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B07982 A direction to death: teaching man the way to die well, that being dead, he may liue euer. Made in the forme of a dialogue, for the ease and benefite of him that shall reade it. The speakers therein are Quirinus and Regulus. Perneby, William. 1599 (1599) STC 19766.7; ESTC S94700 255,346 516

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not_o ever_o fruitless_a they_o that_o know_v this_o well_o frame_v themselves_o to_o die_v willing_o for_o to_o die_v willing_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o know_v they_o shall_v die_v once_o q._n but_o they_o have_v more_o then_o than_o this_o knowledge_n to_o make_v they_o willing_a for_o that_o be_v not_o the_o only_a tree_n whereon_o this_o fruit_n do_v grow_v r._n neither_o do_v i_o yet_o say_v so_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o may_v move_v man_n in_o sickness_n to_o be_v desirous_a of_o death_n ere_o it_o come_v and_o make_v they_o willing_a to_o die_v when_o it_o come_v q._n i_o will_v i_o may_v be_v acquaint_v with_o some_o of_o they_o if_o you_o will_v not_o or_o can_v recite_v all_o yet_o i_o beseech_v you_o reckon_v up_o some_o if_o not_o the_o most_o yet_o the_o best_a of_o they_o that_o so_o whensoever_o death_n do_v come_v i_o may_v the_o better_a know_v how_o to_o bid_v her_o welcome_n r._n to_o pleasure_v you_o therewith_o i_o pass_v not_o for_o any_o pain_n 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4._o meditation_n which_o you_o long_v since_o say_v be_v very_o sufficient_a to_o comfort_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n against_o the_o immoderate_a fear_n of_o death_n r._n if_o that_o be_v it_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o but_o what_o will_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v touch_v it_o q._n first_o whether_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v his_o presence_n to_o his_o servant_n as_o you_o say_v or_o not_o second_o whether_o so_o much_o will_v thereupon_o follow_v as_o you_o infer_v or_o no_o r._n it_o seem_v you_o doubt_n at_o every_o turn_n but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n to_o show_v you_o that_o i_o speak_v no_o more_o than_o i_o will_v justify_v i_o will_v show_v you_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o q._n i_o thank_v you_o for_o that_o not_o because_o i_o doubt_v of_o what_o you_o say_v but_o because_o i_o will_v know_v your_o ground_n for_o that_o you_o say_v r._n for_o the_o first_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n david_n 91.15_o psal_n 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