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redeem_v our_o depart_a friend_n from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o grave_a if_o you_o can_v weep_v as_o one_o say_v aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la retrorsum_fw-la dr._n walker_n funr_n serm._n on_o luk_n 7_o 12_o 13_o â—_o 14â—â—râ—gia_fw-it â—â—râ—gia_z nulla_fw-la retrorsum_fw-la your_o tear_n will_v not_o dissolve_v the_o chain_n of_o death_n 2_o sam._n 14.14_o we_o must_v neeeds_o die_v and_o if_o once_o dead_a we_o be_v as_o water_v spill_v on_o the_o ground_n which_o can_v be_v gather_v up_o again_o death_n be_v a_o strict_a doorkeeper_n all_o that_o pass_v out_o that_o way_n the_o door_n be_v shut_v on_o they_o they_o shall_v never_o return_v viz_o to_o converse_v more_o with_o we_o in_o this_o world_n or_o to_o enjoy_v those_o worldly_a comfort_n they_o once_o have_v and_o by_o death_n have_v lose_v see_v job_n 7.9_o 10._o so_o job_n 10.21_o and_o 14.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o 16.22_o so_o psal_n 39_o last_v vers_fw-la all_o our_o groan_n sigh_n sob_n and_o pitiful_a out-cry_n can_v 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tomb_n but_o this_o impatient_a man_n be_v among_o the_o live_n and_o molest_v and_o grieve_v those_o that_o be_v near_o he_o 2._o immoderate_a sorrow_n waste_v the_o spirit_n see_v prov._n 15.13_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v it_o weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v understand_v immoderate_a sorrow_n about_o worldly_a thing_n hasten_v death_n and_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o life_n you_o read_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.7_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o sure_o under_o god_n his_o own_o meekness_n for_o numb_a 12.3_o he_o be_v very_o meek_a above_o all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hypocrates_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animalia_fw-la quae_fw-la felle_fw-la carent_fw-la ut_fw-la cerui_fw-la sunt_fw-la longaeva_fw-la so_o meek_a person_n many_o time_n live_v long_a but_o impatient_a person_n through_o fret_a discontent_n bring_v their_o body_n into_o a_o consumption_n suppose_v as_o job_n say_v job_n 6.12_o your_o strength_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o stone_n yet_o continual_a drop_v of_o tear_n and_o droop_v under_o sorrow_n will_v bring_v you_o down_o and_o wear_v you_o away_o for_o the_o same_o job_n tell_v you_o job_n 14.19_o the_o water_n wear_v the_o stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gutta_n cavat_fw-la lapidem_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la saepè_fw-la cadendo_fw-la and_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v immoderate_a grief_n like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n lay_v upon_o a_o man_n will_v make_v he_o stoop_v and_o break_v he_o many_o a_o man_n look_v wrinkle_v with_o sorrow_n and_o care_n long_o before_o he_o 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most_o refine_a soul_n have_v some_o dregs_o and_o be_v daily_o contest_v with_o homebred_a corruption_n cum_fw-la avarit_fw-la â_fw-la nobis_fw-la cum_fw-la impudicitiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la irâ_fw-la cum_fw-la ambitione_n congressis_fw-la est_fw-la cyprian_a here_o the_o best_a be_v continual_o afflict_v either_o for_o their_o sin_n or_o with_o their_o sin_n but_o death_n free_v they_o from_o all_o sin_n rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o say_v st._n paul_n from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n why_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o death_n 1_o cor._n 15.26_o the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n if_o sin_n continue_v after_o death_n death_n be_v not_o a_o believer_n last_o enemy_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la primo_fw-la homini_fw-la morieres_fw-la si_fw-la peccaveris_fw-la nunc_fw-la dicitur_fw-la morere_fw-la nè_fw-la pecces_fw-la nisi_fw-la peccâssent_fw-la illi_fw-la non_fw-la morerentur_fw-la peccarent_fw-la autem_fw-la justi_fw-la nisi_fw-la moriantur_fw-la st._n august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 3._o whilst_o we_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n latet_fw-la anguis_fw-la in_o herbâ_fw-la fiery_a serpent_n sting_v we_o sin_n stick_v close_o to_o we_o but_o at_o death_n as_o st._n paul_n cast_v the_o viper_n off_o his_o hand_n act_v 28.3_o 5._o so_o do_v believer_n shake_v off_o sin_n their_o die_a day_n be_v the_o funeral_n of_o all_o their_o vice_n the_o least_o of_o which_o make_v they_o grieve_v here_o as_o the_o least_o hair_n make_v the_o eye_n to_o water_n after_o death_n they_o be_v like_o god_n himself_o in_o perfect_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n ephes_n 5.27_o 2._o from_o satan_n temptation_n the_o devil_n like_v to_o joab_n make_v our_o misery_n his_o sport_n and_o play_v 2_o sam._n 2.14_o he_o be_v the_o great_a 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out_o rev._n
