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likewise_o to_o comfort_v we_o be_v heavy_a who_o nevertheless_o come_v upon_o earth_n that_o he_o will_v die_v neither_o be_v it_o necessity_n that_o move_v he_o to_o die_v 10_o but_o his_o own_o good_a will_n and_o love_n for_o he_o have_v power_n to_o give_v his_o soul_n and_o take_v it_o again_o now_o though_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v great_a in_o nature_n yet_o be_v it_o overcome_v through_o the_o strength_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o love_n 5._o which_o we_o bear_v unto_o he_o who_o be_v our_o life_n even_o jesus_n christ_n and_o albeit_o he_o be_v the_o life_n itself_o yet_o please_v it_o he_o to_o suffer_v death_n for_o us._n see_v then_o that_o he_o alone_o die_v for_o we_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a neither_o shall_v it_o grieve_v we_o to_o die_v also_o for_o he_o special_o consider_v that_o the_o publish_n of_o so_o excellent_a grace_n be_v commit_v unto_o us._n when_o the_o shepherd_n die_v for_o the_o sheep_n it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n if_o the_o sheep_n die_v for_o the_o shepherd_n sake_n forasmuch_o now_o as_o the_o faithful_a shepherd_n with_o his_o love_n direct_v and_o encourage_v many_o of_o the_o sheep_n to_o die_v for_o his_o name_n sake_n how_o much_o more_o meet_a be_v it_o that_o the_o shepherd_n be_v the_o first_o which_o jeopardy_v their_o life_n strive_v for_o the_o truth_n and_o even_o unto_o blood_n to_o resist_v sin_n when_o christ_n have_v put_v they_o in_o trust_n to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n this_o be_v now_o the_o occasion_n why_o our_o saviour_n christ_n tell_v peter_n of_o his_o death_n afore_o hand_n and_o strengthen_v and_o incourage_v he_o thereunto_o for_o though_o the_o will_v be_v constant_a in_o the_o saint_n yet_o be_v the_o flesh_n feeble_a and_o weak_a 26._o no_o man_n die_v without_o pain_n and_o grief_n which_o thing_n be_v appoint_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o the_o intent_n no_o man_n shall_v kill_v himself_o for_o see_v the_o devil_n do_v now_o and_o then_o persuade_v 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