to_o be_v do_v by_o good_a prayer_n confession_n of_o sin_n and_o christian_a exhortation_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 4._o mat._n 4._o without_o the_o which_o man_n can_v live_v and_o to_o that_o end_n that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v in_o good_a order_n and_o with_o zeal_n first_o it_o shall_v be_v convenient_a to_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o pray_v unto_o he_o beginning_z our_o help_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v make_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n then_o present_a unto_o he_o the_o general_a confession_n of_o sin_n and_o consequent_o this_o present_a prayer_n as_o follow_v lord_n god_n almighty_a and_o father_n of_o mercy_n we_o here_o assemble_v in_o the_o name_n of_o thy_o well-beloved_a son_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 14._o mat._n 18._o john_n 14._o in_o his_o favour_n have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o present_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o to_o call_v upon_o thy_o holy_a name_n have_v 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according_a to_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n if_o it_o please_v thou_o to_o call_v he_o who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v resist_v 11._o rom._n 8._o john_n 11._o if_o thou_o please_v to_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n again_o who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v reprove_v thou_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n and_o nothing_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o will_n and_o holy_a providence_n nevertheless_o lord_n if_o by_o thy_o favour_n thou_o do_v prolong_v his_o day_n 22._o psal_n 22._o thy_o rod_n shall_v serve_v for_o a_o chastisement_n unto_o he_o to_o amend_v and_o convert_v he_o unto_o thou_o and_o we_o with_o he_o will_v render_v thou_o thanks_n and_o praise_n but_o if_o thy_o will_n be_v settle_v to_o make_v he_o pass_v into_o a_o better_a life_n we_o beseech_v thou_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n to_o forget_v all_o his_o fault_n and_o sin_n the_o which_o it_o be_v thy_o will_n to_o have_v blot_v out_o 1._o revel_v 1._o and_o wash_v in_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o precious_a blood_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o thy_o son_n to_o receive_v his_o soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n 20._o mat._n 16._o psal_n 20._o when_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o call_v he_o out_o of_o this_o world_n lord_n god_n do_v not_o despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 51._o psalm_n 137._o psal_n 129._o psal_n 51._o for_o behold_v thy_o poor_a creature_n almost_o consume_v who_o call_v upon_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o sorrow_n present_v unto_o thou_o his_o sorrowful_a and_o penitent_a soul_n with_o his_o humble_a heart_n which_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n for_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n 14._o john_n 14._o in_o who_o name_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o grant_v our_o request_n wherefore_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o receive_v we_o into_o thy_o holy_a keep_n illuminate_v our_o heart_n and_o understanding_n to_o address_v ourselves_o towards_o thou_o and_o to_o call_v upon_o thy_o holy_a name_n 6._o mat._n 6._o as_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o pray_v unto_o thou_o for_o all_o our_o necessary_n say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n final_o o_o god_n most_o benign_a father_n and_o full_a of_o mercy_n that_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o always_o to_o sustain_v we_o by_o thy_o grace_n and_o virtue_n to_o the_o end_n that_o through_o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o flesh_n we_o do_v not_o fall_v and_o because_o that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v so_o weak_a that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o remain_v steadfast_a one_o minute_n of_o time_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o to_o fortify_v we_o by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n and_o to_o arm_v we_o with_o thy_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v constant_o persevere_v in_o faith_n without_o the_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o to_o please_v thou_o 11._o heb._n 11._o may_v it_o please_v thou_o then_o to_o confirm_v we_o from_o day_n to_o day_n in_o it_o whereof_o we_o will_v make_v a_o confession_n with_o heart_n and_o mouth_n say_v i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n etc._n etc._n the_o prayer_n end_v you_o may_v look_v how_o the_o sick_a body_n do_v and_o inquire_v of_o his_o health_n with_o friendly_a word_n and_o christian-like_a speech_n and_o if_o you_o perceive_v that_o he_o decline_v and_o that_o no_o sign_n of_o health_n do_v appear_v a_o little_a after_o you_o may_v choose_v a_o fit_a time_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o