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it_o shall_v not_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o sin_n nor_o the_o soul_n make_v use_v of_o the_o body_n as_o a_o weapon_n to_o fight_v against_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o immortal_a body_n and_o every_o part_n and_o member_n of_o it_o shall_v have_v as_o much_o happiness_n as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o such_o honour_n have_v all_o the_o body_n of_o believer_n at_o christ_n second_o come_v so_o then_o thy_o friend_n soul_n be_v not_o eternal_o divorce_v from_o his_o body_n nor_o shall_v the_o body_n lie_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o grave_n but_o at_o christ_n second_o come_v which_o will_v be_v short_o it_o shall_v rise_v again_o and_o his_o soul_n be_v reunite_v to_o it_o in_o a_o more_o glorious_a and_o firm_a contract_n and_o they_o shall_v enter_v together_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 25.34_o 15._o dr._n abbot_n on_o jonah_n lect._n 15._o to_o end_v this_o you_o know_v a_o watch_n be_v take_v in_o piece_n before_o it_o be_v mend_v and_o thing_n new_a cast_n be_v 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lest_o i_o shall_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o a_o epistle_n crave_v your_o lordship_n patronage_n and_o acceptance_n of_o these_o my_o labour_n i_o take_v leave_n and_o rest_n my_o lord_n your_o honour_n most_o humble_o devote_a servant_n tho._n allestree_n ashow_n jan._n 27._o 1670._o to_o the_o reader_n courteous_a reader_n some_o judicious_a divine_n have_v look_v upon_o these_o follow_a note_n as_o a_o talon_n not_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o napkin_n or_o in_o a_o few_o sheet_n of_o paper_n in_o my_o study_n i_o therefore_o resolve_v at_o last_o to_o press_v they_o for_o public_a service_n this_o i_o can_v say_v i_o have_v not_o offer_v thou_o that_o which_o cost_v i_o nothing_o i_o have_v spend_v much_o time_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o composure_n of_o this_o follow_a treatise_n what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o read_v that_o may_v serve_v for_o my_o present_a purpose_n i_o have_v digest_v into_o a_o method_n for_o thy_o benefit_n and_o the_o principal_a quotation_n i_o have_v set_v down_o a_o posy_n be_v not_o cast_v away_o because_o make_v up_o of_o several_a flower_n nor_o honey_n distaste_v which_o the_o diligent_a bee_n gather_v here_o and_o there_o nor_o i_o hope_v will_v thou_o like_o this_o book_n the_o worse_o because_o there_o be_v several_a quotation_n in_o it_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o funeral_n handkerchief_n may_v teach_v thou_o to_o take_v patient_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n we_o read_v act._n 19.12_o that_o from_o the_o body_n of_o paul_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o sick_a handkerchief_n or_o apron_n and_o the_o disease_n depart_v from_o they_o and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n go_v out_o of_o they_o this_o handkerchief_n bring_v to_o thou_o from_o my_o hand_n may_v through_o god_n blessing_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o cure_v thou_o of_o melancholy_a immoderate_a sorrow_n discontent_n and_o such_o like_a distemper_n of_o spirit_n which_o may_v arise_v at_o death_n of_o friend_n and_o relation_n my_o argument_n be_v ground_v upon_o divine_a writ_n 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accompany_v he_o to_o the_o ship_n and_o weep_v over_o he_o so_o when_o our_o friend_n depart_v and_o go_v to_o their_o long-home_o from_o whence_o they_o shall_v never_o return_v till_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o be_v it_o not_o good_a manner_n to_o accompany_v they_o to_o the_o grave_a and_o shed_v some_o tear_n for_o they_o who_o we_o shall_v see_v no_o more_o with_o mortal_a eye_n eccl._n 12.5_o man_n go_v to_o his_o long-home_o and_o the_o mourner_n go_v about_o the_o street_n the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o hire_v mourner_n 2_o chron._n 35.25_o jer._n 9.17_o 18._o amos_n 5.16_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v woman_n call_v in_o latin_a praeficae_fw-la they_o profess_v a_o art_n in_o mourn_v and_o compose_v doleful_a ditty_n and_o for_o the_o great_a solemnity_n person_n of_o worth_n or_o estate_n will_v hire_v they_o to_o accompany_v the_o hearse_n and_o they_o will_v mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a with_o such_o