shall_v now_o lose_v the_o send_v the_o grave_n shall_v be_v my_o burrow_n in_o it_o i_o shall_v be_v quiet_a i_o shall_v then_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o lust_n care_n trouble_n sorrow_n sickness_n temptation_n and_o persecution_n i_o shall_v now_o no_o more_o be_v hear_v to_o grieve_v or_o groan_v i_o will_v therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o i_o may_v cease_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o so_o bad_a so_o sinful_a quality_n sect_n xvi_o death_n will_v destroy_v my_o body_n soul_n death_n destroy_v the_o body_n but_o not_o the_o soul_n be_v it_o so_o that_o be_v all_o it_o can_v do_v it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o my_o soul_n that_o remain_v immortal_a it_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o set_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n â—n_o eternal_a happiness_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o my_o body_n it_o shall_v be_v associate_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a what_o need_v i_o care_v how_o it_o go_v with_o my_o worse_a whilst_o i_o 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be_v of_o good_a cheer_n in_o the_o tempest_n which_o tear_v their_o tackle_n and_o sink_v their_o ship_n be_v able_a to_o assure_v they_o 27._o act_n 27._o no_o man_n life_n shall_v be_v lose_v but_o the_o ship_n only_o i_o travel_v with_o my_o soul_n through_o brier_n and_o thorn_n shall_v i_o wonder_v that_o i_o be_o prick_v and_o that_o my_o clothes_n be_v rend_v off_o i_o my_o soul_n be_v of_o such_o value_n that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v adventure_v and_o throw_v overboard_o for_o its_o salvation_n what_o shall_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n 16.26_o matth_n 16.26_o my_o body_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o i_o will_v do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o preserve_v it_o but_o my_o soul_n be_v much_o dear_a this_o must_v be_v defend_v by_o expose_v my_o body_n to_o danger_n and_o destruction_n skin_n for_o skin_n riches_n honour_n pleasure_n peace_n all_o my_o natural_a comfort_n and_o outward_a blessing_n i_o will_v give_v for_o my_o life_n but_o these_o and_o life_n and_o all_o will_v i_o give_v for_o my_o soul_n 1.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o my_o soul_n be_v redeem_v not_o with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o redeem_v my_o soul_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o willing_o lie_v down_o my_o life_n to_o keep_v my_o redeem_a soul_n o_o thou_o the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o my_o soul_n keep_v it_o within_o thy_o sheepfold_n until_o thou_o shall_v lead_v it_o unto_o thy_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o then_o be_v solicitous_a what_o may_v befall_v or_o become_v of_o my_o body_n see_v i_o be_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o suffer_a loss_n i_o will_v rejoice_v that_o my_o loss_n be_v not_o great_a such_o as_o may_v have_v undo_v i_o for_o ever_o welcome_a death_n to_o my_o body_n temporal_a death_n which_o consist_v with_o the_o life_n and_o immortality_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o pass_v it_o into_o the_o fruition_n of_o eternal_a life_n my_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v by_o and_o under_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n but_o my_o body_n can_v not_o be_v save_v if_o my_o soul_n be_v lose_v oh_o strange_a oh_o bless_a trade_n the_o loss_n i_o be_o like_a to_o sustain_v be_v my_o infinite_a gain_n this_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v save_v my_o soul_n for_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n he_o who_o will_v save_v his_o life_n must_v lose_v it_o 16.25_o mat._n 16.25_o sect_n xvii_o death_n will_v separate_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n god_n death_n seperate_v soul_n and_o body_n but_o not_o i_o and_o god_n it_o will_v so_o but_o it_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o design_n of_o death_n it_o can_v separate_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n i_o be_o persuade_v neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a 39_o rom._n 8.38_o 39_o nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o chrict_a jesus_n our_o lord_n shall_v not_o this_o inseparable_a love_n to_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o answerable_a return_n of_o love_n from_o i_o and_o make_v i_o with_o confidence_n and_o resolution_n conclude_v tribulation_n nor_o distress_n nor_o persecution_n nor_o famine_n nor_o nakedness_n nor_o peril_n nor_o sword_n shall_v not_o separate_v christ_n from_o i_o as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o account_v as_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n love_n be_v a_o principle_n of_o union_n it_o cleave_v to_o and_o look_v after_o its_o object_n in_o its_o most_o low_a estate_n and_o lose_v condition_n death_n shall_v not_o make_v i_o to_o be_v despise_v or_o forsake_v by_o my_o god_n this_o god_n be_v my_o god_n 48.14_o psa_fw-la 48.14_o my_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o he_o will_v be_v my_o guide_n unto_o death_n yea_o in_o and_o through_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n his_o rod_n and_o his_o staff_n shall_v comfort_v i_o 23.4_o and_o 23.4_o the_o lord_n his_o esteem_n of_o and_o relation_n to_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n abide_v as_o well_o and_o as_o much_o though_o not_o by_o the_o same_o act_n and_o expression_n of_o affection_n now_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o as_o whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v each_o unto_o other_o god_n do_v triumphant_o observe_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n by_o which_o i_o endure_v the_o tear_n of_o they_o each_o from_o other_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o truth_n he_o do_v dispatch_v his_o angel_n to_o attend_v my_o death_n and_o to_o convey_v my_o soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n to_o the_o immediate_a enjoyment_n of_o himself_o nor_o do_v he_o disregard_n my_o body_n when_o divide_v from_o my_o soul_n or_o