self-righteousness_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 50_o 65._o of_o mix_v holiness_n p._n 63._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o sermon_n herein_o be_v show_v how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o from_o our_o first_o conception_n and_o birth_n until_o our_o death_n p._n 81._o the_o manner_n whereof_o be_v show_v and_o may_v be_v most_o clear_o conceive_v from_o those_o several_a word_n whereby_o it_o be_v express_v in_o scripture_n of_o die_v decease_a depart_v yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n gather_v to_o his_o father_n fall_v asleep_a p._n 83._o of_o see_v death_n p._n 88_o in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o dreadful_a to_o such_o as_o be_v indeed_o the_o child_n of_o god_n p._n 96._o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o sermon_n of_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v christ_n or_o rather_o of_o have_v christ_n form_v within_o we_o and_o that_o not_o in_o part_n only_o but_o whole_o and_o throughout_o before_o we_o see_v death_n p._n 98._o how_o to_o order_v our_o 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be_v as_o the_o logician_n and_o metaphysician_n say_v but_o only_o a_o dissolution_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o a_o privation_n of_o a_o be_v and_o that_o be_v only_o as_o to_o the_o body_n which_o be_v as_o the_o break_n of_o a_o shell_n towards_o the_o hatch_n or_o bring_v forth_o of_o a_o chick_n or_o as_o a_o woman_n when_o she_o be_v in_o travel_n have_v pain_n and_o anguish_n till_o the_o bring_n forth_o of_o her_o child_n but_o after_o that_o be_v bear_v she_o remember_v no_o more_o the_o pain_n or_o anguish_n for_o joy_n that_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n even_o so_o through_o the_o pain_n and_o languish_v of_o death_n the_o soul_n be_v bear_v and_o come_v forth_o into_o the_o invisible_a world_n and_o she_o remember_v no_o more_o the_o pang_n and_o throw_n and_o anguish_n she_o feel_v by_o the_o body_n drop_v from_o she_o as_o she_o come_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o now_o she_o be_v in_o a_o happy_a and_o bless_a state_n but_o this_o be_v only_o 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