv_o of_o simplicity_n and_o craftiness_n 101._o chap._n xuj_o of_o wisdom_n and_o folly_n 104._o chap._n xvij_o of_o discretion_n 110._o cha._n xviij_o of_o experience_n 112._o chap._n nineteeen_o of_o example_n 114._o chapt._n xx_o of_o counsel_n 119._o chap._n xxj_o of_o 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chap._n xliiij_o of_o appearance_n 231._o chapt._n xlv_o of_o offence_n 235._o chap._n xluj_o of_o temptation_n 238._o chap._n xlvij_o of_o conscience_n 244._o cha._n xlviij_o of_o prayer_n 247._o chap._n xlix_o of_o oath_n and_o lot_n 253._o chapt._n l._n of_o zeal_n 257._o chapt._n lj_o of_o hypocrisy_n 260._o chapt._n lij_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n from_o god_n 264._o chapt._n liij_o of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n by_o man_n 270._o chap._n liiij_o of_o affection_n 273._o chap._n lv_o of_o fear_n 278._o chapt._n luj_o of_o anger_n 283._o chap._n lvij_o of_o humility_n and_o meekness_n 287._o chap._n lviij_o of_o modesty_n 293._o chapt._n lix_o of_o marriage_n 296._o chapt._n lx_o of_o child_n and_o their_o education_n 304._o chap._n lxj_o of_o youth_n and_o old_a age_n 314._o chap._n lxij_o