12.9_o 10._o he_o be_v cast_v out_o ejectione_n firmâ_fw-la and_o shall_v never_o re-enter_v he_o set_v not_o his_o ugly_a paw_n upon_o the_o pavement_n of_o heaven_n the_o tempter_n enter_v not_o into_o this_o paradise_n for_o rev._n 21.27_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a enter_v into_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o defile_v 3._o from_o spiritual_a desertion_n the_o church_n like_o the_o moon_n have_v her_o spot_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o her_o eclipse_n so_o long_o as_o she_o wander_v in_o this_o planetary_a world_n see_v isa_n 50.10_o the_o prophet_n there_o intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v no_o light_n so_o it_o be_v with_o david_n psal_n 22.1_o with_o asaph_n psal_n 77.7_o 8_o 9_o with_o heman_n psal_n 88_o with_o ethan_n ps_n 89.46_o so_o it_o be_v with_o jonah_n jon._n 2.2_o 4._o nay_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o christ_n himself_o mat._n 27.46_o and_o thus_o to_o want_v the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n must_v needs_o be_v troublesome_a psal_n 30.7_o thou_o do_v hide_v thy_o face_n and_o i_o be_v trouble_v so_o psal_n 104.29_o so_o cant._n 5.6_o my_o beloved_a have_v withdraw_v himself_o and_o be_v go_v say_v the_o spouse_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v my_o soul_n fail_v egressa_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la she_o be_v as_o it_o be_v without_o her_o soul_n whilst_o without_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n but_o death_n free_v believer_n from_o such_o desertion_n they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o suspension_n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n no_o more_o eclipse_n of_o his_o savour_n never_o cloud_n more_o shall_v interpose_v betwixt_o heaven_n and_o their_o soul_n but_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v upon_o they_o with_o perpendicular_a ray_n of_o comfort_n to_o all_o eternity_n 4._o from_o evil_a company_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a affliction_n to_o live_v among_o the_o wicked_a psal_n 84.10_o so_o psal_n 120.5_o woe_n be_v i_o say_v david_n that_o i_o sojourn_v in_o mesech_n that_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n and_o isaiah_n sad_o complain_v isa_n 6.5_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o people_n of_o unclean_a lip_n sad_n indeed_o it_o be_v to_o live_v among_o they_o for_o their_o wicked_a manner_n of_o live_v be_v a_o heartbreak_a to_o the_o righteous_a psal_n 119.136_o river_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n and_o st._n paul_n can_v not_o speak_v of_o their_o sin_n without_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n phil._n 3.18_o and_o before_o this_o lot_z be_v vex_v with_o the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o the_o sodomite_n 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o vocem_fw-la see_v mr._n leigh_n crit._n sac._n in_o vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la oppressus_fw-la fatigatus_fw-la graviter_fw-la afflictus_fw-la we_o translate_v it_o vex_v but_o according_a to_o orig._n he_o be_v labour_v against_o he_o labour_v under_o it_o as_o under_o a_o burden_n he_o be_v even_o tire_v out_o under_o their_o wicked_a course_n beside_o the_o wicked_a load_n the_o righteous_a among_o who_o they_o live_v with_o calumny_n railing_n revile_n scoff_v jeer_n taunt_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o run_v not_o with_o they_o to_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n see_v 1_o pet._n 4.4_o like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n they_o will_v cast_v forth_o mire_n and_o dirt_n upon_o they_o isa_n 57.20_o thus_o the_o old_a world_n deal_v with_o noah_n that_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n 2_o pet._n 2.5_o so_o david_n be_v abuse_v for_o his_o goodness_n psal_n 69.12_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v speak_v against_o he_o be_v the_o drunkard_n song_n and_o v._o 19_o lord_n say_v he_o thou_o have_v know_v my_o reproach_n and_o my_o shame_n and_o my_o dishonour_n my_o adversary_n be_v all_o before_o thou_o see_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 44.14_o so_o 79.4_o we_o be_v become_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o neighbour_n a_o scorn_n and_o derision_n to_o they_o that_o be_v round_o about_o we_o no_o wonder_v it_o be_v thus_o with_o the_o servant_n when_o it_o be_v so_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n himself_o be_v set_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o old_a simeon_n say_v luke_n 2.34_o he_o be_v set_v for_o a_o sign_n that_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o to_o end_v this_o the_o righteous_a be_v the_o mark_n at_o which_o wicked_a man_n shoot_v their_o arrow_n even_o bitter_a word_n but_o death_n take_v they_o out_o of_o their_o company_n and_o from_o the_o reach_n of_o their_o malice_n see_v job_n 3.17_o there_o the_o wicked_a speak_v of_o the_o grave_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n 5._o from_o bodily_a ache_n and_o disease_n the_o body_n here_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o innumerable_a distemper_n st._n austin_n tell_v we_o de_fw-fr ipso_fw-la corpore_fw-la tot_fw-la 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it_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n to_o attend_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o friend_n 13._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 