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one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_n jest_n and_o laugh_v wan_o hist_o man._n p._n 646._o x._o sir_n tho._n smith_n after_o he_o have_v many_o year_n serve_v q._n elizabeth_n also_o as_o secretary_n of_o state_n and_o do_v many_o considerable_a service_n to_o the_o kingdom_n a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n before_o he_o die_v lay_v aside_o all_o public_a employment_n and_o discharge_v all_o his_o worldly_a affair_n and_o attendant_n send_v to_o two_o reverend_a divine_n his_o singular_a good_a friend_n entreat_v they_o to_o draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o plain_a and_o axact_a way_n of_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o live_v godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n add_v that_o it_o be_v great_a pity_n man_n know_v not_o or_o at_o least_o do_v not_o serious_o consider_v to_o what_o end_n they_o be_v bear_v into_o this_o world_n till_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v out_o of_o it_o fair_a warning_n p._n 168._o xi_o doctor_n donne_n a_o person_n of_o as_o great_a part_n and_o spirit_n as_o any_o this_o nation_n ever_o behold_v when_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n take_v his_o solemn_a farewell_n of_o his_o most_o considerable_a friend_n leave_v this_o with_o they_o i_o repent_v of_o all_o my_o life_n but_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o i_o spend_v in_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o do_v good_a that_o person_n in_o a_o die_a hour_n shall_v wish_v himself_o not_o a_o man_n who_o have_v not_o be_v a_o good_a christian_n idem_fw-la p._n 164._o xi_o archbishop_n usher_n that_o famous_a learned_a and_o most_o pious_a divine_a after_o his_o indefatigable_a pain_n as_o a_o christian_a a_o scholar_n a_o bishop_n and_o a_o preacher_n go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n with_o this_o prayer_n lord_n forgive_v i_o my_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o desire_v to_o die_v as_o mr._n perkins_n do_v implore_v the_o mercy_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n idem_fw-la p._n 164._o xiii_o sir_n philip_n sidney_n a_o subject_a indeed_o of_o england_n but_o they_o say_v 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