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irreversible_a so_o certain_o shall_v all_o the_o offspring_n of_o adam_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a learned_a and_o unlearned_a descend_v unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_a mingle_v their_o dust_n and_o pay_v down_o their_o symbol_n of_o mortality_n divesne_n prisco_fw-la natus_fw-la ab_fw-la inacho_n nil_fw-la interest_n &_o infimâ_fw-la de_fw-fr gente_fw-la sub_fw-la dio_fw-mi morieris_fw-la victima_fw-la nil_fw-la miserantis_fw-la orci_fw-la omnes_fw-la eoâ—em_fw-la cogimur_fw-la etc._n etc._n horat._n carmin_n lib._n 2._o ode_n 3._o st._n austin_n observe_v three_o kind_n of_o â—eath_n the_o first_o be_v when_o god_n forsake_v â—he_n soul_n so_o he_o forsake_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 6.14_o and_o so_o he_o forsake_v pharaoh_n exod._n â—13_n this_o death_n be_v also_o mention_v matt._n â—_o 22_o let_v the_o dead_a bury_v their_o dead_a the_o second_o be_v when_o the_o soul_n forsake_v the_o body_n which_o be_v in_o the_o common_a â—urse_n and_o order_n of_o nature_n so_o 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in_o old_a age_n but_o all_o soon_o oâ—_n late_a come_v to_o one_o seat_n the_o grave_a one_o go_v well_o at_o night_n to_o his_o bed_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v find_v dead_a lotus_fw-la nobisum_fw-la est_fw-la hilaris_fw-la coenavit_fw-la &_o ideâ—_n inventus_fw-la mane_n est_fw-la mortuus_fw-la andragora_n martial_a l._n 6._o another_o go_v out_o of_o his_o door_n anâ—_n his_o belove_a consort_n be_v with_o much_o joâ—_n and_o impatience_n expect_v his_o happy_a reâ—urn_n and_o anon_o she_o receive_v the_o sorrowful_a news_n of_o his_o death_n by_o a_o fall_n or_o a_o favour_n of_o all_o the_o uncertain_a thing_n in_o â—â—e_z world_n i_o know_v not_o a_o more_o uncertain_a thing_n than_o the_o time_n of_o our_o death_n there_o be_v so_o many_o thousand_o casualâ—es_n that_o may_v intervene_v to_o deprive_v a_o man_n â—f_a life_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n that_o â—e_n be_v than_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o plague_n or_o â—â—me_n popular_a disease_n or_o fever_n or_o smallpox_n a_o immoderate_a grief_n or_o profuse_a â—y_a a_o intemperate_a draught_n or_o undigested_a piece_n of_o meat_n yea_o a_o hair_n or_o a_o grapestone_n with_o myriad_o of_o other_o accident_n may_v introduce_v death_n and_o as_o death_n be_v certain_a so_o be_v judgement_n too_o as_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o â—e_n so_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n as_o one_o fix_v by_o a_o irrevocable_a unalterable_a deâ—ee_n so_o be_v the_o other_o too_o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o day_n in_o which_o he_o â—ill_v judge_v the_o world_n act_v 17.31_o this_o judgement_n will_v be_v universal_a both_o 〈◊〉_d to_o person_n and_o thing_n god_n will_v judge_v â—e_a secret_n of_o all_o heart_n by_o jesus_n christ_n â—om_n 2.16_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v the_o â—â—ings_n do_v in_o his_o body_n according_a to_o â—â—at_v he_o have_v do_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o and_o to_o that_o end_n we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n 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we_o when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n with_o his_o mighty_a angel_n 2_o thess_n 1.6_o 7._o remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o likewise_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n but_o now_o he_o be_v comfort_v and_o thou_o be_v torment_v luke_n 16.25_o so_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a very_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v in_o the_o earth_n psal_n 58.11_o otherwise_o where_o be_v our_o hope_n for_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a 1_o cor._n 15.9_o nothing_o can_v buoy_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o good_a christian_a amid_o all_o the_o heavy_a pressure_n and_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n but_o that_o he_o have_v the_o hope_n and_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n lay_v up_o for_o he_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v st._n john_n in_o his_o revelation_n tell_v we_o chap._n 20.12_o 13._o that_o he_o see_v the_o dead_a small_a and_o great_a stand_v before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v out_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o the_o sea_n give_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o death_n and_o hell_n deliver_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o they_o and_o they_o be_v judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o their_o work_n from_o the_o whole_a you_o see_v there_o be_v a_o certainty_n nay_o a_o necessity_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n this_o than_o shall_v teach_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n 1._o first_o to_o be_v often_o meditate_v of_o it_o before_o it_o come_v nil_fw-la sic_fw-la revocat_fw-la a_o peccato_fw-la quam_fw-la frequens_fw-la mortis_fw-la et_fw-la judicii_fw-la meditatio_fw-la this_o will_v restrain_v thou_o from_o sin_n and_o make_v death_n and_o judgement_n less_o terrible_a when_o 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such_o day_n approach_v and_o be_v the_o time_n uncertain_a this_o than_o shall_v teach_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o be_v continual_o prepare_v for_o they_o upon_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o moment_n of_o time_n depend_v eternity_n after_o a_o few_o year_n perhaps_o month_n or_o day_n it_o may_v be_v minute_n thou_o shall_v be_v arrest_v by_o death_n and_o thence_o pass_v to_o judgement_n be_v thy_o account_n fair_a can_v thou_o give_v they_o up_o with_o joy_n and_o not_o with_o grief_n be_v