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sharp_o and_o now_o there_o be_v no_o time_n leave_v for_o thou_o wherein_o by_o stagger_v or_o trifle_v thou_o reject_v wholesome_a counsel_n concern_v thy_o salvation_n from_o this_o let_v no_o fear_n drive_v thou_o nor_o the_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n of_o differringe_n withhold_v thou_o it_o be_v better_a to_o awake_v late_o at_o night_n than_o not_o at_o all_o and_o what_o soever_o be_v ill_o differ_v be_v worse_a omit_v sorrow_n i_o die_v without_o all_o hope_n reason_n thou_o say_v ill_a rather_o pluck_v up_o hope_v again_o and_o lay_v it_o to_o thy_o heart_n and_o embrace_v it_o coll_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o soul_n sorrow_n my_o sin_n be_v exceed_v great_a reason_n nâ—mans_n sin_n can_v be_v so_o great_a but_o god_n mercy_n be_v much_o great_a sorrow_n who_o be_v able_a to_o forgive_v so_o many_o sin_n reason_n who_o think_v thou_o but_o he_o only_o at_o who_o his_o enemy_n wonder_v contend_v among_o themselves_o and_o demand_v who_o be_v this_o that_o forgive_v sin_n also_o sorrow_n who_o be_v able_a to_o merit_v forgiveness_n of_o so_o great_a sin_n reason_n none_o true_o can_v deserve_v nor_o never_o deserve_v nevertheless_o it_o have_v free_o be_v give_v to_o many_o and_o shall_v be_v give_v hereafter_o so_o that_o it_o be_v crave_v by_o faith_n and_o reverence_n there_o be_v some_o that_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v constantinus_n the_o emperor_n that_o there_o be_v no_o forgiveness_n of_o great_a sin_n but_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v false_a it_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o your_o writer_n among_o who_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o baptism_n and_o repentance_n be_v well_o know_v but_o also_o the_o like_a report_n though_o false_a be_v among_o the_o pagan_n towards_o the_o cure_n of_o who_o disease_n that_o medicine_n be_v then_o without_o effect_n for_o that_o the_o heavenly_a physician_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o therefore_o unless_o the_o soul_n can_v have_v be_v cleanse_v from_o sin_n and_o the_o iniquity_n thereof_o wash_v away_o that_o same_o most_o grievous_a sinner_n at_o the_o first_o and_o afterward_o most_o goodly_a man_n have_v pray_v full_o oft_o in_o vain_a sorrow_n the_o remembrance_n of_o my_o sin_n cut_v of_o my_o hope_n reason_n the_o remembrance_n of_o sin_n ought_v to_o bring_v sorrow_n and_o repentance_n into_o the_o mind_n but_o not_o take_v away_o hope_v but_o you_o be_v to_o much_o in_o extremity_n on_o all_o side_n in_o sin_n burn_v after_o sin_n key_n cold_a in_o sin_v you_o rejoice_v and_o in_o remember_a sin_n you_o despair_n many_o everywhere_o offend_v in_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o on_o the_o otherside_n not_o few_o when_o they_o have_v sin_v despair_n of_o forgiveness_n and_o both_o fort_n be_v deceive_v and_o i_o will_v geve_v they_o counsel_n for_o the_o first_o sort_n at_o the_o beginning_a to_o abandon_v that_o hurtful_a hope_n and_o for_o the_o second_o to_o retain_v fruitful_a assuredness_n sorrow_n death_n drive_v i_o forth_o headlong_o that_o be_o lade_v with_o sin_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v reason_n what_o other_o then_o that_o which_o thou_o shall_v have_v do_v ere_o this_o that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o speed_n lie_v down_o thine_o unhappy_a burden_n whereof_o be_v lighten_v thou_o shall_v go_v plain_o and_o not_o run_v headlong_o thou_o shall_v go_v i_o say_v not_o stoop_v nor_o stumble_a but_o with_o upright_o and_o steady_a step_n and_o a_o good_a hope_n go_v to_o then_o defer_v no_o long_a time_n nor_o distrust_v not_o for_o there_o be_v one_o if_o thou_o do_v hearty_o entreathym_v that_o will_v take_v it_o from_o thy_o shoulder_n and_o have_v take_v away_o heavy_a than_o this_o unto_o who_o there_o be_v nothing_o heavy_a nor_o difficult_a and_o although_o that_o long_a delay_n do_v want_n