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peaceable_a and_o humble_a disposition_n 3._o a_o good_a understanding_n sect._n 3_o the_o regulation_n of_o a_o contemplative_a life_n with_o respect_n 1._o to_o time_n 2._o to_o place_n 3._o to_o the_o exercise_n or_o employment_n of_o a_o retire_a life_n the_o conclusion_n contain_v the_o pleasure_n and_o happiness_n of_o a_o contemplative_a life_n p._n 125_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o right_n husband_v life_n 166_o chap._n i._o the_o usual_a art_n of_o prevent_v or_o retard_v the_o decay_n of_o nature_n and_o lessen_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n explode_v and_o better_o substitute_v in_o their_o room_n physic_n instead_o of_o which_o courage_n and_o contempt_n of_o death_n paint_v etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o which_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o mind_n child_n instead_o of_o which_o good_a work_n and_o so_o forth_o survive_v honour_n not_o whole_o reject_v but_o a_o true_a immortality_n prefer_v 168_o chap._n ii_o of_o lengthen_v life_n sect._n 1_o the_o fatality_n of_o the_o period_n of_o life_n refute_v and_o objection_n from_o scripture_n from_o astrological_a prediction_n from_o divine_a prescience_n answer_v a_o sort_n of_o fate_n admit_v sect._n 2._o of_o the_o way_n of_o prolong_v life_n first_o cheerfulness_n of_o mind_n second_o health_n of_o body_n three_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n and_o man._n sect._n 3_o objection_n against_o this_o last_o assertion_n from_o such_o text_n as_o assert_v the_o promiscuous_a event_n of_o thing_n and_o from_o the_o early_a death_n sometime_o of_o the_o righteous_a answer_v p._n 178_o chap._n iii_o of_o improve_n life_n or_o live_a much_o in_o a_o little_a time_n what_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o improve_n or_o exalt_v life_n and_o the_o advantage_n of_o this_o notion_n three_o way_n of_o improve_n life_n sect._n 1_o by_o perfect_a nature_n man_n and_o life_n mean_v thing_n till_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n stamp_v a_o value_n on_o they_o this_o particular_o exemplify_v with_o respect_n to_o knowledge_n and_o the_o due_a 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