affection_n gesture_n and_o lamentation_n that_o they_o 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33._o nay_o christ_n himself_o weep_v v._o 35._o and_o the_o jew_n interpret_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o love_n to_o lazarus_n v._o 36._o so_o that_o civility_n custom_n and_o love_n to_o decease_a friend_n call_v for_o weep_v upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n it_o be_v pronounce_v as_o a_o judgement_n upon_o wicked_a man_n when_o relation_n shed_v not_o a_o tear_n nor_o pay_v a_o solemn_a sigh_n but_o be_v rather_o glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o job_n 27.15_o psa_fw-la 78.64_o so_o god_n threaten_v jehoiakim_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v unlamented_a and_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o ass_n jer._n 22._o 18_o
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 be_v wrinkle_v with_o age_n cura_fw-la facit_fw-la canos_fw-la quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la annos_fw-la let_v we_o then_o 23._o seneca_n consâ—l_n ad_fw-la poâ—â—â—_n c._n 23._o as_o a_o heathen_a say_v spare_v such_o grief_n as_o this_o be_v faciliùs_fw-la illi_fw-la nos_fw-la dolour_n iste_fw-la ad_fw-la jiciet_fw-la quà m_fw-la illum_fw-la nobis_fw-la reducet_fw-la for_o soon_o will_v it_o send_v thou_o to_o he_o who_o thou_o bewail_v than_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o thou_o three_o and_o last_o it_o great_o provoke_v god_n indeed_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o but_o a_o froward_a peevish_a spirit_n be_v abomination_n to_o he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v prov._n 11.20_o &_o 17.20_o &_o 22.5_o so_o ps_n 18.26_o discontent_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o god_n take_v special_a notice_n of_o exod._n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n for_o they_o be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10.5_o 10_o compare_v this_o must_v needs_o he_o hateful_a to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o decompounded_a sin_n make_v up_o of_o many_o bitter_a ingredient_n as_o pride_n passion_n unthankfulness_n etc._n etc._n sigh_n sobbing_n sorrowful_a exclamation_n do_v penetrate_v the_o heaven_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o make_v no_o good_a music_n there_o god_n be_v thereby_o provoke_v to_o lengthen_v our_o misery_n and_o adjourn_v our_o mercy_n paula_n romana_n who_o carry_v it_o froward_o and_o fretful_o at_o death_n of_o her_o child_n meet_v with_o many_o loss_n of_o that_o nature_n we_o say_v impatiens_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la crudelem_fw-la facit_fw-la medicum_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v struggle_v and_o stubbornness_n that_o make_v the_o father_n continue_v to_o 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against_o god_n but_o increase_v of_o our_o misery_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n give_v passion_n a_o loose_a reign_n for_o phaiton-like_a with_o his_o wild_a horse_n they_o will_v do_v a_o world_n of_o mischief_n consid_fw-la 10_o ten_o and_o last_o consider_v death_n be_v very_o advantageous_a to_o the_o godly_a phil._n 1.21_o for_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v there_o be_v a_o privative_a and_o positive_a benefit_n that_o death_n bring_v to_o believer_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o death_n free_v a_o believer_n 1._o from_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la peperit_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o filia_fw-la devoravit_fw-la matrem_fw-la sin_n bring_v in_o death_n rom._n 5.12_o and_o 6.23_o and_o death_n carry_v out_o sin_n viperlike_a it_o devour_v that_o which_o bring_v it_o forth_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n 6.7_o here_o indeed_o be_v no_o perfection_n 1_o john_n 1.8_o grace_n be_v like_a gold_n in_o the_o oar_n mingle_v with_o much_o dross_n the_o 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 peripatetic_a go_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n job_n 1.7_o and_o 2.2_o this_o roar_a lion_n be_v continual_o range_v for_o his_o prey_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o he_o assault_v christ_n the_o head_n mat._n 4.