excuse_v yet_o late_a amendment_n deserve_v commendation_n for_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o amend_v late_o than_o never_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n and_o pluck_v up_o thy_o heart_n a_o few_o godly_a and_o fervent_a tear_n have_v call_v many_o back_n even_o from_o hell_n gate_n he_o stand_v friendly_o at_o thy_o bed_n head_n who_o not_o only_o answer_v the_o infect_a that_o he_o will_v cleanse_v he_o but_o also_o command_v he_o that_o have_v be_v bury_v four_o day_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n and_o now_o likewise_o he_o attend_v to_o see_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v clear_v and_o raise_v up_o again_o be_v as_o love_v and_o merciful_a at_o this_o present_a as_o he_o be_v then_o and_o also_o as_o mighty_a as_o ever_o he_o be_v it_o lie_v yet_o in_o thy_o power_n in_o what_o state_n thou_o will_v die_v thou_o may_v yet_o depart_v without_o sin_n not_o that_o thou_o have_v none_o but_o that_o henceforward_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v impute_v unto_o thou_o and_o although_o that_o plinius_n the_o young_a hold_n opinion_n that_o over_o sin_n that_o be_v past_a god_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o but_o only_o to_o make_v they_o be_v forget_v nevertheless_o he_o have_v also_o the_o may_v to_o take_v they_o a_o way_n which_o that_o most_o curious_a man_n do_v not_o perceive_v and_o therefore_o although_o that_o which_o be_v do_v can_v be_v undo_v again_o nevertheless_o the_o sin_n that_o spring_v by_o the_o do_v may_v be_v in_o such_o sort_n take_v away_o that_o it_o remain_v no_o long_o so_o that_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v accord_v as_o it_o be_v write_v sin_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o not_o be_v find_v not_o that_o the_o power_n of_o man_n be_v such_o that_o he_o can_v lose_v himself_o from_o the_o band_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o that_o unto_o the_o godly_a and_o well_o dispose_v will_n of_o man_n and_o his_o coutrite_a heart_n the_o present_a assistance_n of_o god_n be_v never_o want_v of_o one_o die_v that_o be_v careful_a what_o shalbecome_v of_o his_o inheritance_n and_o child_n the_o cxxvii_o dialogue_n fear_n what_o shall_v i_o hope_v of_o my_o inheritance_n and_o child_n reason_n thy_o inheritance_n shall_v have_v owner_n and_o thy_o child_n their_o fortune_n fear_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o my_o great_a riches_n reason_n think_v not_o that_o thine_o heir_n will_v think_v they_o to_o great_a there_o be_v never_o any_o riches_n so_o great_a but_o they_o seem_v to_o little_a in_o some_o respect_n but_o concern_v these_o let_v she_o look_v unto_o they_o who_o tumble_v and_o toss_v your_o good_n which_o you_o esteem_v so_o dear_o hither_o and_o thither_o most_o uncertayne_o fear_n what_o will_v my_o child_n do_v reason_n when_o their_o earthly_a father_n have_v forsake_v they_o the_o heavenly_a father_n will_v receive_v then_o into_o his_o protection_n who_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o as_o thou_o do_v nor_o make_v they_o orphan_n and_o fatherless_a child_n but_o he_o will_v nourish_v and_o instruct_v they_o from_o their_o youth_n so_o that_o they_o
schoolmaster_n eod._n of_o a_o notable_a scholar_n folio_n 104._o of_o a_o good_a father_n folio_n 105._o of_o a_o most_o love_v mother_n eod._n of_o good_a brethren_n and_o love_v and_o fair_a sister_n folio_n 106._o of_o a_o good_a lord_n folio_n 107._o of_o the_o clearness_n of_o the_o air_n folio_n 109._o of_o fortunate_a sail_a eod._n of_o wish_a arrive_v at_o the_o haune_n folio_n 110._o of_o come_n forth_o of_o prison_n eod._n of_o a_o quiet_a state._n folio_n 111._o of_o power_n folio_n 113._o of_o glory_n folio_n 114._o of_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o many_o folio_n 115._o of_o love_n of_o the_o people_n folio_n 116._o of_o invade_v a_o tyranny_n folio_n 117._o of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o