11._o c._n 13._o st._n austin_n say_v non_fw-la contemnenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o abjicienda_fw-la corpora_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la body_n of_o decease_a friend_n be_v not_o slight_o and_o contemptible_o to_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o again_o he_o say_v antiquorum_fw-la justorum_fw-la funera_fw-la curata_fw-la sunt_fw-la mortuis_fw-la de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la &_o exequiae_fw-la celebratae_fw-la &_o sepultura_fw-la provisa_fw-la the_o funeral_n of_o good_a man_n be_v former_o celebrate_v with_o great_a solemnity_n abraham_n take_v care_n for_o the_o funeral_n of_o his_o wife_n sarah_n gen._n 23.3_o 4._o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n where_o his_o wife_n lie_v gen._n 25.9_o 10._o jacob_n make_v joseph_n swear_v to_o perform_v his_o funeral_n rite_n gen._n 47_o 29_o 30_o 31._o and_o according_o it_o be_v do_v with_o great_a solemnity_n gen._n 50_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n so_o all_o israel_n lament_v samuel_n and_o bury_v he_o 1_o sam._n 25.1_o and_o david_n speak_v it_o to_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n those_o loyal_a and_o grateful_a subject_n that_o they_o show_v kindness_n to_o their_o lord_n saul_n and_o bury_v he_o honourable_o 2_o sam._n 2.4_o 5_o 6._o so_o jehoida_o be_v bury_v honourable_o 2_o chron._n 24.15_o 16._o so_o much_o people_n accompany_v the_o widow_n son_n of_o naim_n to_o his_o burial_n luke_n 7.12_o and_o devout_a man_n carry_v stephen_n to_o his_o burial_n and_o make_v great_a lamentation_n over_o he_o act._n 8.2_o our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o be_v always_o moderate_a in_o his_o expense_n and_o will_v have_v the_o fragment_n gather_v up_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v lose_v john_n 6.12_o yet_o admit_v mary_n costly_a ointment_n because_o against_o his_o burial_n mat._n 26.7_o etc._n etc._n indeed_o it_o be_v promise_v as_o a_o mercy_n to_o have_v decent_a burial_n job_n 5.26_o thus_o god_n promise_v abraham_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o peace_n and_o in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n gen._n 15.15_o and_o it_o be_v promise_v abijah_n 1_o king_n 14.12_o 13._o that_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o for_o he_o only_o of_o jeroboam_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_a because_o in_o he_o there_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v according_o perform_v ver_fw-la 18._o so_o the_o like_a be_v promise_v to_o josiah_n 2_o king_n 22.20_o and_o he_o be_v peaceable_o bury_v though_o kill_v in_o war_n 2_o king_n 23.29_o 30._o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o humane_a misery_n to_o be_v without_o decent_a burial_n and_o it_o be_v threaten_v as_o a_o judgement_n on_o the_o wicked_a
to_o lie_v unbury_v and_o die_v unlamented_a deut._n 28.26_o 1_o king_n 21.23_o 24._o 1_o king_n 14.11_o 2_o chron._n 21.19_o isa_n 14.20_o jer._n 7.33_o &_o 8.2_o &_o 14.16_o &_o 16.4_o and_o 22.19_o fit_a then_o it_o be_v that_o we_o attend_v at_o the_o obsequy_n of_o decease_a friend_n not_o that_o it_o help_v the_o dead_a but_o 1._o for_o their_o honour_n it_o be_v a_o decent_a respect_n we_o pay_v to_o their_o name_n and_o memory_n for_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o live_v desire_v and_o die_v lament_v 13._o see_v dr._n walker_n fun._n sermon_n on_o luke_n 7.12_o 13._o 2._o in_o charity_n to_o the_o live_n for_o their_o comfort_n and_o alleviate_a their_o sorrow_n while_o the_o burden_n be_v make_v light_a by_o many_o help_v they_o to_o bear_v it_o john_n 11.31_o the_o jew_n be_v with_o mary_n to_o comfort_v she_o at_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o her_o brother_n lazarus_n curatio_fw-la funeris_fw-la conditio_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la pompa_fw-la exequiarum_fw-la magis_fw-la vivorum_fw-la solatia_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la subsidia_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la aug._n 3._o for_o our_o own_o advantage_n and_o increase_v of_o piety_n eccles_n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o and_o last_o to_o testify_v our_o faith_n in_o that_o great_a article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a 1_o cor._n 15.19_o now_o it_o strengthen_v our_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n when_o body_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o cast_v away_o as_o beast_n body_n be_v but_o if_o thy_o friend_n want_v decent_a burial_n if_o there_o be_v no_o funeral-solemnity_n for_o thy_o comfort_n 1._o consid_fw-la it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v funeral-solemnity_n in_o pestilential-place_n for_o this_o will_v occasion_v further_a infection_n we_o read_v luke_n 7.12_o how_o the_o widow_n son_n of_o naim_n be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v bury_v hinc_fw-la collige_fw-la judeos_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la sva_fw-la habuisse_fw-la non_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la sed_fw-la extra_fw-la urbem_fw-la idque_fw-la tùm_fw-la ob_fw-la nitorem_fw-la tùm_fw-la ob_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la