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o do_v the_o member_n quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la quà m_fw-la pugna_fw-la adversus_fw-la diabolum_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la geritur_fw-la cypr._n the_o righteous_a be_v the_o white_a at_o which_o the_o devil_n most_o shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o temptation_n chrysostome_n somewhere_o in_o his_o homily_n have_v this_o comparison_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n set_v upon_o the_o rich_a vessel_n so_o satan_n see_v a_o vessel_n fraught_v with_o grace_n use_v all_o art_n and_o exercise_v all_o violence_n to_o master_v both_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o prize_n but_o in_o heaven_n they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v trouble_v with_o satan_n fiery_a dart_n for_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n be_v cast_v out_o rev._n
whatever_o we_o deliver_v on_o this_o point_n come_v as_o far_o short_a of_o the_o truth_n itself_o as_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o wall_n do_v of_o the_o greatness_n and_o brightness_n of_o it_o in_o its_o orb_n gaudium_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o fine_a sed_fw-la gaudium_fw-la erit_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la bern._n it_o shall_v be_v joy_n in_o the_o end_n but_o joy_n without_o end_n carnal_a joy_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v brutish_a and_o sensual_a eccles_n 2.2_o i_o say_v of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o it_o be_v neither_o true_a nor_o last_v it_o be_v not_o true_a for_o say_v the_o same_o wiseman_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n the_o heart_n be_v sorrowful_a prov._n 14.13_o nor_o be_v it_o last_a for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n heb._n 11.25_o but_o now_o heavenly_a joy_n be_v both_o true_a and_o last_a for_o psal_n 16.11_o in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o and_o psal_n 36.8_o 9_o they_o shall_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v with_o the_o fatness_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o thou_o shall_v make_v they_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n for_o with_o thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n they_o shall_v lie_v at_o the_o fountain_n and_o be_v for_o ever_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o river_n of_o pleasure_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o everlasting_a fountain_n the_o joy_n that_o come_v stream_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o believer_n that_o have_v make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n it_o pass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 4.7_o it_o be_v joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n 1_o pet._n 1.8_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o dark_a representation_n of_o heavenly_a joy_n god_n indeed_o give_v his_o people_n here_o a_o little_a of_o the_o hide_a manna_n of_o joy_n but_o hereafter_o he_o will_v give_v into_o their_o bosom_n good_a measure_n press_v down_o shake_v together_o and_o run_v over_o as_o expression_n be_v luke_n 6.38_o tanta_fw-la est_fw-la dulcedo_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la gaudii_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la una_fw-la guttula_fw-la diffluerit_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la totam_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la inferni_fw-la absorberet_fw-la the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n say_v 295._o say_v mr._n strode_n anatom_n of_o mortality_n p._n 294_o 295._o another_z be_v so_o many_o that_o god_n only_o can_v number_v they_o so_o great_a that_o he_o only_o can_v aestimate_n they_o of_o such_o variety_n and_o perfection_n that_o this_o world_n have_v nothing_o comparable_a unto_o they_o they_o be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o can_v be_v measure_v so_o long_o that_o they_o can_v limit_v so_o many_o that_o they_o can_v be_v number_v so_o precious_a that_o they_o can_v be_v value_v yet_o we_o shall_v see_v they_o without_o weariness_n love_v they_o without_o measure_n and_o praise_v they_o without_o end_n it_o be_v such_o joy_n as_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n have_v and_o because_o too_o great_a to_o enter_v into_o we_o he_o bid_v we_o enter_v into_o it_o mat._n 25.23_o well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_z thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n o_o joy_n surpass_v all_o other_o joy_n when_o shall_v i_o enjoy_v thou_o thus_o courteous_a reader_n i_o have_v like_o the_o searcher_n