thou_o reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o have_v thou_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o thy_o own_o conscience_n then_o come_v bless_a day_n but_o if_o not_o neglect_v not_o one_o day_n nay_o one_o minute_n more_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o how_o many_o have_v thy_o eye_n see_v or_o thy_o ear_n hear_v of_o that_o have_v be_v one_o day_n frolic_v and_o take_v their_o fill_n of_o pleasure_n and_o the_o next_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o grave_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o return_n to_o rectify_v thy_o former_a aberration_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o more_o repentance_n the_o grave_n be_v a_o safe_a repository_n and_o as_o it_o receive_v so_o it_o will_v keep_v thou_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n he_o that_o go_v thither_o filthy_a will_v be_v filthy_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a will_v be_v unjust_a still_o he_o that_o be_v righteous_a will_v be_v righteous_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v holy_a will_v be_v holy_a still_o revel_v 22.11_o give_v i_o grace_n good_a god_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n to_o wait_v until_o my_o change_n shall_v come_v to_o think_v every_o day_n my_o last_o and_o to_o prepare_v according_o that_o so_o though_o the_o time_n be_v uncertain_a i_o may_v not_o be_v at_o any_o time_n unprovided_a but_o when_o i_o come_v to_o die_v i_o may_v have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o die_v that_o my_o soul_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o holy_a jesus_n 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nature_n but_o let_v he_o remember_v that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v he_o into_o judgement_n eccles_n 11.9_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o sinner_n shall_v be_v so_o stupid_a and_o put_v so_o far_o from_o they_o the_o evil_a day_n they_o think_v they_o shall_v still_o rejoice_v as_o in_o their_o youth_n and_o see_v no_o evil_n and_o so_o never_o bethink_v they_o of_o their_o condition_n till_o they_o find_v themselves_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o hell_n tell_v they_o now_o of_o preparation_n for_o death_n they_o will_v answer_v â—ou_fw-mi it_o be_v time_n enough_o yet_o and_o the_o fit_a season_n for_o that_o be_v when_o they_o be_v â—perannuated_a and_o unfit_a for_o any_o thing_n â—â—se_n their_o time_n must_v now_o be_v divide_v between_o their_o lust_n and_o vanity_n between_o â—nlawful_a pleasure_n and_o imoderate_a sleep_n 〈◊〉_d idleness_n they_o can_v now_o find_v a_o time_n â—r_o repentance_n prayer_n and_o attend_v upâ—n_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n never_o 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bring_v great_a comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o godly_a man_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v with_o jonah_n chap._n 4.3_o and_o now_o i_o beseech_v thou_o take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v or_o with_o saint_n paul_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v death_n i_o know_v be_v but_o a_o step_v behind_o the_o dark_a curtain_n and_o a_o passage_n into_o another_o room_n i_o set_v here_o in_o this_o horizon_n but_o i_o shall_v present_o rise_v in_o another_o it_o be_v not_o a_o period_n but_o a_o parenthesis_n which_o may_v be_v put_v in_o or_o leave_v out_o to_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v i_o have_v have_v my_o portion_n of_o evil_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n my_o share_n of_o misery_n and_o trouble_n but_o now_o i_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o they_o all_o and_o gain_v my_o port_n which_o i_o have_v so_o long_o look_v out_o after_o and_o can_v you_o blame_v a_o man_n that_o be_v toss_v up_o and_o down_o the_o turbulent_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o desire_v a_o safe_a harbour_n to_o land_n in_o can_v you_o blame_v the_o poor_a man_n that_o labour_v and_o toil_n all_o the_o day_n long_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o hiâ—_n brow_n when_o his_o work_n be_v do_v to_o desire_v the_o night_n wherein_o he_o may_v take_v hiâ—_n ease_n and_o sweet_a repose_n neither_o be_v the_o godly_a man_n by_o death_n only_o free_v froâ—_n those_o calamity_n and_o trouble_n from_o with_o out_o but_o from_o the_o deprave_a corruption_n of_o his_o nature_n from_o temptation_n from_o within_o and_o without_o and_o from_o sin_n itself_o the_o great_a joy_n to_o a_o pious_a soul_n who_o more_o rejoice_v that_o he_o can_v sin_v than_o that_o he_o can_v suffer_v and_o as_o the_o approach_n of_o this_o day_n bring_v great_a comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o godly_a upon_o the_o score_n of_o those_o negative_n so_o it_o be_v much_o enhanse_v upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o positive_a reward_n style_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d face_n to_o face_n and_o then_o olim_fw-la haec_fw-la meminisse_fw-la juvabit_fw-la it_o will_v be_v very_o pleasant_a to_o think_v of_o those_o many_o past_a trouble_n and_o escape_v danger_n grant_v i_o gracious_a god_n so_o to_o live_v that_o at_o last_o i_o may_v lay_v down_o my_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n with_o joy_n rest_n in_o hope_n and_o at_o length_n rise_v to_o a_o bless_a and_o glorious_a immortality_n amen_n even_o amen_n lord_n jesus_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n the_o joy_n of_o one_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o other_o jvxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la the_o dark_a the_o foil_n the_o more_o radiant_a do_v the_o diamond_n appear_v the_o blackness_n and_o deformity_n of_o the_o maid_n make_v the_o mistress_n beauty_n more_o remarkable_a