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small_o set_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o we_o be_v whole_o deprive_v of_o they_o and_o we_o must_v be_v dispose_v and_o affect_v as_o well_o to_o sustain_v poverty_n patient_o &_o with_o a_o quiet_a mind_n as_o to_o use_v abundance_n moderate_o especial_o let_v we_o refer_v the_o true_a and_o holy_a use_n of_o all_o our_o earthly_a commodity_n to_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n as_o we_o have_v already_o touch_v know_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v so_o give_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n &_o appoint_v for_o our_o commodity_n as_o thing_n commit_v to_o our_o trust_n of_o which_o we_o must_v one_o day_n give_v account_n before_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o conclusion_n therefore_o of_o our_o speech_n we_o learn_v that_o thelife_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o perpetual_a study_n and_o exercise_v of_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n until_o it_o be_v so_o thorough_o dead_a that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v reign_v full_o in_o his_o soul_n we_o learn_v also_o that_o 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matter_n at_o once_o be_v assure_v that_o every_o work_n do_v according_a to_o our_o call_n how_o contemptible_a soever_o it_o be_v among_o man_n shine_v before_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v reward_v by_o he_o be_v account_v very_o precious_a in_o his_o sight_n of_o death_n chap._n 72._o amana_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o that_o after_o god_n have_v create_v man_n in_o the_o beginning_n he_o place_v he_o in_o a_o garden_n and_o paradise_n full_a of_o all_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n and_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o use_v all_o thing_n contain_v therein_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n only_o except_v which_o be_v express_o forbid_v nevertheless_o be_v unable_a to_o keep_v himself_o in_o that_o high_a degree_n and_o great_a dignity_n he_o fall_v by_o disobedience_n so_o that_o think_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o life_n he_o choose_v the_o 17._o fruit_n of_o death_n as_o god_n have_v foretell_v he_o say_v whensoever_o thou_o eat_v of_o this_o fruit_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n which_o thing_n fall_v upon_o he_o and_o upon_o all_o his_o 23._o posterity_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o reward_n and_o recompense_v of_o sin_n be_v death_n not_o only_o bodily_a death_n but_o which_o be_v more_o spiritual_a whereby_o we_o be_v banish_v and_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o inheritance_n if_o we_o apprehend_v not_o that_o great_a grace_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o father_n offer_v to_o all_o that_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o by_o true_a confidence_n in_o jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o end_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o as_o sin_v 21._o reign_v unto_o death_n so_o grace_n may_v reign_v by_o righteousness_n unto_o eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n whereby_o to_o pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n when_o we_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o condemnation_n or_o affliction_n moreover_o neither_o sword_n famine_n nor_o any_o other_o misery_n can_v hurt_v we_o no_o not_o temporal_a death_n which_o according_a to_o man_n blessedness_n judgement_n be_v the_o extreme_a of_o all_o misery_n shall_v in_o any_o sort_n confound_v we_o but_o rather_o be_v a_o mean_a and_o pleasant_a way_n for_o we_o to_o pass_v by_o from_o prison_n and_o bondage_n to_o joyful_a liberty_n and_o from_o misery_n to_o happiness_n therefore_o my_o companion_n as_o death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n happy_a to_o the_o elect_a and_o unhappy_a to_o the_o reprobate_n so_o let_v we_o finish_v our_o discourse_n with_o the_o handle_n thereof_o aram._n nothing_o but_o death_n and_o the_o end_n of_o this_o bodily_a life_n be_v able_a to_o accomplish_v the_o wish_n and_o desire_v of_o a_o faithful_a christian_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v then_o deliver_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o noisome_a and_o filthy_a prison_n rejoice_v with_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n in_o those_o pleasant_a place_n which_o it_o seek_v after_o and_o desire_v so_o earnest_o achitob._n 36._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o all_o man_n must_v once_o die_v and_o therfeore_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v whatsoever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n remember_v the_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o do_v amiss_o now_o aser_n as_o thou_o begin_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o academy_n so_o make_v thou_o a_o end_n of_o it_o with_o the_o treatise_n of_o death_n that_o end_v all_o thing_n aser._n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o natural_a sense_n be_v move_v &_o astonish_v when_o we_o hear_v that_o our_o body_n must_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a tolerable_a that_o a_o christian_a hart_n shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o light_n as_o to_o surmount_v &_o suppress_v this_o fear_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v by_o a_o great_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n for_o if_o
himself_o indebt_v for_o the_o glorifieng_v of_o his_o name_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o death_n or_o by_o life_n for_o it_o belong_v to_o he_o to_o determine_v what_o be_v expedient_a for_o his_o glory_n wherefore_o if_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o live_v and_o die_v unto_o he_o let_v we_o leave_v both_o our_o life_n &_o death_n to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o we_o always_o desire_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v &_o be_v ready_a cheerful_o to_o renounce_v this_o life_n whensoever_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n because_o it_o hold_v we_o under_o sin_n and_o let_v we_o hold_v this_o maxim_n that_o no_o man_n have_v thorough_o profit_v in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n jesus_n but_o he_o that_o with_o joy_n &_o gladness_n expect_v the_o day_n of_o death_n and_o of_o the_o last_o resurrection_n s._n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n describe_v all_o 13._o the_o faithful_a by_o this_o mark_n &_o the_o scripture_n when_o it_o propound_v unto_o we_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v call_v we_o back_o thither_o 28._o rejoice_v say_v the_o lord_n in_o luke_n and_o lift_v up_o your_o head_n for_o your_o redemption_n draw_v near_o it_o be_v absurd_a that_o that_o thing_n shall_v breed_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n and_o astonishment_n in_o we_o which_o christ_n think_v be_v fit_a matter_n to_o work_v joy_n in_o us._n now_o than_o see_v death_n be_v dead_a to_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o death_n which_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o fear_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o image_n thereof_o be_v hideous_a and_o terrible_a because_o that_o beside_o the_o violent_a take_v away_o of_o life_n it_o represent_v unto_o we_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o bit_v like_o a_o serpent_n but_o now_o the_o venom_n of_o it_o be_v take_v away_o and_o can_v not_o hurt_v us._n and_o as_o through_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o moses_n lift_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o live_a serpent_n die_v hurt_v and_o their_o venom_n hurt_v not_o the_o 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socrates_n say_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o ourselves_o must_v be_v join_v together_o wherein_o the_o dutio_fw-la of_o man_n consist_v ignorance_n of_o ourselves_o the_o cause_n of_o much_o evil_n what_o man_n be_v gen._n 1._o col._n 3._o the_o end_n of_o man_n be_v there_o be_v a_o double_a reason_n in_o man_n heraclitus_n weep_v continual_o democritus_n always_o laugh_v the_o judgement_n of_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n pindarus_n homer_n timon_n pliny_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o scythian_n the_o presumptuous_a opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n the_o end_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o the_o wilful_a fall_n of_o man_n the_o restore_n of_o man_n all_o man_n natural_o have_v some_o love_n and_o like_n of_o the_o truth_n effect_n of_o christian_a regeneration_n the_o perfection_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n life_n the_o wonderful_a conjunction_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n all_o thing_n be_v preserve_v by_o agree_v discord_n the_o definition_n 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