of_o canaan_n bring_v thou_o a_o cluster_n of_o grape_n a_o taste_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o plentiful_a vintage_n which_o thou_o may_v expect_v in_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n now_o consider_v these_o manifold_a benefit_n that_o come_v by_o death_n both_o privative_a and_o positive_a we_o may_v conclude_v on_o better_a ground_n than_o the_o heathen_a do_v that_o the_o dead_a be_v bless_v faelices_n nimiùm_fw-la quibus_fw-la est_fw-la fortuna_fw-la peracta_fw-la jam_fw-la sva_fw-la blessed_n they_o be_v and_o that_o by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o in_o domino_fw-la i._n e._n in_o domini_fw-la favore_fw-la 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office_n without_o a_o call_n see_v numb_a 16.35_o you_o read_v there_o of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o man_n that_o offer_v incense_n usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n be_v punish_v by_o fire_n wherein_o they_o offend_v so_o vzziahs_n rash_a adventure_n to_o do_v the_o like_a be_v punish_v with_o the_o leprosy_n as_o you_o read_v 2_o chron._n 26.16_o etc._n etc._n 16._o last_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n as_o lie_v swear_v forswear_n curse_v false-accusing_a backbiting_a brawl_v blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n see_v prov._n 17.20_o he_o that_o have_v a_o perverse_a tongue_n fall_v into_o mischief_n and_o prov._n 13.3_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o mouth_n keep_v his_o life_n but_o he_o that_o open_v wide_a his_o lip_n shall_v have_v destruction_n so_o prov._n 18.21_o death_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o they_o that_o love_v it_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o the_o psalmist_n word_n shall_v shut_v up_o this_o point_n psal_n 34.12_o 13_o 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people_n see_v act_n 20.24_o and_o 21.13_o truth_n have_v be_v seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o many_o martyr_n a_o heathen_a set_v such_o a_o price_n on_o truth_n that_o he_o think_v it_o worth_a our_o life_n vitamque_fw-la impendere_fw-la vero_fw-la nec_fw-la propter_fw-la vitam_fw-la vivendi_fw-la perdere_fw-la causam_fw-la what_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o epaphroditus_n see_v phil._n 2.30_o for_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v nigh_o unto_o death_n not_o regard_v his_o life_n to_o supply_v your_o lack_n of_o service_n towards_o i_o epaphroditus_n undertake_v a_o great_a journey_n to_o minister_v to_o paul_n necessity_n which_o be_v here_o call_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n for_o what_o be_v do_v to_o his_o member_n he_o take_v it_o as_o do_v to_o himself_o mat._n 25.40_o this_o journey_n occasion_v his_o
place_n psalm_n 68.20_o he_o that_o be_v our_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o salvation_n and_o to_o god_n the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n this_o god_n who_o the_o righteous_a be_v relate_v to_o and_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o can_v help_v in_o great_a strait_n and_o send_v in_o deliverance_n when_o they_o be_v nigh_o unto_o death_n and_o stand_v in_o most_o need_n of_o help_n that_o god_n that_o keep_v moses_n bush_n burn_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o consume_v exod._n 3.2_o and_o preserve_v noah_n ark_n upon_o the_o water_n from_o perish_v in_o the_o water_n this_o god_n can_v preserve_v his_o people_n under_o sickness_n and_o their_o sad_a trial_n and_o in_o his_o due_a time_n give_v they_o a_o happy_a issue_n out_o of_o all_o affliction_n see_v what_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 73.26_o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o heart_n or_o according_a to_o orig._n the_o rock_n of_o my_o heart_n or_o according_a to_o septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o when_o the_o godly_a man_n flesh_n fail_v health_n decline_v strength_n be_v weaken_v then_o be_v god_n ready_a to_o support_v he_o under_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n either_o by_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n or_o by_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n by_o death_n so_o that_o if_o we_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o bullinger_n 2.27_o bull_v in_o phil_n 2.27_o say_v optimè_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la sive_fw-la revalescamus_fw-la sive_fw-la