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lust_n his_o chief_a life_n nothing_o savour_v with_o he_o but_o pleasure_n therefore_o spend_v he_o his_o day_n in_o curse_a delight_n and_o say_v as_o the_o careless_a rich_a man_n soul_n live_v at_o ease_n eat_v drink_n and_o take_v thy_o 19_o luke_n 12._o 19_o pastime_n when_o in_o his_o strength_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o pleasure_n he_o think_v of_o death_n he_o thereby_o stir_v up_o his_o mind_n the_o more_o to_o his_o evil_n say_v as_o a_o epicure_n and_o atheist_n let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o 15._o 1_o cor._n 15._o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v he_o make_v a_o league_n with_o death_n and_o a_o covenant_n with_o the_o grave_n if_o all_o die_v he_o dream_v to_o live_v though_o god_n threaten_v damnation_n yet_o he_o will_v presume_v of_o mercy_n until_o the_o very_a day_n of_o evil_n come_v wherein_o he_o will_v be_v force_v to_o say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o when_o sickness_n have_v summon_v he_o and_o fear_v of_o present_a death_n have_v 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