nè_fw-la cadavera_fw-la svo_fw-la faetore_fw-la &_o putredine_fw-la aerem_fw-la inficerent_fw-la cornel._n à ._n lap._n the_o jew_n bury_v out_o of_o the_o city_n that_o the_o grave_n may_v not_o deface_v the_o comeliness_n of_o their_o city_n nor_o noisome_a exhalation_n and_o vapour_n of_o the_o grave_n infect_v the_o air_n and_o hazard_v the_o health_n of_o the_o live_n great_a care_n be_v to_o be_v have_v that_o the_o live_n be_v not_o infect_v with_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o if_o a_o live_a dog_n be_v better_a than_o a_o dead_a lion_n as_o solomon_n conclude_v eccles_n 9.4_o sure_o the_o person_n of_o christian_n that_o survive_v be_v more_o to_o be_v respect_v than_o the_o body_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a now_o how_o dangerous_a be_v it_o for_o the_o live_v to_o accompany_v the_o corpse_n of_o such_o as_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n how_o noisome_a to_o bury_v they_o there_o where_o the_o live_n have_v often_o occasion_n to_o make_v their_o recourse_n so_o that_o it_o be_v incommodious_a to_o humane_a society_n to_o perform_v solemn_a funeral_n rite_n at_o such_o a_o time_n i_o end_v this_o with_o word_n take_v out_o of_o that_o godly_a exhortation_n at_o the_o end_n of_o divine-service_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v on_o the_o monthly-fast_a during_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o plague_n the_o word_n be_v these_o though_o it_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o laudable_a custom_n to_o accompany_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a unto_o the_o grave_a and_o commend_v they_o in_o decent_a manner_n unto_o their_o rest_n yet_o see_v the_o end_n of_o such_o assembly_n as_o be_v then_o gather_v together_o be_v by_o the_o use_n of_o prayer_n and_o the_o word_n preach_v rather_o to_o give_v comfort_n unto_o the_o live_n than_o any_o benefit_n unto_o the_o dead_a let_v man_n be_v advise_v persuade_v and_o content_a that_o their_o dead_a shall_v be_v bury_v with_o no_o more_o company_n than_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o inter_v and_o lay_v they_o up_o in_o the_o earth_n because_o the_o gather_n together_o of_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n in_o so_o common_a a_o contagion_n can_v be_v without_o present_a danger_n and_o hazard_v of_o their_o health_n and_o life_n and_o it_o be_v very_o think_v that_o infection_n by_o this_o mean_n of_o meeting_n have_v ensue_v unto_o many_o 2_o consid_fw-la it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o dead_a whether_o their_o body_n be_v drown_v or_o burn_v or_o bury_v and_o if_o bury_v it_o be_v all_o one_o where_o the_o grave_a be_v make_v for_o they_o facilis_fw-la jactura_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la lucan_n lib._n 16._o if_o they_o fail_v of_o the_o burying-place_n they_o expect_v the_o loss_n be_v not_o great_a for_o the_o body_n be_v not_o sensible_a how_o it_o be_v use_v neither_o do_v such_o solemnity_n do_v the_o dead_a either_o good_a or_o hurt_n though_o they_o add_v to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o live_n yet_o not_o of_o the_o dead_a 3_o consid_fw-la what_o if_o the_o body_n be_v thus_o use_v the_o soul_n be_v safe_a if_o thy_o friend_n belong_v to_o god_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v his_o darling_n psal_n 22.20_o and_o 35.17_o if_o this_o jewel_n be_v preserve_v no_o matter_n what_o become_v of_o the_o cabinet_n 4_o consid_fw-la many_o of_o god_n dear_a servant_n have_v want_v decent_a burial_n see_v psal_n 79.2_o 3._o the_o dead_a body_n of_o thy_o servant_n have_v they_o give_v to_o be_v meat_n unto_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o flesh_n of_o thy_o saint_n unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n their_o blood_n have_v they_o shed_v like_o water_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o bury_v they_o there_o be_v none_o to_o bury_v they_o either_o none_o that_o dare_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o enemy_n or_o so_o many_o slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n that_o the_o live_n suffice_v not_o to_o bury_v the_o dead_a in_o persecute_v time_n many_o martyr_n have_v be_v devour_v of_o wild-beast_n tear_v in_o piece_n hang_v on_o gibbet_n burn_v to_o ash_n drown_v &c._n &c._n so_o that_o they_o have_v want_v burial_n moses_n himself_o a_o dear_a servant_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v bury_v no_o man_n know_v where_o deut._n 34.6_o 5._o and_o last_o consider_v the_o dead_a in_o the_o lord_n be_v never_o the_o worse_a thought_n of_o by_o god_n if_o without_o decent_a burial_n sore_o lazarus_n have_v little_a cost_n bestow_v on_o he_o at_o his_o death_n that_o find_v so_o little_a mercy_n in_o his_o life_n it_o be_v say_v luke_n 16.22_o this_o beggar_n die_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o his_o burial_n yet_o he_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n which_o as_o st._n ambrose_n valent._n ambros_n orat._n fun_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la valent._n say_v be_v a_o certain_a retiring-place_n of_o eternal_a rest_n sinus_n patriarcharum_fw-la recessus_fw-la quidam_fw-la est_fw-la quietis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la