moriamur_fw-la it_o will_v go_v well_o with_o we_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v 2._o this_o consideration_n afford_v comfort_n not_o only_o to_o believer_n '_o midst_n personal_a sickness_n but_o likewise_o to_o god_n church_n '_o midst_n national_a calamity_n though_o church_n and_o state_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v bedrid_a languish_v unto_o death_n under_o schism_n and_o division_n sin_n and_o 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etc._n etc._n what_o good_a get_v saul_n by_o consult_v the_o witch_n of_o endor_n sure_o the_o wound_n of_o god_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o the_o devil_n plaster_n indeed_o their_o best_a cure_n be_v deadly_a wound_n for_o if_o the_o mortal_a body_n shall_v be_v restore_v by_o such_o unlawful_a mean_n yet_o the_o immortal_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o far_o better_a part_n be_v thereby_o much_o endanger_v 2.27_o habes_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la depollit_fw-la morbos_fw-la bullaker_n in_o phil._n 2.27_o o_o do_v not_o go_v about_o indirect_o to_o wind_v yourselves_o out_o of_o trouble_n you_o have_v a_o god_n to_o repair_v unto_o who_o can_v help_v at_o all_o strait_n and_o at_o every_o turn_n your_o head_n can_v ache_v
best_a for_o we_o to_o pay_v our_o vow_n deut._n 23.21_o eccl._n 5.4_o 5._o we_o be_v perjure_v person_n &_o truce-breaker_n if_o we_o do_v not_o defer_v not_o to_o put_v into_o action_n what_o god_n spirit_n in_o sickness_n put_v into_o intention_n do_v as_o david_n do_v when_o he_o be_v bring_v low_a god_n help_v he_o psal_n 116.6_o god_n deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o death_n v._o 8._o see_v his_o resolution_n v._o 9_o i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n he_o devote_v himself_o to_o god_n service_n v._o 16._o true_o o_o lord_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o he_o likewise_o resolve_v to_o pay_v his_o vow_n v._o 14._o so_o v._n 18._o so_o likewise_o psal_n 66.13_o 14._o i_o will_v go_v into_o thy_o house_n with_o burnt-offering_n i_o will_v pay_v thou_o my_o vow_n which_o my_o lip_n have_v utter_v and_o my_o mouth_n have_v speak_v when_o i_o be_v in_o trouble_n let_v health_n strength_n life_n soul_n and_o body_n the_o product_n of_o god_n mercy_n be_v present_v to_o his_o service_n rom._n 12.1_o i_o end_v this_o with_o that_o advice_n which_o christ_n give_v to_o one_o who_o he_o cure_v john_n 5.14_o behold_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o 3._o apply_v yourselves_o to_o god_n in_o future_a strait_n pray_v unto_o he_o trust_v in_o he_o thus_o do_v david_n psal_n 116.2_o because_o he_o have_v incline_v his_o ear_n unto_o i_o therefore_o will_v i_o call_v upon_o he_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v so_o v._n 17._o i_o will_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o ps_n 56.3_o what_o time_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o will_v put_v my_o trust_n in_o thou_o for_o v._o 13._o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n so_o ps_n 63.7_o thou_o have_v be_v my_o help_n therefore_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n will_v i_o rejoice_v see_v 1_o sam._n 17.37_o so_o 2_o cor._n 1.9_o 10._o we_o have_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n say_v the_o apostle_n in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o trust_v in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o god_n which_o raise_v the_o dead_a who_o deliver_v we_o from_o so_o great_a a_o death_n and_o do_v deliver_v in_o who_o we_o trust_v that_o he_o will_v yet_o deliver_v we_o it_o be_v good_a scripture-logick_n as_o 266._o as_o mr._n reyner_n precept_n p._n 266._o one_o say_v to_o draw_v conclusion_n of_o confidence_n from_o premise_n of_o experience_n such_o then_o who_o god_n have_v restore_v to_o health_n when_o god_n cast_v they_o again_o into_o the_o prison_n of_o a_o sickbed_n let_v they_o be_v still_o prisoner_n of_o hope_n as_o the_o expression_n be_v zach._n 9.12_o suffer_v not_o faith_n to_o flag_n and_o hope_v to_o hang_v wing_n lam._n 3.26_o it_o be_v good_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v both_o hope_n and_o patient_o wait_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n 4._o sympathize_v with_o other_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n if_o god_n have_v have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o go_v thou_o and_o have_v mercy_n on_o other_o