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fall_v a_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o a_o strumpet_n which_o sink_v under_o the_o load_n of_o its_o own_o excess_n and_o eat_v and_o drink_v itself_o into_o the_o grave_a which_o scorn_v to_o die_v by_o adam_n sin_n but_o will_v die_v by_o its_o own_o without_o expect_v till_o the_o law_n of_o mortality_n according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n must_v take_v place_n holiness_n be_v the_o only_a principle_n of_o immortality_n both_o to_o soul_n and_o body_n those_o love_n their_o body_n best_o those_o honour_n they_o most_o who_o make_v they_o instrument_n of_o virtue_n who_o endeavour_n to_o refine_v and_o spiritualise_v they_o and_o leave_v nothing_o of_o fleshly_a appetite_n and_o inclination_n in_o they_o those_o be_v kind_a to_o their_o body_n who_o consecrate_v they_o for_o immortality_n who_o take_v care_n they_o shall_v rise_v again_o into_o the_o partnership_n of_o eternal_a joy_n all_o the_o severity_n of_o mortification_n abstinence_n from_o bodily_a pleasure_n watch_n fast_n hard_a lodging_n when_o they_o be_v instrument_n of_o a_o real_a virtue_n not_o the_o art_n of_o superstition_n when_o they_o be_v intend_v to_o subdue_v our_o lust_n not_o to_o purchase_v a_o liberty_n of_o sin_v be_v the_o most_o real_a expression_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n to_o these_o body_n it_o show_v how_o unwilling_a we_o be_v to_o part_v with_o they_o or_o to_o have_v they_o miserable_a how_o desirous_a we_o be_v of_o their_o advancement_n into_o eternal_a glory_n for_o the_o less_o of_o flesh_n they_o carry_v to_o the_o grave_a with_o they_o the_o more_o glorious_a will_v they_o rise_v again_o this_o be_v offer_v up_o our_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n when_o we_o entire_o devote_v they_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o such_o live_a sacrifice_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o for_o if_o god_n receive_v they_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n he_o will_v preserve_v they_o to_o immortal_a life_n but_o the_o high_a honour_n we_o can_v do_v these_o body_n and_o the_o noble_a use_n we_o can_v put_v they_o to_o be_v to_o offer_v they_o up_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n that_o be_v willing_o and_o cheerful_o to_o die_v for_o god_n when_o he_o call_v we_o to_o suffer_v first_o to_o offer_v up_o our_o soul_n to_o god_n in_o the_o pure_a flame_n of_o love_n and_o devotion_n and_o then_o free_o to_o give_v up_o our_o body_n to_o the_o stake_n or_o to_o the_o gibbet_n to_o wild_a beast_n or_o more_o savage_a men._n this_o vindicate_v our_o body_n from_o the_o natural_a shame_n and_o reproach_n of_o death_n what_o we_o call_v a_o natural_a death_n be_v very_o inglorious_a it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o dishonour_n because_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n such_o body_n at_o best_a be_v sow_v in_o dishonour_n and_o corruption_n as_o st._n paul_n speak_v but_o to_o die_v a_o martyr_n to_o fall_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n this_o be_v a_o glorious_a death_n this_o be_v not_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o law_n of_o mortality_n to_o necessity_n and_o fate_n but_o to_o give_v back_o our_o body_n to_o god_n who_o give_v they_o to_o we_o and_o he_o will_v keep_v that_o which_o we_o have_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n to_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o surprise_v and_o astonish_a glory_n with_o which_o such_o body_n shall_v rise_v again_o as_o have_v suffer_v for_o their_o lord_n for_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v also_o be_v glorify_v together_o which_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o those_o shall_v near_o resemble_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n himself_o who_o suffer_v as_o he_o do_v this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v our_o body_n immortal_a and_o glorious_a we_o can_v keep_v they_o long_o here_o they_o be_v corruptible_a body_n and_o will_v tumble_v into_o dust_n we_o must_v part_v with_o they_o for_o a_o while_n and_o if_o