but_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o richman_n that_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v bury_v he_o be_v and_o probable_o with_o great_a pomp_n yet_o the_o next_o news_n we_o hear_v of_o he_o be_v that_o in_o hell_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n be_v in_o torment_n ver_fw-la 23._o another_o cry_v out_o answer_v 12._o apology_n answer_v it_o trouble_v i_o to_o think_v the_o body_n shall_v lie_v rot_v and_o stink_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o be_v eat_v up_o of_o worm_n and_o be_v turn_v to_o dust_n disrobe_v of_o all_o amiable_a feature_n so_o that_o after_o a_o few_o year_n there_o be_v but_o few_o remain_v of_o our_o dear_a friend_n here_o perhaps_o a_o scalp_n and_o there_o a_o bone_n etc._n etc._n answer_n 1._o consid_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o thy_o friend_n if_o a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v in_o bliss_n while_o the_o body_n lie_v in_o the_o grave_n that_o place_n of_o silence_n rottenness_n stench_n and_o corruption_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v not_o with_o the_o body_n these_o place_n of_o scripture_n show_v see_v 1_o king_n 17.21_o elijah_n raise_v to_o life_n the_o widow_n son_n of_o sareptah_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v into_o he_o again_o which_o expression_n as_o it_o show_v the_o child_n be_v real_o dead_a and_o that_o death_n separate_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n so_o it_o show_v that_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n live_v or_o have_v a_o be_v for_o he_o say_v let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v into_o he_o again_o or_o let_v it_o return_v he_o do_v not_o say_v let_v a_o new_a one_o be_v make_v for_o he_o so_o eccles_n 12.7_o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v to_o god_n
whole_a town_n and_o country_n too_o will_v have_v a_o loss_n of_o he_o for_o the_o stream_n of_o his_o goodness_n flow_v abroad_o plentiful_o to_o the_o refresh_n of_o many_o answ_n indeed_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o good_a man_n be_v a_o great_a loss_n if_o we_o consider_v 1._o good_a man_n be_v very_o scarce_o see_v psal_n 12.1_o help_v lord_n for_o the_o godly_a man_n cease_v the_o faithful_a fail_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n so_o ps_n 14.1_o 2_o 3._o the_o fool_n have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n they_o be_v corrupt_v they_o have_v do_v abominable_a work_n there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a the_o lord_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v understand_v and_o seek_v god_n they_o be_v all_o go_v aside_o they_o be_v altogether_o become_v filthy_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o so_o rom._n 3.10_o etc._n etc._n good_a man_n be_v as_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o olive_n tree_n and_o as_o the_o glean_v grape_n when_o the_o vintage_n be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v isa_n 24.13_o so_o mic._n 7.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o church_n there_o complain_v of_o her_o small_a number_n christ_n flock_n be_v call_v a_o little_a flock_n luke_n 12.32_o orig._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o little_a little_a flock_n they_o be_v indeed_o little_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n little_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o little_a or_o few_o in_o number_n in_o god_n field_n there_o be_v many_o tare_n little_a good_a corn_n in_o this_o great_a house_n of_o the_o world_n many_o vessel_n of_o dishonour_n but_o few_o there_o be_v of_o honour_n salvian_n 87._o salvian_n de_fw-fr gub._n dei_fw-la lib._n 3_o pag._n 87._o cry_v out_o ipsa_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la placatrix_fw-la dei_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la exacerbatrix_fw-la dei_fw-la aut_fw-la praeter_fw-la paucissimos_fw-la quosdam_fw-la qui_fw-la mala_fw-la fugiunt_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la penè_fw-la omnis_fw-la coetus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la quà m_fw-la sentina_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la so_o then_o they_o can_v ill_o be_v spare_v they_o be_v so_o few_o 2._o good_a man_n be_v blessing_n to_o the_o place_n where_o and_o person_n among_o who_o they_o live_v see_v exod._n 32.9_o 10_o 14_o compare_v god_n oft_o spare_v israel_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n the_o righteous_a keep_v off_o god_n judgement_n as_o these_o place_n show_v job_n 22.30_o prov._n 29.8_o jer._n 5.1_o ezek._n 22.30_o 31._o have_v there_o be_v but_o ten_o righteous_a person_n in_o sodom_n it_o have_v not_o be_v destroy_v gen._n 18.32_o and_o god_n tell_v we_o he_o will_v not_o destroy_v it_o till_o righteous_a lot_n be_v go_v forth_o gen._n 19.22_o and_o god_n ofttimes_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o righteous_a remove_v judgement_n inflict_v see_v psal_n 106.23_o 29_o 30._o so_o isa_n 65.8_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n when_o god_n will_v not_o spare_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o moses_n and_o samuel_n jer._n 15.1_o so_o