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body_n /_o and_o yet_o will_v we_o have_v the_o clothing_n of_o immortalyte_n upon_o which_o /_o and_o apon_n like_o auctoryte_n they_o conclude_v that_o death_n be_v peynfull_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o dread_a for_o declaracyon_n hereof_o you_o must_v understande_v that_o the_o drede_n of_o death_n may_v be_v take_v ii_o way_n for_o ii_o cause_n /_o one_z for_o the_o pain_n that_o be_v in_o the_o departing_a of_o the_o soul_n /_o and_o the_o body_n by_o death_n and_o a_o other_o way_n /_o or_o cause_n for_o the_o uncertente_n of_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o ê‘son_n in_o that_o hour_n or_o tyme._n this_o fear_n &_o drede_v of_o death_n shall_v every_o person_n have_v every_o hour_n but_o as_o unto_o the_o first_o fear_n that_o be_v for_o the_o drede_n of_o the_o pain_n in_o death_n that_o fear_n be_v vain_a for_o in_o death_n be_v no_o pain_n or_o right_a little_a to_o be_v fear_v /_o as_z after_o we_o shall_v show_v arystotle_n say_v 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any_o thing_n loathsome_a fearful_a ne_o peyneful_a /_o but_o rather_o sweet_a pleasant_a and_o desirous_a and_o so_o say_v arystotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o natural_a philosophye_n v._n phi._n v._n mors_fw-la senum_fw-la dulcis_fw-la est_fw-la iwenum_fw-la vero_fw-la violenta_fw-la the_o dethe_v of_o age_a person_n say_v he_o be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a /_o but_o the_o dethe_v of_o young_a person_n be_v violent_a and_o grevous_a /_o yet_o say_v i_o that_o the_o fear_n be_v not_o for_o the_o peyne_n of_o death_n in_o depart_v of_o the_o soul_n for_o than_o be_v no_o peyne_n /_o but_o all_o the_o peyne_n be_v in_o the_o sekenes_n disease_n /_o and_o affliccyon_n before_o dethe_v for_o the_o person_n that_o as_o i_o say_v be_v wear_v or_o waste_v unto_o the_o point_n do_v die_v and_o depart_v this_o life_n not_o only_o without_o sorrow_n or_o peyne_n but_o also_o with_o gladness_n swetnes_n and_o pleasure_n and_o so_o say_v the_o same_o philosophour_n arystotle_n in_o a_o other_o book_n tusc_n aristot_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o morte_fw-la &_o cicero_n i_o tusc_n and_o so_o do_v also_o a_o other_o great_a philosophoure_v /_o and_z learned_a tully_n and_o i_o dare_v well_o say_v that_o in_o dethe_v be_v less_o peyne_a unto_o such_o person_n then_o be_v in_o the_o prycke_n of_o a_o pin_n or_o nedyll_v unto_o a_o whole_a person_n the_o fear_n than_o that_o our_o savi-had_a before_o his_o passion_n /_o be_v not_o for_o the_o peyne_n of_o death_n but_o it_o be_v of_o the_o fraylte_n of_o our_o nature_n in_o his_o carnal_a flesshe_o part_n for_o the_o pain_n that_o he_o know_v well_o shall_v precede_v /_o and_o go_v before_o dethe_v and_o the_o peyne_n do_v our_o sensualyte_n /_o and_z
cice._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la than_o as_o we_o say_v before_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n seneke_n say_v /_o it_z be_v great_a folly_n to_o fear_n and_o drede_v that_o thing_n /_o that_o by_o no_o mean_a may_v be_v escape_v ne_o avoid_v and_o who_o so_o ever_o will_v remain_v in_o such_o fear_n or_o drede_n sup_n cicero_n ubi_fw-la sup_n shall_v never_o live_v in_o quietude_n and_o rest_n of_o mind_n wyse_n man_n say_v cicero_n /_o done_z not_o fear_n dethe_v /_o but_o rather_o do_v they_o contemn_v despise_v dethe_v /_o &_o set_v nought_o thereby_o /_o which_o thing_n doutble_v do_v much_o avayle_n ê“fet_n sup_n in_o tusc_n ubi_fw-la sup_n comfort_n &_o strength_n any_o person_n when_o so_o ever_o death_n shall_v approach_v draw_v never_o and_o hap_n unto_o he_o /_o specyal_o if_o he_o be_v a_o feythfull_a christyane_n sup_n cicero_n ubi_fw-la sup_n for_o who_o so_o ever_o not_o only_o because_o death_n be_v necessary_a and_o can_v not_o be_v avoid_v /_o but_o also_o because_o that_o in_o 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