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down_o whereof_o the_o mower_n 7._o psal_n 129._o 6_o 7._o fill_v not_o his_o hand_n nor_o he_o that_o bind_v up_o the_o sheaf_n his_o bosom_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n sometime_o be_v like_o corn_n grow_v upon_o the_o house_n top_n that_o wither_v or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o sour_a mat._n 13._o like_o the_o corn_n that_o fall_v on_o the_o highway_n side_n or_o among_o stone_n and_o thorn_n which_o come_v not_o in_o in_o its_o season_n it_o never_o stay_v the_o ripen_n or_o reap_v but_o be_v eat_v up_o or_o dry_v or_o choke_v before_o the_o harvest_n now_o here_o man_n be_v compare_v unto_o corn_n sow_v in_o good_a ground_n well_o root_v and_o continue_v out_o its_o season_n and_o be_v bring_v in_o ripe_a at_o harvest_n old-age_n be_v the_o harvest_n of_o nature_n some_o divide_v man_n life_n into_o seven_o part_n compare_v it_o to_o the_o seven_o planet_n some_o into_o five_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o five_o act_n of_o a_o interlude_n but_o common_o the_o 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medio_fw-la tolli_fw-la further_a considerable_a the_o hebrew_n be_v he_o shall_v ascend_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corre_v and_o that_o refer_v to_o death_n be_v sometime_o translate_v by_o cut_v off_o or_o take_v away_o psal_n 102._o 25._o cut_v i_o not_o off_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n the_o letter_n be_v let_v i_o not_o ascend_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n whether_o it_o have_v any_o allusion_n to_o that_o hope_n or_o faith_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o their_o death_n that_o they_o do_v but_o ascend_v when_o they_o die_v or_o to_o their_o disappear_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n when_o they_o die_v because_o thing_n which_o ascend_v vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o be_v not_o see_v in_o either_o sense_n when_o the_o saint_n be_v cut_v down_o by_o death_n they_o ascend_v in_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d propriè_fw-la significat_fw-la acervum_fw-la frugum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o and_o they_o be_v elegant_o say_v to_o ascend_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corn_n because_o that_o 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sleep_n have_v be_v handle_v chap._n 3._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d propriè_fw-la est_fw-la cubare_fw-la hinc_fw-la mortui_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d vocantur_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 13._o where_o it_o be_v show_v that_o death_n be_v call_v a_o sleep_n why_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n death_n be_v a_o sleep_n the_o word_n here_o translate_v to_o sleep_v signify_v proper_o to_o lie_v down_o but_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o because_o man_n lie_v down_o when_o they_o compose_v and_o fit_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v and_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v down-lyer_n as_o well_o as_o sleeper_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o now_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o the_o earth_n david_n speak_v near_o this_o language_n psal_n 22._o 15._o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o to_o the_o dust_n of_o death_n observe_v hence_o whether_o we_o be_v travel_v and_o where_o we_o must_v take_v up_o a_o lodging_n for_o our_o body_n ere_o long_o they_o who_o head_n be_v high_a they_o who_o lie_v in_o bed_n of_o ivory_n must_v lie_v down_o in_o a_o bed_n of_o earth_n and_o rest_v their_o head_n upon_o a_o pillow_n of_o dust_n most_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n while_o they_o live_v but_o all_o must_v sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n when_o they_o die_v earthly_a man_n have_v earthly_a mind_n and_o they_o can_v rest_v but_o in_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v their_o centre_n only_o he_o who_o have_v lay_v up_o his_o heart_n in_o heaven_n can_v comfortable_o think_v of_o lay_v down_o his_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n further_o it_o be_v remarkable_a in_o how_o please_v a_o notion_n job_n speak_v of_o death_n when_o his_o life_n be_v most_o unpleasant_a to_o he_o he_o complain_v of_o restless_a night_n in_o the_o three_o four_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n yet_o he_o can_v think_v of_o a_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v lie_v quiet_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o wake_a moment_n or_o a_o distract_n dream_n and_o when_o he_o be_v once_o go_v to_o this_o bed_n the_o curtain_n of_o darkness_n be_v close_o draw_v about_o he_o he_o shall_v open_v his_o eye_n no_o more_o till_o the_o eyelid_n of_o that_o eternity-morning_n open_v therefore_o he_o conclude_v thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n sc_fw-la of_o time_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v but_o one_o verbo_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d si_fw-mi dilucula_fw-la veris_fw-la i_o ficto_fw-la verbo_fw-la word_n and_o some_o cut_v out_o a_o latin_a word_n fit_a to_o serve_v it_o we_o may_v english_a it_o strict_o to_o the_o letter_n if_o thou_o morning_n i_o that_o be_v if_o thou_o come_v to_o seek_v i_o as_o the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n have_v be_v former_o give_v with_o never_o so_o much_o diligence_n and_o care_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v thou_o will_v not_o have_v job_n alive_a upon_o the_o earth_n to_o bestow_v thy_o mercy_n upon_o for_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o not_o i_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v alive_a i_o shall_v isto_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d non_fw-la ego_fw-la subaudi_fw-la sum_fw-la vel_fw-la ero_fw-la cum_fw-la jam_fw-la in_o isto_fw-la not_o be_v to_o be_v have_v he_o mean_v a_o nonexistence_n not_o a_o non-essence_n a_o be_v he_o shall_v have_v but_o he_o shall_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o subject_a capable_a of_o outward_a deliverance_n and_o bodily_a comfort_n unless_o they_o come_v speedy_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v give_v i_o any_o help_n give_v it_o for_o death_n hasten_v upon_o i_o as_o if_o it_o hope_v to_o be_v too_o nimble_a for_o or_o to_o outrun_v thy_o succour_n mr._n broughtons_n translation_n seem_v to_o intend_v another_o sense_n jun._n pulvere_fw-la decumbam_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la tempesti_fw-la iuè_fw-la requisivisti_fw-la i_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la essem_fw-la jun._n 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