when_o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n ezek._n 14.14_o the_o tare_n be_v usual_o spare_v till_o the_o harvest_n for_o the_o wheat_n be_v sake_n a_o curse_a cham_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n with_o noah_n gen._n 7.1_o st._n paul_n save_v the_o life_n of_o all_o that_o sail_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ship_n two_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o soul_n see_v act._n 27.22_o 23_o 24_o 37_o compare_v indeed_o the_o righteous_a be_v conduit-pipe_n of_o blessing_n the_o great_a benefactor_n to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v see_v what_o jacob_n say_v to_o laban_n gen._n 30.30_o it_o be_v little_a that_o thou_o have_v before_o i_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o be_v now_o increase_v to_o a_o multitude_n since_o my_o come_n or_o according_a to_o the_o original_a at_o my_o foot_n blessing_n be_v send_v to_o every_o place_n 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the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n what_o shall_v such_o a_o one_o fear_n of_o who_o shall_v he_o be_v afraid_a at_o what_o shall_v he_o be_v dismay_v if_o he_o live_v he_o live_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o he_o die_v he_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n live_v or_o die_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n rom._n 14.8_o object_n but_o do_v not_o we_o see_v those_o who_o take_v most_o pain_n in_o fit_v themselves_o for_o death_n most_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a mourn_v for_o their_o own_o and_o other_o man_n sin_n do_v they_o not_o meet_v with_o most_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n so_o that_o their_o life_n of_o all_o man_n be_v most_o uncomfortable_a answ_n a_o carnal_a man_n can_v no_o more_o judge_n of_o a_o good_a man_n condition_n than_o a_o purblind_a man_n can_v of_o colour_n he_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o a_o good_a man_n joy_n prov._n 14.10_o the_o righteous_a have_v meat_n to_o eat_v which_o the_o world_n know_v not_o of_o they_o have_v hide_v manna_n secret_a joy_n 2_o cor._n 6.10_o as_o sorrowful_a 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1.23_o i_o desire_v to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a st._n ambrose_n ready_a to_o depart_v say_v to_o his_o friend_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la vixi_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o pudent_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la vivere_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la mori_fw-la timeo_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la dominum_fw-la habemus_fw-la he_o be_v neither_o ashamed_a to_o live_v nor_o afraid_a to_o die_v old_a hilarion_n be_v somewhat_o backward_o at_o first_o to_o entertain_v death_n he_o check_v himself_o for_o his_o vain_a fear_n egredore_n anima_fw-la quid_fw-la time_n septuaginta_fw-la annos_fw-la servivisti_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la mori_fw-la time_n egredere_fw-la anima_fw-la go_v out_o my_o soul_n say_v he_o what_o fear_v thou_o thou_o have_v serve_v god_n these_o threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o
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of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n and_o how_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v he_o up_o and_o his_o company_n vers_fw-la 32_o 33._o so_o rebellious_a absalon_n come_v to_o a_o untimely_a death_n and_o david_n be_v much_o move_v with_o grief_n in_o that_o he_o die_v in_o rebellion_n 2_o sam._n 18.9_o 33_o compare_v see_v prov._n 16.14_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o messenger_n of_o death_n but_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v pacify_v it_o and_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n be_v not_o disobedient_a and_o irreverent_a in_o your_o carriage_n towards_o minister_n which_o be_v your_o spiritual_a parens_fw-la you_o may_v read_v 2_o king_n 2.23_o 24._o two_o she_o bear_v destroy_v forty_o two_o child_n for_o mock_v the_o prophet_n though_o child_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o in_o they_o possible_o as_o some_o think_v because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o gather_v together_o they_o be_v set_v on_o by_o their_o idolatrous_a parent_n to_o do_v what_o they_o do_v and_o therefore_o god_n just_o punish_v they_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o child_n last_o be_v not_o disobedient_a to_o natural_a parent_n god_n may_v just_o deprive_v they_o of_o natural_a life_n that_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n prov._n 30.17_o 7.20_o prov._n 20.20_o mar._n 7.20_o the_o eye_n that_o mock_v at_o his_o father_n and_o despise_v to_o obey_v his_o mother_n the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v it_o out_o and_o the_o young_a eagle_n shall_v eat_v it_o homer_n though_o common_o report_v to_o be_v blind_a yet_o see_v and_o observe_v as_o much_o for_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o do_v not_o relieve_v his_o parent_n he_o tell_v we_o he_o live_v but_o a_o short_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n δ._n take_v heed_n then_o of_o disobedience_n to_o magistrate_n minister_n