disesteem_v the_o dust_n thereof_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v mourn_v over_o by_o my_o friend_n and_o natural_a relation_n and_o to_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n poor_a they_o can_v observe_v yea_o he_o love_v it_o and_o look_v on_o it_o as_o unite_v to_o christ_n though_o lay_v in_o the_o grave_n or_o disperse_v on_o the_o earth_n all_o my_o member_n be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n 139.16_o ps_n 139.16_o not_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v lose_v or_o miscarry_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v neglect_v my_o dust_n be_v precious_a in_o god_n sight_n not_o a_o grain_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v lose_v after_o it_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o shall_v most_o certain_o spring_v up_o as_o precious_a seed_n water_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o zion_n and_o all_o her_o son_n do_v assure_v they_o and_o i_o that_o her_o dead_a man_n shall_v live_v together_o with_o his_o dead_a body_n they_o shall_v arise_v awake_v and_o sing_v you_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o dust_n 26.19_o isa_n 26.19_o for_o thy_o dew_n be_v as_o the_o dew_n of_o herb_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v cast_v out_o the_o dead_a my_o body_n remain_v god_n jewel_n when_o it_o have_v lose_v that_o lustre_n the_o soul_n do_v give_v it_o god_n lock_v it_o up_o in_o the_o grave_n as_o in_o his_o cabinet_n god_n well_o know_v my_o body_n be_v liable_a to_o danger_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o grave_n be_v the_o receptacle_n from_o distress_n whereinto_o he_o do_v gather_v it_o know_v my_o soul_n and_o body_n you_o when_o divide_v do_v abide_v object_n of_o god_n compassion_n complacency_n and_o care_n enter_v into_o your_o chamber_n
be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a unto_o death_n 39_o mat._n 26.38_o 39_o and_o once_o again_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o pray_v father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o shall_v i_o expect_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a or_o ashamed_a to_o express_v the_o passion_n which_o be_v existent_a in_o all_o god_n saint_n and_o from_o which_o my_o lord_n and_o master_n himself_o be_v not_o free_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n i_o be_o a_o minister_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n if_o i_o die_v as_o i_o now_o fear_n i_o die_v innocent_o lord_n thou_o know_v i_o die_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n i_o shall_v be_v a_o martyr_n though_o of_o the_o low_a orb_n this_o may_v mitigate_v dread_a but_o it_o make_v no_o change_n in_o i_o or_o in_o death_n yet_o terror_n attend_v it_o and_o passion_n abide_v in_o i_o the_o most_o resolve_a paul_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v ashamed_a 9_o 2_o cor._n 1.8_o 9_o that_o he_o be_v desirous_a the_o church_n shall_v know_v he_o be_v press_v above_o measure_n when_o he_o despair_v of_o life_n and_o receive_v in_o himself_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 5.4_o and_o 5.4_o the_o most_o desirous_a to_o be_v clothe_v with_o their_o house_n from_o heaven_n can_v never_o yet_o desire_v to_o be_v unclothe_v of_o their_o earthly_a tabernacle_n nature_n can_v be_v much_o more_o content_a to_o be_v change_v then_o to_o die_v death_n draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o wife_n of_o my_o delight_n divide_v i_o from_o my_o child_n the_o glory_n of_o my_o youth_n drive_v i_o from_o my_o kindred_n acquaintance_n friend_n and_o all_o humane_a society_n can_v i_o part_v from_o these_o with_o dry_a eye_n can_v man_n think_v i_o bear_v to_o these_o a_o natural_a affection_n and_o expect_v i_o shall_v bid_v adieu_o to_o they_o not_o affect_v with_o natural_a passion_n do_v nature_n and_o religion_n direct_v i_o to_o love_v they_o and_o will_v they_o not_o allow_v i_o to_o grieve_v when_o i_o leave_v they_o death_n do_v discapacitate_v i_o for_o the_o service_n of_o my_o god_n and_o his_o church_n the_o grave_n can_v praise_v he_o death_n can_v celebrate_v he_o they_o who_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n can_v hope_v for_o his_o truth_n will_v not_o christianity_n true_a piety_n teach_v i_o with_o dread_a to_o discern_v this_o estate_n be_o i_o persuade_v my_o life_n be_v more_o profitable_a for_o the_o church_n can_v i_o then_o avoid_v st._n paul_n strait_n 24._o phil._n 1_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o be_v easy_o resolve_v what_o to_o choose_v though_o to_o i_o it_o be_v more_o profitable_a that_o i_o die_v death_n do_v destroy_v my_o be_v when_o i_o be_o dead_a i_o be_o not_o can_v dissolution_n choose_v but_o dictate_v dread_a to_o sensible_a much_o more_o to_o rational_a being_n death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n the_o witness_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o by_o its_o circumstance_n make_v such_o with_o a_o emphasis_n can_v then_o a_o man_n of_o religion_n receive_v the_o same_o without_o reluctancy_n and_o great_a remorse_n death_n be_v the_o inlet_n of_o my_o immortal_a soul_n into_o the_o ocean_n of_o eternity_n can_v i_o apprehend_v it_o without_o amazement_n and_o great_a astonishment_n let_v malefactor_n outface_v outdare_v this_o king_n of_o dread_n and_o obtain_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n and_o honour_n of_o martyr_n by_o their_o only_a abandon_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n i_o dare_v not_o imitate_v i_o must_v not_o justify_v i_o can_v i_o will_v not_o follow_v they_o these_o figleaf_n will_v not_o hide_v their_o sin_n from_o the_o face_n of_o god_n my_o soul_n keep_v thy_o passion_n within_o bound_n then_o fear_v not_o to_o give_v they_o vent_v and_o to_o express_v the_o same_o before_o god_n and_o man_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la hominem_fw-la exuere_fw-la christianity_n do_v not_o require_v thou_o to_o turn_v stoic_a and_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o man_n let_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n cast_v thou_o into_o 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