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A14944 A moste frutefull, piththye and learned treatise, how a christen ma[n] ought to behaue himself in the dau[n]ger of death Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554. aut 1555 (1555) STC 25251; ESTC S100738 68,910 312

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this_o little_a book_n go_v forth_o unto_o thy_o use_n that_o be_v a_o unfeigned_a christian_a and_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n i_o pray_v the_o for_o chryste_n sake_n not_o only_o to_o accept_v it_o as_o the_o testymonie_n of_o a_o willing_a and_o love_a mind_n toward_o the_o but_o also_o to_o have_v still_o a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o that_o that_o it_o have_v please_v god_n by_o i_o at_o this_o time_n to_o communicate_v unto_o the_o that_o with_o thy_o thankfulness_n thou_o may_v move_v other_o to_o the_o life_n that_o can_v do_v better_o and_o by_o thy_o profet_z stir_v the_o harvest_n lord_n to_o send_v more_o harvest_n man_n into_o his_o harvest_n which_o he_o can_v but_o do_v outcept_v he_o can_v deny_v himself_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n neither_o to_o put_v out_z the_o flax_n that_o smoke_v nor_o to_o break_v the_o read_v that_o be_v but_o bruise_a but_o to_o open_v to_o they_o that_o knock_v to_o he_o ¶_o love_n god_n leave_v vanity_n and_o live_v in_o chryst_n vale_fw-la et_fw-la ●i●e●●_n cum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la ¶_o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n ☞_o the_o first_o chapter_n contain_v ☞_o what_o death_n be_v folio_fw-la 1_o ☞_o the_o .2_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o the_o time_n of_o death_n be_v uncertain_a folio_fw-la 6_o ☞_o the_o .3_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o it_o be_v god_n which_o have_v lay_v the_o burden_n of_o death_n upon_o us._n folio_n 7_o ☞_o the_o 4._o chapter_n ☞_o that_o god_n send_v death_n because_o of_o sin_n folio_fw-la 9_o ☞_o the_o .5_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o god_n turn_v death_n unto_o good_a folio_fw-la 12_o ☞_o the_o .6_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o death_n in_o itself_o be_v grevous_a to_o the_o bodi_fw-la and_o soul_n foe_fw-mi 13_o ☞_o the_o .7_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o we_o all_o commenly_a be_v afraid_a of_o death_n folio_fw-la 22_o ☞_o the_o .8_o chapter_n ☞_o a_o commodity_n of_o death_n when_o it_o delyver_v we_o from_o this_o short_a transitorye_n tyme._n folio_n 26_o ☞_o the_o .9_o chapter_n ☞_o another_o commodity_n when_o death_n deliver_v we_o from_o this_o miserable_a tyme._n folio_n 29_o ☞_o the_o .10_o chapter_n ☞_o witness_n that_o this_o life_n be_v miserable_a folio_fw-la 37_o ☞_o the_o .11_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o the_o consideration_n of_o death_n afore_o hand_n be_v profitable_a to_o all_o virtue_n folio_fw-la 40_o ☞_o the_o .12_o chapter_n ☞_o in_o death_n we_o learn_v the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o god_n also_o and_o be_v occasyon_v to_o geve_v over_o ourselves_o unto_o god_n folio_fw-la 43_o ☞_o the_o .13_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o the_o dead_a cease_v from_o sin_n folio_fw-la 45_o ☞_o the_o .14_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o the_o dead_a be_v delyver_v from_o this_o vicious_a world_n have_v not_o only_o this_o advantage_n that_o be_v sin_v no_o more_o but_o also_o be_v discharge_v from_o other_o sin_n folio_fw-la 48_o ☞_o the_o .15_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o the_o dead_a obteyn_v salvation_n folio_fw-la 50_o ☞_o the_o .16_o chapter_n ☞_o similitude_n that_o death_n be_v wholesome_a folio_fw-la 52_o ☞_o the_o .17_o chapter_n ☞_o witness_v that_o death_n be_v wholesome_a folio_fw-la 59_o ☞_o the_o .18_o chapter_n ☞_o 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 folio_fw-la 62_o ☞_o the_o .19_o chapter_n ☞_o of_o natural_a help_n in_o danger_n of_o death_n folio_fw-la 66_o ☞_o the_o .20_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o god_n be_v able_a and_o will_v help_v for_o chryste_n sake_n foli_fw-la 68_o ☞_o the_o .21_o chapter_n ☞_o that_o god_n have_v promise_v his_o help_n and_o comfort_n folio_fw-la 79._o ☞_o the_o .22_o chapter_n ☞_o god_n set_v to_o his_o own_o help_a hand_n in_o such_o wise_n and_o at_o such_o time_n as_o be_v best_a of_o all_o foe_fw-mi 84_o ☞_o the_o .23_o chapter_n ☞_o
cor._n 15._o our_o home_n be_v paradise_n in_o heaven_n our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v god_n the_o earthy_a father_n of_o all_o man_n be_v adam_n our_o spiritual_a father_n be_v the_o patriarch_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n which_o altogether_o wait_v and_o long_o for_o us._n see_v now_o that_o death_n be_v the_o path_n and_o way_n unto_o they_o we_o ought_v the_o less_o to_o fly_v it_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o we_o may_v come_v to_o our_o right_a home_n salute_v our_o father_n and_o friend_n embrace_v they_o 13._o hebre._n 13._o end_v dwell_v with_o they_o forever_o we_o have_v hear_v no_o remain_v city_n but_o we_o seek_v one_o to_o come_v 3._o psalm_n 3._o our_o conversation_n &_o burgership_n be_v in_o heaven_n but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v afraid_a of_o death_n and_o force_v not_o for_o the_o country_n of_o heaven_n only_o because_o of_o temporal_a pleasure_n thesame_n deal_v unhonestlye_o even_o as_o do_v they_o that_o whereas_o they_o ought_v to_o go_v the_o next_o way_n home_o 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