or_o natural_a parent_n as_o you_o love_v your_o life_n 2._o take_v heed_n of_o lustful_a uncleanness_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o city_n about_o they_o burn_v strong_o in_o lust_n judas_n 7._o and_o god_n send_v a_o strange_a fire_n to_o destroy_v they_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 19.24_o 25._o so_o god_n cut_v off_o onan_n for_o his_o filthiness_n gen._n 38.9_o 10._o so_o 1_o cor._n 10.8_o you_o read_v how_o that_o for_o uncleanness_n there_o fall_v in_o one_o day_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o 53._o plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 7._o c._n 53._o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o cornelius_n gallus_n and_o t._n aetherius_n two_o great_a person_n in_o rome_n that_o die_v in_o the_o act_n of_o unchastity_n the_o dog-day_n of_o lust_n be_v very_o dangerous_a indeed_o this_o sin_n consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n tend_v to_o weakness_n and_o sickness_n and_o the_o shorten_n of_o a_o man_n day_n the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o the_o harlot_n house_n incline_v unto_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a prov._n 2.18_o so_o likewise_o prov._n 5.9_o 11._o &_o prov._n 6.26_o 33_o 34_o 35._o &_o prov._n 7.22_o 23._o &_o prov._n 31.3_o solomon_n mother_n there_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o give_v his_o strength_n unto_o woman_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o intemperance_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v this_o be_v as_o a_o knife_n to_o cut_v our_o own_o throat_n see_v prov._n 23.1_o 2._o when_o thou_o sit_v to_o eat_v with_o a_o ruler_n a_o magistrate_n or_o some_o great_a man_n consider_v diligent_o what_o be_v before_o thou_o and_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n some_o read_v it_o impones_fw-la cultellum_fw-la gutturi_fw-la tuo_fw-la and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o thou_o do_v as_o good_a as_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n thou_o may_v endanger_v thy_o life_n if_o thou_o feed_v too_o plentiful_o so_o vers_fw-la 29_o 30._o who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n our_o own_o luxury_n as_o one_o say_v fill_v we_o full_a of_o disease_n which_o shorten_v this_o our_o short_a day_n of_o life_n and_o set_v our_o clock_n forward_o that_o it_o strike_v dead_a before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o natural_a circle_n be_v go_v about_o deinde_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la say_v musculus_fw-la 6.2_o musculus_fw-la in_o ps_n 6.2_o quae_fw-la sit_fw-la illorum_fw-la vaesania_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la gulam_fw-la &_o intemperantiam_fw-la seipsos_fw-la donâ—_n sanitatis_fw-la privant_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la morbis_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la reddunt_fw-la we_o may_v say_v of_o fast_v and_o feast_v as_o the_o womâ—n_n sing_v of_o saul_n and_o david_n sam._n 18.7_o saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o feast_v kill_v more_o ten_o to_o one_o than_o fast_v poor_a people_n who_o have_v the_o short_a meal_n have_v common_o the_o long_a grace_n and_o the_o best_a health_n the_o glutton_n dig_v his_o grave_n with_o his_o own_o tooth_n the_o drunkard_n drink_v health_n so_o long_o to_o other_o that_o he_o have_v none_o to_o himself_o non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o potâ_fw-la vera_fw-la salute_v salus_fw-la and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o strike_v he_o dead_a that_o make_v himself_o dead_a drink_v take_v heed_n then_o of_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v good_a advice_n at_o all_o time_n but_o most_o seasonable_a at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v a_o time_n of_o much_o feast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la we_o ought_v say_v a_o heathen_a to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o to_o observe_v a_o mean_a in_o drink_v diet_n and_o recreation_n 4._o take_v heed_n of_o immoderate_a sorrow_n this_o like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n break_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o stoop_v prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v so_o prov._n 15.13_o a_o merry_a heart_n make_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n but_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v david_n tell_v we_o psal_n 31.10_o my_o life_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n and_o my_o year_n with_o sigh_v and_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o loss_n of_o worldly_a thing_n weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o impatience_n passion_n and_o discontent_n the_o murmur_v israelite_n be_v destroy_v of_o the_o destroyer_n 1_o cor._n 10.10_o a_o impatient_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o scourge_n we_o say_v true_o the_o hasty_a man_n never_o want_v wo._n pettish_a fretful_a passionate_a person_n like_o the_o demoniac_a in_o the_o gospel_n mar._n 5.2_o 3._o wound_n and_o cut_v themselves_o wrath_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n in_o scripture_n gen._n 39.19_o 20._o esth_n 1.12_o est_fw-la intus_fw-la flamma_fw-la