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cause_n thereof_o p._n 135_o â—udaeus_fw-la high_a esteem_n of_o plutarchy_n work_v p._n 18_o â—urleigh_v his_o high_a esteem_n of_o tully_n '_o s_z office_n p._n 20_o c._n caesar_n battle_n in_o africa_n with_o the_o follower_n of_o pompey_n p._n 53_o caesar_n battle_n with_o the_o swiffe_n that_o fight_v to_o obtain_v gallia_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n p._n 54_o caesar_n murder_v p._n 1â—1_n caesar_n care_n of_o his_o book_n p._n 200_o caesar_n borgia_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n lament_v because_o he_o have_v not_o take_v care_n for_o death_n beforehand_o p._n 205_o caius_n marius_n how_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o choose_v soldier_n p._n 31_o camois_n relate_v what_o devout_a personage_n use_v to_o writâ—_n upon_o their_o chymney-piece_n p._n 308_o cardinal_n his_o choice_n p._n 257_o cato_n at_o evening_n meditate_a upon_o what_o he_o read_v in_o the_o day_n p._n 21_o cat_n why_o man_n compare_v unto_o they_o p._n 232_o change_n be_v make_v by_o grace_n p._n 98_o 9â—_n charles_n the_o five_o emperor_n his_o challenge_n to_o franciâ—_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n p._n 10â—_o christ_n the_o full_a of_o man_n happiness_n p._n 100l_n christ_n reckon_v among_o the_o chief_a of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 10â—_o christ_n make_v they_o good_a who_o do_v enjoy_v he_o p._n 11â—_n christless_a man_n be_v dead_a man_n p._n 111_o 11â—_n christ_n love_v by_o saint_n above_o all_o thing_n p._n 107_o 10â—_o christ_n will_v be_v a_o righteous_a judge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 135_o christ_n have_v a_o two_o fold_v come_v p._n 15â—_n christ_n will_v do_v those_o who_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o he_o good_a anâ—_n stand_v they_o in_o stead_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 15â—_n christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o race_n p._n 50_o christianity_n compare_v to_o wrestle_a ibid_fw-la christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o fight_n p._n 5â—_n christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o agony_n p._n 5â—_n christian_n have_v many_o enemy_n p._n 51_o 52_o christian_n find_v their_o condition_n in_o this_o life_n very_o mutable_a p._n 177_o 16â—_n christian_n shall_v be_v cheerful_a in_o labour_v for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 337_o 338_o chrysostom_n censure_n of_o antioch_n p._n 68_o church_n why_o call_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o poor_a p._n 209_o cicero_n his_o say_v wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o be_v idle_a p._n 246_o cleanthes_n great_a labour_n p._n 47_o count_v anhalt_n his_o say_v concern_v the_o scripture_n p._n 18_o colen_n ground_n where_o saint_n ursula_n '_o be_v virgin_n be_v bury_v retain_v no_o other_o dead_a body_n in_o it_o p._n 45_o command_n of_o god_n dangerous_a to_o be_v neglect_v p._n 82_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a of_o a_o great_a benefit_n p._n 117_o conscience_n a_o everlasting_a companion_n p._n 118_o conscience_n do_v mind_n man_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n that_o long_o after_o it_o have_v be_v commit_v p._n 119_o conscience_n will_v bring_v to_o mind_n sin_n in_o another_o life_n p._n 120_o conscience_n that_o be_v bad_a like_o a_o mill_n ibid._n conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v in_o a_o good_a man_n p._n 121_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a a_o consequence_n of_o grace_n p._n 122_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v a_o bridle_n against_o sin_n p._n 122_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v a_o spur_n unto_o duty_n p._n 123_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a a_o comfort_n under_o affliction_n ibid._n conscience_n that_o be_v good_a life_n in_o peace_n and_o die_v in_o pease_n p._n 124_o conscience_n when_o terrify_v for_o sin_n not_o comfort_v by_o temporal_a good_a thing_n p._n 826_o constantinople_n have_v 7000_o house_n in_o it_o burn_v in_o the_o year_n 1633_o p._n 166_o courtier_n his_o say_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n p._n 130_o â—_z all_o of_o they_o do_v desire_v their_o centre_n p._n 107_o rickets_n of_o the_o night_n who_o p._n 44_o â—own_n wear_v in_o heaven_n be_v eternal_a p._n 181_o crown_n in_o heaven_n promise_v to_o five_o sort_n p._n 182_o d._n david_n his_o great_a desire_n after_o god_n p._n 31_o daughter_n of_o danaeus_n be_v in_o hell_n condemn_v to_o fill_v a_o bottomless_a tub_n p._n 208_o day_n time_n be_v for_o labour_n p._n 35_o day_n how_o christ_n in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o have_v many_o of_o they_o p._n 326_o 327_o dazzle_v be_v the_o mind_n and_o distract_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n