say_v sick_a body_n and_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o have_v a_o good_a mind_n to_o talk_v of_o god_n and_o to_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o his_o good_a sense_n that_o if_o he_o be_v of_o god_n 8._o john_n 8._o you_o may_v begin_v this_o little_a catechism_n that_o follow_v a_o short_a catechism_n which_o be_v not_o only_o to_o instruct_v the_o sick_a but_o also_o to_o refresh_v their_o memory_n with_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n 18._o eccles_n 18._o the_o which_o well_o to_o understand_v and_o keep_v in_o his_o latter_a day_n he_o ought_v to_o make_v confession_n of_o his_o faith_n before_o the_o assistant_n of_o the_o faithful_a whereof_o one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o minister_n aught_o to_o examine_v he_o as_o follow_v the_o minister_n b.s.n._n every_o man_n that_o know_v himself_o well_o and_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o his_o condition_n and_o quality_n sure_o he_o ought_v to_o confess_v that_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v create_v after_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n 1._o genes_n 1._o nevertheless_o that_o he_o be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o old_a adam_n 5._o psal_n 51._o ephes_n 2._o rom._n 5._o whereby_o he_o be_v make_v a_o poor_a miserable_a sinner_n ignorant_a inconstant_a and_o full_a of_o iniquity_n and_o consequent_o subject_a to_o all_o misery_n affliction_n adversity_n and_o final_o to_o death_n all_o which_o sin_n have_v cause_v which_o because_o god_n will_v not_o leave_v unpunished_a he_o afflict_v we_o daily_a and_o to_o speak_v better_a he_o chastise_v we_o in_o this_o world_n to_o the_o end_n not_o to_o damn_v we_o with_o the_o world_n wherefore_o 31._o 1._o cor._n 11._o psal_n 31._o b.s.n._n be_v patient_a in_o your_o sickness_n and_o you_o shall_v possess_v your_o soul_n in_o spiritual_a joy_n acknowledge_v your_o sin_n and_o accuse_v yourself_o before_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n upon_o who_o you_o must_v look_v by_o faith_n make_v confession_n thereof_o with_o heart_n and_o mouth_n before_o all_o the_o assistant_n for_o it_o be_v write_v 10._o rom._n 10._o that_o man_n believe_v in_o heart_n to_o righteousness_n and_o with_o their_o mouth_n confess_v to_o salvation_n harken_v
of_o this_o life_n and_o not_o to_o load_v their_o soul_n with_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o end_n that_o die_v they_o may_v be_v raise_v up_o towards_o god_n our_o father_n and_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n unto_o who_o we_o ought_v with_o a_o steadfast_a faith_n recommend_v they_o now_o even_o as_o the_o faithful_a do_v rejoice_v at_o it_o the_o unfaithful_a on_o the_o other_o side_n know_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a 1.4_o jam._n 1._o 1._o pet._n 1.4_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o fearful_a of_o death_n see_v the_o eternal_a pain_n and_o torment_n to_o be_v prepare_v for_o they_o at_o their_o go_v forth_o of_o this_o world_n so_o that_o which_o serve_v to_o the_o elect_a for_o joy_n and_o instruction_n be_v unto_o the_o wicked_a nothing_o but_o sorrow_n and_o occasion_n of_o despair_n the_o second_o point_n touch_v the_o body_n it_o be_v all_o apparent_a that_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o die_v as_o well_o because_o that_o we_o know_v that_o those_o that_o be_v 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neither_o advance_v nor_o put_v back_o 14._o heb._n 9_o job_n 14._o the_o scripture_n be_v full_a of_o testimony_n upon_o this_o matter_n although_o it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v of_o all_o by_o every_o day_n experience_n the_o pagan_n themselves_n without_o instruction_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v well_o understand_v that_o unto_o man_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v avoid_v as_o euripides_n show_v it_o in_o the_o tragedy_n of_o the_o supplicant_n say_v that_o every_o part_n of_o man_n must_v return_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v the_o spirit_n into_o heaven_n the_o body_n into_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n nurse_n thereof_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o note_a thing_n to_o all_o that_o we_o must_v die_v and_o all_o the_o faithful_a aught_o to_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o angel_n wait_v for_o the_o departure_n of_o man_n for_o to_o carry_v their_o soul_n into_o their_o place_n the_o holy_a angel_n carry_v away_o those_o of_o the_o faithful_a according_a to_o the_o charge_n which_o they_o have_v for_o their_o salvation_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o happy_a and_o the_o evil_a angel_n those_o of_o the_o wicked_a into_o hell_n that_o be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o man_n often_o hear_v and_o see_v many_o thing_n when_o a_o man_n be_v to_o die_v the_o angel_n give_v to_o understand_v thereby_o of_o their_o presence_n and_o