medullas_fw-la this_o fire_n of_o passion_n devour_v and_o consume_v that_o which_o shall_v maintain_v natural_a life_n the_o passionate_a man_n like_o mount_n aetna_n consume_v his_o own_o bowel_n with_o inward_a burn_n thus_o as_o eliphas_n tell_v job_n job_n 5.2_o wrath_n kill_v the_o foolish_a man_n vex_v and_o fret_v under_o providential_a dispensation_n spend_v a_o man_n spirit_n and_o put_v he_o upon_o take_v such_o unlawful_a course_n as_o be_v ofttimes_o attend_v with_o destruction_n prov._n 19.19_o a_o man_n of_o great_a wrath_n shall_v suffer_v punishment_n for_o if_o thou_o deliver_v he_o yet_o thou_o must_v do_v it_o again_o q._n d._n a_o passionate_a man_n be_v no_o soon_o deliver_v from_o one_o danger_n but_o he_o bring_v himself_o into_o another_o 6._o take_v heed_n of_o envy_n job_n 5.2_o envy_n slay_v the_o silly_a one_o if_o a_o man_n be_v so_o silly_a as_o to_o hug_v this_o viper_n in_o his_o bosom_n he_o do_v it_o to_o his_o destruction_n envy_n like_o a_o moth_n do_v insensible_o consume_v a_o man_n deprive_v he_o of_o health_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n hence_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v envy_v the_o rottenness_n of_o the_o bone_n prov._n 14.30_o the_o envious_a man_n melt_v away_o at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o other_o as_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 112.10_o inuidus_fw-la alterius_fw-la rebus_fw-la macrescit_fw-la opimis_fw-la the_o dart_n of_o envy_n be_v as_o a_o worthy_a divine_a observe_v like_o that_o in_o homer_n implead_v dr._n pierce_v in_o sinner_n implead_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n γ._fw-la v._o 348._o reflexa_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la cuspis_fw-la scuto_fw-la in_o valido_fw-la it_o always_o recoil_v into_o the_o breast_n of_o he_o that_o shoot_v it_o and_o mischief_n most_o at_o rebound_n 7._o take_v heed_n of_o pride_n and_o ambition_n
sickness_n but_o epaphroditus_n do_v not_o regard_v his_o life_n to_o supply_v the_o philippian_n lack_v of_o service_n towards_o paul_n 2.30_o heming_n in_o phil._n 2.30_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la perperam_fw-la consulere_fw-la uti_fw-la faciunt_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la in_o apertum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la periculum_fw-la conjiciunt_fw-la epaphroditus_n be_v willing_a to_o hazard_v health_n and_o life_n to_o supply_v st._n paul_n want_n and_o as_o hemingius_n say_v hoc_fw-la facere_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la stultitiae_fw-la aut_fw-la imprudentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la verè_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o to_o hazard_v life_n be_v not_o folly_n but_o true_a wisdom_n and_o as_o musculus_fw-la say_v of_o epaphroditus_n sickness_n 2.27_o muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 2.27_o id_fw-la omnium_fw-la erat_fw-la optimum_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o tà m_fw-la pio_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la christiano_n opere_fw-la incidit_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la morbum_fw-la beati_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la mortis_fw-la genere_fw-la auferuntur_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la it_o be_v best_a of_o all_o that_o he_o fall_v sick_a in_o so_o good_a a_o work_n and_o happy_a be_v all_o they_o that_o die_v thus_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o i_o end_v this_o point_n with_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 12.25_o he_o that_o love_v his_o 14.26_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n hom._n 66._o luk._n 14.26_o more_o than_o be_v fit_v more_o than_o christ_n his_o church_n or_o truth_n shall_v lose_v it_o in_o another_o world_n but_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o life_n in_o this_o world_n love_v it_o less_o for_o that_o be_v the_o hatred_n here_o mean_v gen._n 29.31_o then_o the_o truth_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n shall_v keep_v it_o unto_o life_n eternal_a so_o much_o for_o this_o time_n epaphroditus_n recovery_n three_o sermon_n phillip_n 2.27_o but_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o dearly_n belove_v i_o handle_v in_o the_o morning_n a_o doctrine_n employ_v which_o be_v this_o that_o life_n and_o health_n be_v mercy_n and_o in_o handle_v that_o point_n as_o a_o divine_a though_o theologorun_n minimus_fw-la i_o show_v you_o viam_fw-la rectam_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la longam_fw-la the_o true_a way_n to_o health_n and_o long_a life_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o repetition_n of_o what_o i_o then_o deliver_v because_o i_o have_v much_o matter_n before_o i_o and_o i_o will_v willing_o finish_v this_o text_n at_o this_o time_n i_o come_v then_o to_o the_o last_o and_o chief_a point_n these_o word_n import_v which_o be_v this_o that_o god_n do_v sometime_o gracious_o recover_v or_o merciful_o restore_v his_o people_n though_o they_o be_v grievous_o visit_v with_o sickness_n that_o god_n that_o knock_v off_o peter_n chain_n and_o release_v he_o from_o prison_n bring_v forth_o this_o 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