ever_o we_o expect_v and_o desire_v a_o happy_a meeting_n again_o we_o must_v use_v they_o with_o modesty_n and_o reverence_n now_o we_o dishonour_v our_o body_n in_o this_o world_n when_o we_o make_v they_o instrument_n of_o wickedness_n and_o lust_n and_o lay_v a_o eternal_a foundation_n of_o shame_n and_o infamy_n for_o they_o in_o the_o next_o world_n it_o be_v a_o mortal_a and_o kill_a love_n to_o cherish_v the_o fleshly_a principle_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o if_o you_o love_v your_o body_n make_v they_o immortal_a that_o though_o they_o die_v they_o may_v rise_v again_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n with_o a_o youthful_a vigour_n and_o beauty_n that_o they_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o without_o pain_n or_o sickness_n without_o the_o decay_n of_o age_n or_o the_o interruption_n of_o sleep_n or_o the_o fatigue_n and_o weariness_n of_o labour_n without_o want_v either_o food_n or_o raiment_n without_o the_o least_o remain_v of_o corruption_n without_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o tempt_v or_o to_o be_v tempt_v without_o the_o least_o uneasy_a thought_n the_o least_o disappointment_n the_o least_o care_n in_o the_o full_a and_o blissful_a enjoyment_n of_o the_o eternal_a and_o sovereign_a good._n sect_n iii_o death_n consider_v as_o our_o entrance_n upon_o a_o new_a and_o unknown_a state_n of_o life_n iii_o let_v we_o now_o consider_v death_n as_o it_o be_v a_o entrance_n upon_o a_o new_a and_o unknown_a state_n of_o life_n for_o it_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n to_o we_o to_o live_v without_o these_o body_n it_o be_v what_o we_o have_v never_o try_v yet_o and_o we_o can_v guess_v how_o we_o shall_v feel_v ourselves_o when_o we_o be_v strip_v of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n what_o entertainment_n we_o shall_v find_v in_o that_o place_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v neither_o marry_v nor_o give_v in_o marriage_n what_o kind_n of_o
year_n off_o who_o as_o short_a as_o life_n be_v now_o think_v their_o father_n make_v very_o little_a haste_n to_o their_o grave_n this_o will_v spoil_v their_o trade_n of_o spend_v their_o estate_n before_o they_o have_v they_o and_o make_v they_o live_v a_o dull_a sober_a life_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o and_o such_o a_o life_n i_o know_v they_o do_v think_v worth_a have_v and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v at_o least_o they_o will_v not_o make_v the_o shortness_n of_o their_o father_n life_n a_o argument_n against_o providence_n and_o yet_o such_o kind_n of_o spark_n as_o these_o be_v common_o the_o wit_n that_o set_v up_o for_o atheism_n and_o when_o it_o be_v put_v into_o their_o head_n quarrel_n with_o every_o thing_n which_o they_o fond_o conceive_v will_v weaken_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n and_o a_o providence_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n with_o the_o shortness_n of_o life_n which_o they_o have_v little_a reason_n to_o do_v when_o they_o so_o often_o outlive_v their_o estate_n 3_o the_o world_n be_v very_o bad_a as_o it_o be_v so_o bad_a that_o good_a man_n scarce_o know_v how_o to_o spend_v fifty_o or_o threescore_o year_n in_o it_o but_o consider_v how_o bad_a it_o will_v probable_o be_v be_v the_o life_n of_o man_n extend_v to_o six_o seven_o or_o eight_o hundred_o year_n if_o so_o near_o a_o prospect_n of_o the_o other_o world_n as_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n can_v restrain_v man_n from_o the_o great_a villainy_n what_o will_v they_o do_v if_o they_o can_v as_o reasonable_o suppose_v death_n to_o be_v three_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n off_o if_o man_n make_v such_o improvement_n in_o wickedness_n in_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n what_o will_v they_o do_v in_o hundred_o and_o what_o a_o bless_a place_n then_o will_v this_o world_n be_v to_o live_v in_o we_o see_v in_o the_o old_a world_n when_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v draw_v out_o to_o so_o great_a a_o length_n the_o wickedness_n of_o mankind_n grow_v so_o insufferable_a that_o it_o repent_v god_n