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thou_o for_o alas_o death_n be_v certain_a but_o his_o hour_n be_v uncertain_a and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a than_o to_o leave_v the_o soul_n in_o this_o fight_n doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a barnard_n the_o sentence_n of_o s._n barnard_n o_o lord_n what_o a_o porter_n have_v thou_o give_v we_o at_o our_o passage_n from_o this_o world_n which_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o carry_v away_o any_o thing_n with_o we_o but_o as_o we_o come_v naked_a into_o this_o world_n even_o so_o death_n cause_v we_o to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o same_o state_n wherefore_o shall_v we_o then_o torment_v ourselves_o so_o much_o in_o worldly_a thing_n o_o lord_n what_o be_v it_o that_o i_o shall_v dispose_v of_o myself_o it_o be_v in_o thou_o to_o dispose_v of_o we_o it_o be_v in_o thou_o to_o command_v and_o in_o we_o to_o obey_v bear_v up_o our_o weakness_n through_o thy_o mercy_n for_o how_o be_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n since_o the_o horror_n thereof_o have_v make_v thy_o son_n jesus_n to_o sweat_v water_n and_o blood_n 53._o mar._n 14._o esai_n 53._o but_o see_v that_o it_o be_v even_o he_o who_o have_v also_o bear_v our_o sorrow_n and_o that_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o iniquity_n what_o gain_n or_o advantage_n shall_v death_n have_v over_o we_o since_o that_o thy_o son_n jesus_n have_v save_v we_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v for_o we_o who_o be_v he_o that_o can_v be_v against_o we_o yea_o man_n bear_v of_o a_o woman_n be_v thrall_a to_o many_o misery_n and_o vanish_v away_o as_o a_o shadow_n or_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n but_o yet_o o_o good_a god_n we_o do_v know_v how_o thou_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o we_o sinner_n 18._o ezech._n 18._o thou_o rather_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v turn_v and_o live_v we_o do_v shed_v here_o many_o tear_n but_o thou_o will_v even_o at_o once_o make_v dry_a all_o my_o tear_n by_o call_v i_o unto_o thou_o now_o o_o lord_n strike_v here_o below_o so_o long_o as_o thou_o will_v hurt_n wound_n 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