by_o temporal_a thing_n p._n 224_o dead_a man_n be_v all_o man_n without_o christ_n p._n 111_o 112_o death_n can_v he_o keep_v off_o by_o temporal_a good_a thing_n p._n 128_o death_n shall_v always_o be_v in_o a_o christian_n thought_n p._n 145_o death_n terrible_a especial_o to_o those_o who_o have_v make_v no_o provision_n for_o eternity_n p._n 146_o death_n by_o mundanus_fw-la a_o heathen_a look_v upon_o to_o be_v but_o a_o change_n to_o a_o more_o happy_a estate_n p._n 147_o death_n not_o fear_v by_o seneca_n p._n 148_o death_n what_o it_o will_v be_v to_o a_o good_a man_n and_o what_o it_o will_v be_v to_o a_o wicked_a man_n p._n 151_o death_n what_o thought_n saint_n basil_n have_v of_o it_o p._n 152_o death_n make_v all_o man_n equal_a p._n 284_o deathbed_n how_o terrible_a to_o philip_n the_o three_o king_n of_o spain_n p._n 129_o deathbed_n how_o terrible_a it_o be_v to_o a_o courtier_n p._n 130_o deathbed_n what_o thought_n pelican_n a_o german_n divine_a have_v thereupon_o p._n 133_o deathbed_n make_v comfortable_a to_o those_o who_o have_v get_v eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 144_o deathbed_n how_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n be_v comfortable_a thereon_o p._n 152_o deathbed_n what_o will_v comfort_v any_o christian_a thereon_o ibid._n delightful_a be_v the_o labour_n for_o heaven_n p._n 335_o demades_n his_o counsel_n to_o the_o athenian_n p._n 264_o diligence_n command_v p._n 332_o 333_o diocletian_a leaf_n the_o empire_n because_o
stand_v the_o first_o martyr_n in_o stead_n in_o the_o storm_n of_o his_o lapidation_n and_o uphold_v good_a job_n heart_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n and_o make_v he_o bear_v so_o brave_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o great_a estate_n without_o repine_v 2._o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v stand_v a_o christian_a in_o stead_n and_o do_v he_o good_a when_o he_o lie_v upon_o a_o sick_a and_o die_a bed_n a_o great_a part_n of_o a_o christian_n wisdom_n lie_v herein_o always_o to_o keep_v death_n in_o his_o thought_n and_o what_o ever_o escape_v his_o thought_n not_o to_o let_v death_n escape_v they_o â—â—_o say_v god_n himself_o deut._n 32._o 29._o v._n o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n memento_n mori_fw-la be_v a_o motto_n which_o some_o carry_v in_o their_o ring_n that_o be_v the_o motto_n which_o every_o christian_a shall_v have_v engrave_v upon_o their_o heart_n never_o to_o lay_v aside_o the_o thought_n of_o 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to_o put_v a_o sergeant_n in_o the_o triumphant_a chariot_n of_o their_o general_n to_o keep_v the_o triumph_a conqueror_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o moderation_n and_o sobriety_n of_o spirit_n and_o make_v he_o even_o then_o to_o have_v death_n in_o his_o thought_n by_o cry_v to_o he_o memento_n te_fw-la esse_fw-la â—ortalem_fw-la remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o mortal_a man_n philip_n of_o macedon_n direct_v his_o page_n every_o morning_n â—o_o call_v at_o his_o chamber_n door_n with_o this_o morning_n salutation_n memento_n mori_fw-la remember_v death_n if_o heathen_n be_v thus_o careful_a to_o keep_v death_n always_o in_o their_o thought_n shall_v not_o christian_n that_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o eternal_a life_n have_v serious_a thought_n of_o death_n thought_n of_o death_n will_v make_v christian_n to_o labour_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o will_v stand_v they_o in_o stead_n at_o death_n as_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o famine_n in_o egypt_n make_v the_o egyptian_a king_n to_o provide_v for_o that_o which_o will_v do_v egypt_n good_a and_o stand_v it_o in_o stead_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o famine_n or_o as_o the_o governor_n of_o some_o great_a fort_n expect_v a_o siege_n will_v provide_v for_o what_o will_v do_v the_o garrison_n good_a in_o a_o siege_n that_o they_o may_v not_o then_o fear_v the_o besieger_n that_o the_o great_a enemy_n that_o come_v may_v not_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o they_o death_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18._o 14._o v._o heathen_n call_v it_o the_o most_o fearful_a of_o all_o fearful_a thing_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o miserable_a man_n empty_a of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n be_v keep_v in_o straitness_n and_o bondage_n heb._n 2._o 15._o through_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n all_o their_o life-time_n be_v subject_a to_o bondage_n some_o have_v be_v so_o afraid_a of_o death_n that_o they_o have_v command_v their_o servant_n not_o to_o name_v death_n in_o their_o hear_n o_o death_n that_o be_v 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