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he_o he_o do_v in_o fit_a time_n deliver_v and_o help_v they_o it_o be_v they_o which_o be_v to_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n in_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o hope_n not_o to_o quail_v and_o lose_v courage_n but_o to_o follow_v those_o who_o by_o a_o faithful_a and_o humble_a patience_n have_v obtain_v the_o promise_a inheritance_n let_v we_o then_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v of_o the_o arrogancy_n of_o the_o stoic_n and_o of_o the_o vain_a confidence_n of_o epicure_n who_o never_o think_v on_o death_n but_o think_v they_o be_v in_o league_n and_o friendship_n with_o he_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a for_o they_o to_o put_v by_o his_o blow_n and_o to_o pacify_v he_o moreover_o let_v we_o have_v no_o part_n in_o their_o effeminacy_n and_o diffidence_n who_o tremble_v at_o the_o mere_a name_n of_o death_n not_o think_v that_o in_o death_n itself_o there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a evil_n as_o in_o the_o solicitude_n carking_n sorrow_n and_o fear_n wherewith_o 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a_o heavy_a and_o unsupportable_a burden_n who_o weight_n do_v suppress_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o tumble_v into_o everlasting_a perdition_n 5._o five_o let_v we_o now_o add_v some_o assure_a consolation_n against_o death_n and_o first_o we_o will_v draw_v from_o certain_a place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o fair_a term_n and_o name_n which_o it_o give_v to_o death_n to_o sweeten_v unto_o we_o the_o apprehension_n of_o it_o by_o who_o testimony_n to_o die_v be_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n gen._n 25._o 8._o it_o be_v to_o go_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n 1._o king_n 2._o 2._o it_o be_v to_o be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o bundle_n of_o life_n 1._o sam._n 25._o 29._o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v away_o from_o evil_a to_o enter_v into_o peace_n and_o rest_n in_o our_o bed_n esaiah_n 57_o 1_o 2._o it_o be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o shadow_n and_o at_o rest_n as_o the_o hireling_n which_o have_v end_v his_o day_n work_n job_n 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