empire_n folio_n 119._o of_o a_o furnish_a army_n folio_n 123._o of_o a_o well_o apppoynted_a navy_n folio_n 124._o of_o engine_n and_o artillery_n folio_n 125._o of_o treasure_n lay_v up_o in_o store_n folio_n 126._o of_o revenge_n eod._n of_o hope_n to_o wynne_n folio_n 129._o of_o victory_n eod._n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o enemy_n folio_n 130._o of_o hope_n of_o peace_n folio_n 131._o of_o peace_n and_o truce_n folio_n 132._o of_o the_o popedom_n folio_n 133._o of_o happiness_n folio_n 134._o of_o good_a hope_n folio_n 136._o of_o expectation_n of_o inheritance_n folio_n 138._o of_o alchemy_n follo_n 139._o of_o the_o promise_n of_o wise_a man_n and_o soothsayers_n folio_n 140._o of_o glad_a tiding_n folio_n 143._o of_o expect_v a_o man_n son_n or_o farmer_n or_o wife_n eod._n of_o look_v for_o better_a time_n folio_n 145._o of_o the_o hope_a come_v of_o a_o prince_n folio_n 146._o of_o hope_n of_o fame_n after_o death_n folio_n 147._o of_o glory_n hope_v for_o by_o build_v folio_n 148._o of_o glory_n hope_v for_o by_o keep_n company_n 149._o of_o manifold_a hope_n folio_n 150._o of_o hope_a quietness_n of_o mind_n eod._n of_o the_o hope_n of_o life_n everlasting_a folio_n 151._o the_o table_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o this_o work_n of_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o body_n folio_n 162._o of_o weakness_n folio_n 164._o of_o sickness_n folio_n 165._o of_o a_o base_a country_n eod._n of_o baseness_n of_o stock_n folio_n 166._o of_o a_o shameful_a birth_n folio_n 169._o of_o bondage_n folio_n 171._o of_o poverty_n folio_n 174._o of_o damage_n sustain_v folio_n 175._o of_o thynne_n fare_n folio_n 178._o of_o original_a poverty_n folio_n 180._o of_o the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o many_o child_n eod._n of_o money_n lose_v folio_n 183._o of_o suertishyppe_n folio_n 187._o of_o loss_n of_o time_n folio_n 188._o of_o unfortunate_a pâ—aâ—ing_n at_o table_n folio_n 190._o of_o she_o unto_o who_o one_o be_v assure_v judge_v unto_o another_o eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o man_n wife_n folio_n 191._o of_o a_o shrewyshe_a wife_n folio_n 193._o of_o the_o steal_v away_o of_o a_o man_n wife_n folio_n 194._o of_o a_o unchaste_a wife_n eod._n of_o a_o barren_a wife_n folio_n 197._o of_o a_o unchaste_a daughter_n folio_n 198._o of_o shame_n come_n from_o a_o other_o folio_n 199._o of_o infamy_n folio_n 200._o of_o shame_n procure_v by_o mean_n of_o unworthy_a commendation_n folio_n 202._o of_o unthankful_a friend_n folio_n 203._o of_o unthankful_a person_n folio_n 204._o of_o evil_a servant_n folio_n 206._o of_o fugitive_n servant_n folio_n 107._o of_o importunate_a neighbour_n folio_n 208._o of_o enemy_n folio_n 209._o of_o occasion_n lose_v to_o revenge_n folio_n 210._o of_o the_o people_n hatred_n folio_n 211._o of_o envy_n passive_o eod._n of_o contempt_n folio_n 212._o of_o long_o expect_v a_o promise_a reward_n folio_n 213._o of_o repulse_n eod._n of_o a_o unjust_a lord_n folio_n 215._o of_o a_o unlearned_a schoolmaster_n folio_n 216._o of_o a_o unapt_a and_o proud_a scholar_n folio_n 217._o of_o a_o stepdame_n folio_n 218._o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o a_o father_n eod._n of_o a_o stubborn_a son_n folio_n 220._o of_o a_o contentious_a brother_n folio_n 221._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o father_n folio_n 222._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o mother_n eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o son_n eod._n of_o the_o miserable_a fall_n of_o a_o young_a child_n folio_n 224._o of_o a_o son_n that_o be_v find_v to_o be_v another_o man_n eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o brother_n folio_n 226._o of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o friend_n folio_n 227._o of_o the_o absence_n of_o friend_n folio_n 228._o of_o grievous_a ship_n wrack_n folio_n 230._o of_o burn_v eod._n of_o great_a labour_n and_o travail_n