the_o near_a departure_n of_o man_n but_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n that_o that_o which_o be_v see_v before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o just_a be_v less_o fearful_a come_v from_o soft_a and_o peaceable_a spirit_n and_o seem_v to_o serve_v but_o for_o a_o admonition_n to_o those_o that_o be_v near_o to_o the_o sick_a for_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n and_o to_o comfort_v their_o brother_n and_o to_o exhort_v and_o encourage_v he_o to_o prepare_v himself_o for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o go_v cheerful_o out_o of_o this_o world_n that_o he_o may_v be_v with_o jesus_n christ_n his_o saviour_n then_o the_o faithful_a be_v depart_v all_o such_o thing_n cease_v although_o it_o may_v happen_v that_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v in_o all_o extremity_n assault_v by_o satan_n to_o make_v he_o fall_v from_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o he_o but_o those_o be_v extraordinary_a thing_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lord_n give_v victory_n to_o he_o 31._o 1._o joh._n 5._o mar._n 16._o 1._o thes_n 1._o gen._n 24._o &_o 31._o and_o make_v they_o the_o better_a to_o know_v the_o power_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n but_o ordinary_o that_o which_o be_v see_v and_o hear_v at_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v fearful_a come_v from_o the_o destroy_a angel_n and_o enemy_n of_o man_n &_o author_n of_o trouble_n the_o which_o do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o bring_v the_o unfaithful_a to_o desperation_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o it_o &_o endeavour_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o hinder_v and_o trouble_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o assistant_n for_o the_o fear_n that_o they_o have_v lest_o their_o damnation_n shall_v be_v prolong_v know_v well_o that_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o just_a make_v for_o the_o sick_a be_v of_o great_a power_n and_o efficacy_n towards_o god_n for_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o have_v in_o jesus_n christ_n then_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o wicked_a satan_n return_v 11._o james._n 5._o john_n 11._o appear_v and_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o do_v enjoy_v before_o he_o that_o be_v he_o 12._o mat._n 12._o willing_a as_o it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o place_n of_o his_o child_n decease_v and_o take_v possession_n and_o enjoy_v of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v gather_v he_o together_o and_o we_o see_v that_o the_o scripture_n declare_v that_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o they_o shall_v be_v hunt_v out_o of_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o habitation_n of_o devil_n 50._o apo._n 18._o jer._n 51._o isa_n 13._o jer._n 50._o and_o a_o resort_n for_o all_o evil_a spirit_n and_o of_o all_o filthy_a and_o execrable_a fowl_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n and_o abuse_n to_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n appear_v in_o this_o world_n after_o their_o death_n for_o those_o of_o the_o faithful_a do_v enjoy_v such_o and_o so_o great_a felicity_n 17._o mat._n 17._o and_o find_v that_o it_o be_v so_o good_a remain_v where_o they_o be_v 9_o marc._n 9_o that_o although_o they_o can_v they_o will_v not_o nor_o desire_v not_o to_o return_v hither_o 9_o luc._n 9_o but_o rather_o forget_v that_o which_o be_v of_o this_o life_n be_v continual_o ravish_v in_o the_o praise_n and_o service_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o eternal_a 7._o apo._n 4._o &_o 7._o and_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o glory_n 16._o mat._n 17._o psal_n 16._o which_o be_v their_o sovereign_a good_a those_o of_o the_o wicked_a will_v fain_o come_v again_o and_o have_v so_o much_o respite_n but_o they_o can_v otherwise_o the_o evil_a rich_a man_n will_v very_o willing_o have_v do_v his_o message_n to_o his_o brother_n himself_o 16._o luc._n 16._o which_o he_o do_v request_n to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o lazar._n for_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o know_v this_o three_o place_n which_o antichrist_n have_v forge_v contrary_a to_o the_o declaration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 7._o mat._n 7._o for_o to_o enrich_v himself_o &_o purge_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o her_o creature_n satan_n be_v very_o glad_a thereby_o to_o suggest_v unto_o he_o some_o matter_n and_o colour_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n now_o by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o believe_v that_o necessity_n to_o die_v be_v impose_v upon_o we_o by_o so_o much_o be_v it_o more_o difficult_a to_o believe_v that_o our_o body_n be_v return_v to_o dust_n shall_v rise_v again_o and_o indeed_o the_o sensual_a man_n can_v comprehend_v any_o 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