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i_o sâ—…tse_n a_o funeral_n gift_n job_n 34_o 15_o all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v together_o &_o man_n shall_v turn_v again_o unto_o dust_n a_o funeral_n gift_n or_o a_o preparation_n for_o death_n with_o comfort_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o approach_a death_n and_o consolation_n against_o immoderate_a grief_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o friend_n by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o devout_a companion_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n will_v i_o wait_v till_o my_o change_n come_v job_n 14.14_o london_n print_v for_o henry_n rhodes_n next_o bride_n lane_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1690._o price_n bind_v one_o shilling_n to_o the_o true_o honour_v the_o lady_n j._n c._n madam_n your_o virtuous_a request_n to_o which_o your_o merit_n give_v the_o force_n of_o a_o commandment_n oblige_v i_o to_o send_v my_o devout_a companion_n into_o the_o world_n and_o madam_n since_o it_o have_v meet_v with_o so_o candid_a a_o reception_n by_o your_o ladyship_n who_o early_a piety_n prove_v so_o 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watch_v you_o therefore_o for_o you_o know_v not_o what_o hour_n your_o lord_n do_v come_v matt._n 24.42_o and_o again_o watch_z therefore_o for_o you_o know_v neither_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n wherein_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v matt._n 25.13_o the_o same_o he_o repeat_v upon_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n watch_n and_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n matt._n 26.41_o iv_o upon_o the_o same_o text_n he_o preach_v in_o st._n luke_n gospel_n watch_v you_o therefore_o and_o pray_v always_o luke_n 21.36_o the_o same_o watchfulness_n how_o often_o do_v st._n paul_n reiterate_v these_o clap_n of_o thunder_n upon_o we_o to_o awaken_v we_o from_o sleep_n we_o be_v deaf_a yea_o dead_a indeed_o if_o these_o loud_a exhortation_n will_v not_o rouse_v we_o whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o sleep_v in_o viciousness_n awake_v thou_o can_v not_o plead_v ignorance_n in_o the_o egyptian_n fate_n when_o the_o destroy_a angel_n enter_v egypt_n and_o make_v a_o vast_a slaughter_n 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