folio_n 231._o of_o a_o painful_a journey_n folio_n 232._o of_o one_o year_n barrenness_n folio_n 234._o of_o a_o evil_a and_o proud_a bailiff_n folio_n 235._o of_o theft_n folio_n 236._o of_o robbery_n folio_n 237._o of_o coosynage_n and_o deceit_n eod._n of_o a_o straight_o and_o narrome_n dwell_v folio_n 238._o of_o a_o prison_n folio_n 239._o of_o torment_n folio_n 240._o of_o unjust_a judgement_n folio_n 241._o of_o banishment_n folio_n 242._o of_o a_o man_n country_n besiege_v folio_n 245._o of_o a_o man_n country_n destroy_v folio_n 246._o of_o the_o fear_n of_o lose_n in_o war_n folio_n 247._o of_o a_o foolish_a and_o rash_a fellow_n in_o office_n folio_n 248._o of_o a_o undiscreet_a and_o hasty_a marshal_n of_o the_o field_n eod._n of_o unfortunate_a success_n in_o battle_n folio_n 249._o of_o civil_a war_n folio_n 250._o of_o the_o disagreement_n of_o a_o waver_a mind_n folio_n 251._o of_o a_o doubtful_a state._n folio_n 253._o of_o wound_n receive_v eod._n of_o a_o king_n without_o a_o son_n folio_n 254_o of_o a_o kingdom_n lose_v folio_n 255._o of_o treason_n folio_n 257._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o tyranny_n folio_n 258._o of_o castle_n lose_v folio_n 260._o of_o old_a age._n folio_n 262._o of_o the_o gout_n folio_n 267._o of_o scab_n folio_n 268._o of_o watch_v folio_n 269._o of_o the_o unquietness_n of_o dream_n eod._n of_o importunate_a renoun_n folio_n 270._o of_o sorrow_n conceive_v for_o the_o evil_a manner_n of_o man_n folio_n 272._o of_o small_a grief_n of_o sundry_a thing_n folio_n 273._o of_o a_o earthquake_n folio_n 279._o of_o the_o plague_n far_o and_o wide_o rage_a folio_n 280._o of_o sadness_n and_o misery_n eod._n of_o the_o toothache_n folio_n 284._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o leg_n folio_n 285._o of_o blindness_n folio_n 286._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o hear_v folio_n 289._o of_o the_o loathsomeness_n of_o life_n folio_n 290._o of_o heaviness_n of_o the_o body_n folio_n 291._o of_o great_a dullness_n of_o wit_n eod._n of_o a_o slender_a and_o weak_a memory_n folio_n 292._o of_o lack_n of_o eloquence_n folio_n 293._o of_o loss_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o speech_n folio_n 294._o of_o want_n of_o virtue_n folio_n 296._o of_o covetousness_n folio_n 297._o of_o envy_n and_o malice_n eod._n of_o wrath._n folio_n 298._o of_o gluttony_n folio_n 299._o of_o sluggishness_n of_o the_o mind_n eod._n of_o leâ—cherie_n folio_n 300_o of_o pride_n eod._n of_o ague_n folio_n 301._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d e_o of_o the_o gut_n and_o trance_n folio_n 302._o of_o sundry_a pain_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n folio_n 303._o of_o madness_n folio_n 309._o of_o poison_n folio_n 310._o of_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n folio_n 311._o of_o voluntary_a murder_v a_o man_n own_o self_n folio_n 315._o of_o death_n folio_n 319._o of_o death_n before_o a_o man_n time_n folio_n 322._o of_o a_o violent_a death_n folio_n 324._o of_o a_o shameful_a death_n folio_n 326._o of_o a_o sudden_a death_n folio_n 327._o of_o one_o that_o be_v sick_a out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n folio_n 328._o of_o one_o that_o die_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n eod._n of_o one_o that_o die_v in_o sin_n folio_n 332._o of_o one_o die_v that_o be_v careful_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o his_o inheritance_n and_o child_n folio_n 334._o of_o one_o die_v that_o be_v careful_a what_o his_o wife_n will_v do_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a folio_n 335._o of_o one_o die_v that_o be_v careful_a what_o will_v become_v of_o his_o country_n after_o his_o decease_n folio_n 336._o of_o one_o that_o at_o his_o death_n be_v careful_a of_o his_o fame_n and_o good_a report_n folio_n 337._o of_o one_o that_o die_v without_o child_n folio_n 338._o of_o one_o die_v that_o fear_v to_o be_v throw_v forth_o unburied_a folio_n 340._o finis_fw-la