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5._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n anâ—_n beleve_v on_o he_o that_o send_v i_o haâ—â—_n everla_a life_n and_o shall_v noâ—_n come_v into_o damnacyon_n but_o be_v scaâ—â—ed_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n b_o rom._n 14._o a._n 2._o cor._n 4._o b_o if_o wâ—_n live_v we_o live_v unto_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d we_o die_v we_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n â–ª_o therefore_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o dyâ—_n we_o be_v the_o lord_n behold_v how_o comfortable_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o all_o christian_n that_o death_n can_v not_o be_v avoid_v item_n of_o companion_n of_o they_o that_o die_v the_o .18_o chapter_n upon_o this_o condition_n be_v we_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n into_o this_o light_n not_o to_o continewe_v always_o therein_o but_o when_o god_n will_v through_o temporal_a death_n to_o lay_v aside_o and_o put_v of_o the_o travail_n of_o this_o miserable_a life_n wyttie_n man_n have_v find_v out_o how_o hard_a stone_n may_v be_v break_v &_o mollify_v &_o 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the_o pestilence_n with_o fly_v away_o leave_v his_o own_o wife_n friend_n and_o neighbour_n he_o declare_v unperfectnes_n of_o faith_n and_o stand_v not_o with_o chrystian_a charity_n where_o we_o owe_v unto_o other_o the_o same_o that_o we_o in_o like_a case_n will_v glad_o have_v at_o their_o hand_n grant_v that_o the_o pestilence_n be_v such_o a_o infectious_a sickness_n as_o one_o take_v of_o another_o what_o than_o if_o one_o stand_v in_o battle_n ray_n to_o fyghte_n for_o his_o country_n must_v not_o he_o also_o look_v for_o a_o go_a stonne_n to_o be_v send_v he_o into_o his_o bosom_n to_o carry_v home_o do_v it_o therefore_o beseem_v he_o to_o break_v the_o array_n and_o to_o fly_v like_a as_o there_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o body_n be_v at_o hand_n so_o here_o do_v the_o gostlye_o adversaries_n besege_n the_o soul_n of_o he_o that_o be_v a_o die_a where_o one_o chrystyan_n shall_v help_v another_o with_o worthy_a talk_n therefore_o be_v that_o a_o foolish_a unaduised_a 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gracious_o do_v minister_v &_o geve_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o prayer_n be_v hard_a the_o .34_o chapter_n here_o unto_o serve_v all_o psalm_n of_o prayer_n and_o thankesgeve_a howbeit_o whatsoever_o concern_v prayer_n it_o be_v all_o comprehend_v with_o few_o word_n in_o the_o holy_a pater_fw-la noster_fw-la if_o it_o be_v diligent_o &_o earnest_o consider_v notwithstanding_o no_v christian_n prayer_n can_v be_v do_v in_o vain_a that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v faithful_o hear_v god_n say_v 91._o psal_n 91._o he_o have_v a_o desire_n unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v deliver_v he_o when_o he_o call_v upon_o i_o i_o shall_v hear_v he_o yea_o i_o be_o with_o he_o in_o his_o trouble_n whereoute_v i_o will_v delyver_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o honour_n he_o know_v my_o name_n therefore_o will_v i_o defend_v he_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o and_o show_v he_o my_o salvation_n yea_o the_o whole_a psalter_n be_v full_a of_o such_o comfortable_a promise_n d._n luke_n 23._o d._n ensample_n if_o thou_o pray_v with_o the_o murderer_n upon_o the_o cross_n that_o chryst_n will_v remember_v thou_o in_o his_o kingdom_n thou_o shall_v also_o in_o thy_o heart_n he_o be_v the_o gracious_a comfort_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradyse_n nevertheless_o whosoever_o be_v in_o trouble_n hevine_v or_o adversity_n ought_v earnest_o to_o desyer_n the_o intercession_n &_o prayer_n of_o faithful_a believer_n ¶_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v practyse_v and_o use_v the_o .35_o chapter_n farthermore_o he_o ought_v always_o to_o have_v god_n word_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o fervent_o to_o exercise_v himself_o therein_o for_o whereas_o he_o faithful_o call_v unto_o god_n he_o do_v it_o upon_o his_o word_n and_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o be_v teach_v how_o to_o behave_v himself_o towards_o all_o what_o soever_o come_v in_o his_o way_n if_o a_o man_n now_o can_v not_o geve_v himself_o 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