be_v not_o straighten_a in_o your_o bowel_n as_o some_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v 2_o cor._n 6.12_o oh_o pity_n and_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o be_v in_o sickness_n and_o misery_n and_o do_v they_o all_o office_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n that_o may_v be_v not_o only_o god_n call_v for_o this_o but_o the_o law_n of_o friendship_n call_v for_o it_o job_n 6.14_o to_o he_o that_o be_v afflict_v pity_n shall_v be_v show_v from_o his_o friend_n but_o yet_o job_n friend_n deal_v very_o unfriendly_a with_o he_o as_o you_o may_v see_v v._o 15._o who_o he_o compare_v to_o a_o brook_n which_o in_o open_a weather_n when_o people_n have_v least_o need_n of_o water_n promise_v refreshment_n but_o in_o cold_a weather_n be_v freeze_v up_o and_o in_o hot_a weather_n be_v become_v dry_a so_o that_o the_o weary_a traveller_n fall_v short_a of_o their_o expectation_n so_o you_o may_v find_v he_o complain_v how_o he_o be_v forsake_v of_o all_o relation_n job_n 19.2_o etc._n etc._n insomuch_o that_o he_o beg_v their_o pity_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o friendship_n v._o 21._o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o you_o my_o friend_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v touch_v i_o here_o be_v another_o argument_n for_o if_o you_o touch_v or_o strike_v upon_o the_o string_n of_o a_o instrument_n other_o string_n move_v too_o when_o god_n strike_v another_o with_o sickness_n we_o ourselves_o shall_v be_v move_v with_o compassion_n towards_o they_o the_o sickness_n and_o misery_n of_o other_o call_v for_o your_o help_n jos_n 10.6_o act_n 16.9_o as_o the_o father_n say_v of_o lazarus_n sore_n quot_fw-la ulcera_fw-la tot_fw-la ora_fw-la so_o many_o sore_n so_o many_o mouth_n call_v for_o the_o rich_a man_n help_n yea_o though_o they_o be_v their_o enemy_n you_o shall_v pity_v they_o as_o david_n do_v psal_n 35.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o though_o compassion_n begin_v at_o the_o heart_n yet_o it_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o hand_n and_o mouth_n help_v they_o with_o your_o counsel_n and_o prayer_n and_o purse_n too_o sic_fw-la mens_fw-la per_fw-la compassionem_fw-la doleat_fw-la ut_fw-la larga_fw-la manus_fw-la affectum_fw-la doloris_fw-la ostendat_fw-la what_o the_o good_a samaritan_n do_v luk._n 10.30_o etc._n etc._n by_o which_o passage_n our_o saviour_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o have_v pity_n on_o those_o whether_o friend_n or_o enemy_n acquaintance_n or_o stranger_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o help_n v._o 37._o go_v thou_o and_o do_v likewise_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v alm_n come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v pity_n alm_n shall_v be_v a_o fruit_n of_o pity_n 1_o joh._n 3.17_o if_o you_o who_o have_v know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o lie_v under_o sickness_n do_v not_o pity_v such_o folk_n who_o shall_v if_o you_o do_v not_o who_o will_n 5._o last_o give_v god_n the_o sole_a praise_n of_o all_o let_v he_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o cure_n for_o to_o he_o it_o belong_v and_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n to_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o due_n we_o shall_v not_o give_v nor_o shall_v any_o man_n take_v to_o himself_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o cure_n neither_o peter_n nor_o john_n act._n 3.12_o paul_n nor_o barnabas_n act._n 14.11_o etc._n etc._n dare_v take_v to_o themselves_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o cure_n every_o physician_n shall_v say_v as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n in_o another_o case_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n cry_v out_o to_o he_o for_o help_v 2_o king_n 6.26_o 27._o if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o help_v thou_o whence_o shall_v i_o help_v thou_o the_o best_a physician_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o god_n assistance_n simple_n be_v but_o simple_a thing_n without_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o who_o put_v medicinal_a quality_n into_o drug_n but_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n whence_o have_v the_o physician_n his_o skill_n to_o find_v out_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o distemper_n and_o apply_v suitable_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la