he_o have_v make_v man_n and_o he_o resolve_v to_o destroy_v that_o whole_a generation_n except_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n and_o the_o most_o probable_a account_n that_o can_v be_v give_v how_o they_o come_v to_o grow_v so_o universal_o wicked_a be_v the_o long_a and_o prosperous_a life_n of_o such_o wicked_a man_n who_o by_o degree_n corrupt_a other_o and_o they_o other_o till_o there_o be_v but_o one_o righteous_a family_n leave_v and_o no_o other_o remedy_n leave_v but_o to_o destroy_v they_o all_o leave_v only_o that_o righteous_a family_n as_o the_o seed_n and_o future_a hope_n of_o the_o new_a world._n and_o when_o god_n have_v determine_v in_o himself_o and_o promise_v to_o noah_n never_o to_o destroy_v the_o world_n again_o by_o such_o a_o universal_a destruction_n till_o the_o last_o and_o final_a judgement_n it_o be_v necessary_a by_o degree_n to_o shorten_v the_o life_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n to_o make_v they_o more_o governable_a and_o to_o remove_v bad_a example_n out_o of_o the_o world_n which_o will_v hinder_v the_o spread_a of_o the_o infection_n and_o people_n and_o reform_v the_o world_n again_o by_o new_a example_n of_o piety_n and_o virtue_n for_o when_o there_o be_v such_o quick_a succession_n of_o man_n there_o be_v few_o age_n but_o have_v some_o great_a and_o brave_a example_n which_o give_v a_o new_a and_o better_a spirit_n to_o the_o world._n many_o other_o thing_n may_v be_v add_v to_o convince_v those_o who_o complain_v of_o the_o shortness_n of_o humane_a life_n that_o it_o will_v be_v no_o desirable_a thing_n as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n now_o be_v to_o live_v seven_o or_o eight_o hundred_o year_n in_o it_o but_o this_o i_o suppose_v be_v enough_o if_o i_o can_v make_v good_a the_o second_o thing_n i_o propose_v that_o our_o life_n be_v long_o enough_o for_o all_o the_o wise_a purpose_n of_o live_v now_o i_o will_v not_o promise_v myself_o to_o satisfy_v all_o man_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o those_o who_o think_v it_o the_o only_a end_n of_o live_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o enjoy_v the_o more_o impure_a delight_n of_o flesh_n and_o sense_n will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v that_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n be_v as_o good_a as_o eight_o or_o nine_o hundred_o for_o this_o purpose_n for_o the_o long_o they_o enjoy_v these_o pleasure_n and_o the_o often_o they_o repeat_v they_o the_o better_a it_o be_v but_o these_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v convince_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o true_a end_n of_o live_v that_o these_o be_v only_a mean_n to_o preserve_v life_n which_o god_n have_v sweeten_v with_o such_o proper_a satisfaction_n or_o make_v the_o neglect_n of_o they_o so_o uneasy_a and_o painful_a that_o no_o man_n may_v forget_v to_o take_v care_n to_o preserve_v himself_o but_o man_n be_v make_v at_o first_o for_o high_a and_o noble_a end_n and_o since_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n we_o be_v all_o become_v mortal_a this_o life_n be_v not_o for_o itself_o but_o in_o order_n to_o a_o better_a life_n we_o come_v into_o this_o world_n not_o to_o stay_v here_o or_o to_o take_v up_o our_o abode_n and_o rest_n for_o then_o indeed_o the_o long_o we_o live_v the_o better_a but_o this_o world_n be_v only_o a_o state_n of_o trial_n and_o discipline_n to_o exercise_v our_o virtue_n to_o perfect_v our_o mind_n to_o prepare_v and_o qualify_v ourselves_o for_o the_o more_o pure_a and_o refine_a and_o spiritual_a enjoyment_n of_o the_o other_o world_n we_o come_v into_o this_o world_n not_o so_o much_o to_o enjoy_v as_o to_o conquer_v it_o and_o to_o triumph_v over_o it_o to_o baffle_v its_o temptation_n to_o despise_v its_o flattery_n and_o to_o endure_v its_o terror_n and_o if_o we_o live_v long_o enough_o to_o do_v this_o we_o live_v long_o enough_o and_o aught_o to_o thank_v god_n that_o our_o work_n and_o labour_n and_o temptation_n be_v at_o a_o end_n for_o what_o labour_v man_n be_v not_o glad_a that_o his_o work_n be_v over_o and_o 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