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thou_o as_o solomon_n say_v eccles_n 12.2_o make_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o house_n our_o hand_n to_o tremble_v and_o the_o strong_a man_n our_o foot_n to_o bow_v themselves_o thou_o make_v the_o grinder_n our_o tooth_n to_o cease_v and_o they_o that_o look_v out_o at_o the_o window_n our_o eye_n to_o wax_v dim_a thou_o shutte_v the_o door_n of_o our_o lip_n and_o stop_v our_o windpipe_n the_o daughter_n of_o music_n thou_o cut_v short_a the_o silver_n cord_n of_o our_o marrow_n and_o break_v the_o golden_a bowl_n of_o our_o brain_n pan_n thou_o break_v the_o pitcher_n of_o our_o vein_n at_o the_o fountain_n of_o our_o liver_n at_o the_o cistorn_a of_o our_o heart_n there_o break_v thou_o the_o wheel_n of_o our_o head_n oh_o death_n thou_o be_v ordain_v for_o we_o all_o it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v we_o must_v all_o walk_v in_o this_o way_n all-tread_a this_o same_o path_n we_o must_v all_o sleep_v the_o same_o sleep_n our_o last_o sleep_n and_o the_o dark_a night_n of_o death_n will_v at_o last_o overtake_v we_o all_o our_o father_n be_v dead_a say_v the_o father_n our_o friend_n be_v dead_a and_o we_o ourselves_o must_v die_v also_o some_o be_v go_v before_o we_o some_o do_v accompany_v we_o and_o some_o will_v come_v after_o we_o as_o wave_v after_o wave_n dash_v against_o the_o rock_n so_o shall_v we_o all_o one_o after_o another_o dash_n against_o this_o hard_a and_o cold_a rock_n of_o death_n and_o thus_o soon_o or_o late_a we_o all_o must_v die_v at_o last_o we_o be_v bear_v with_o that_o condition_n that_o we_o must_v die_v we_o do_v therefore_o put_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o our_o body_n that_o we_o may_v again_o put_v it_o off_o death_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o die_v be_v but_o to_o pay_v a_o tribute_n due_a to_o nature_n it_o be_v as_o natural_a for_o we_o to_o live_v and_o then_o to_o die_v as_o it_o be_v for_o we_o to_o wake_v and_o sleep_v oh_o death_n thou_o will_v certain_o come_v yet_o it_o be_v most_o uncertain_a when_o nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o death_n but_o than_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o uncertain_a of_o that_o day_n and_o hour_n know_v no_o man_n matt._n 24.36_o that_o be_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n death_n come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n both_o certain_o sudden_o and_o violent_o it_o take_v one_o upon_o the_o house_n top_n another_z in_o the_o field_n one_o work_v in_o the_o vineyard_n another_o grind_n at_o the_o mill_n one_o upon_o the_o house_n top_n of_o honour_n another_o in_o the_o field_n of_o pleasure_n one_o labour_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o a_o christian_a calling_n another_o grind_n at_o the_o mill_n of_o worldly_a care_n and_o trouble_n a_o man_n know_v not_o his_o time_n eccl._n 9.12_o that_o be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n god_n will_v not_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o time_n when_o death_n shall_v come_v upon_o we_o because_o he_o will_v have_v we_o think_v it_o 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man_n and_o soon_o betray_v and_o sruprize_v the_o young_a thou_o never_o spare_v any_o for_o their_o age_n sex_n degree_n or_o wealth_n we_o can_v by_o no_o power_n or_o force_n resist_v thou_o nor_o by_o any_o diligence_n avoid_v thou_o no_o tear_n can_v move_v thou_o no_o money_n bribe_v thou_o no_o art_n nor_o eloquence_n can_v persuade_v thou_o oh_o death_n thou_o have_v manifold_a appearance_n and_o come_v to_o we_o in_o several_a form_n and_o shape_n towards_o the_o old_a man_n thou_o approach_v pale_a and_o lean_a towards_o the_o young_a bloody_a and_o boisterous_a to_o the_o bad_a man_n thou_o appear_v as_o black_a as_o hell_n itself_o and_o terrible_a to_o every_o man_n thou_o come_v to_o we_o sometime_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n sometime_o by_o the_o tooth_n of_o beast_n sometime_o by_o fire_n and_o sometime_o by_o water_n sometime_o by_o a_o cold_a blast_n of_o wind_n sometime_o by_o the_o slip_n of_o a_o foot_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o tile_n or_o 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when_o we_o will_v embrace_v thou_o thou_o than_o delay_v we_o death_n be_v the_o rich_a man_n fear_n &_o the_o poor_a man_n desire_n thou_o be_v often_o call_v upon_o in_o adversity_n seldom_o or_o never_o think_v on_o in_o prosperity_n in_o prosperity_n we_o complain_v and_o cry_v with_o hezekiah_n isai_n 38._o to_o have_v further_a time_n add_v to_o our_o day_n but_o in_o adversity_n we_o be_v apt_a every_o one_o to_o wish_v with_o elijah_n it_o be_v enough_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o soul_n for_o i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o my_o father_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o oh_o death_n how_o dreadful_a a_o thing_n be_v thou_o to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n how_o do_v we_o abhor_v to_o think_v that_o the_o grave_n shall_v be_v our_o house_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v make_v our_o bed_n in_o darkness_n to_o say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o my_o mother_n how_o hateful_a be_v it_o to_o inherit_v serpent_n and_o worm_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o ourselves_o and_o return_v to_o our_o dust_n how_o terrible_a be_v death_n to_o we_o not_o only_o from_o our_o own_o experience_n but_o from_o the_o example_n of_o other_o as_o often_o as_o we_o see_v or_o hear_v that_o another_o be_v dead_a we_o be_v concern_v to_o think_v that_o we_o must_v die_v also_o and_o when_o we_o be_v sick_a and_o think_v that_o death_n be_v come_v upon_o ourselves_o how_o be_v we_o trouble_v not_o well_o know_v what_o we_o shall_v do_v or_o whither_o we_o must_v go_v we_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v even_o we_o who_o have_v good_a hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n after_o