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world_n whereupon_o he_o say_v that_o god_n among_o other_o thing_n cut_v off_o such_o person_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o greedy_a appetite_n and_o licentiousness_n for_o their_o impudency_n in_o offend_v and_o bereave_v they_o both_o of_o time_n and_o of_o their_o life_n because_o such_o who_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o leave_v their_o wicked_a way_n god_n cut_v off_o before_o their_o time_n and_o charge_v they_o with_o death_n and_o by_o force_n constrain_v they_o to_o forbear_v to_o sin_v any_o further_o and_o for_o that_o respect_n many_o sinner_n die_v very_o improvident_o &_o unwillinglie_o which_o the_o world_n judge_v to_o happen_v unto_o they_o by_o some_o accident_n or_o hide_a indisposition_n or_o for_o some_o manifest_a casuastie_a pretend_v beside_o that_o those_o day_n wherein_o they_o live_v not_o in_o sin_n be_v not_o true_a day_n nor_o the_o life_n that_o they_o lead_v true_a life_n but_o paint_v and_o appear_v whereupon_o they_o be_v 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shall_v be_v very_o poor_a &_o spare_v of_o day_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v die_v very_o timeous_o and_o speedy_o contrariwise_o upright_o and_o just_a man_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o day_n and_o shall_v live_v far_o long_o than_o the_o world_n suppose_v for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o gather_v they_o into_o his_o barn_n until_o it_o be_v due_a season_n chap._n 4._o he_o that_o now_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o time_n must_v with_o great_a fervency_n and_o zeal_n labour_v to_o employ_v it_o altogether_o well_o if_o time_n be_v such_o a_o precious_a jewel_n bestow_v upon_o we_o to_o do_v good_a work_n and_o to_o labour_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o our_o saviour_n all_o the_o day_n long_o until_o sun_n set_v and_o if_o we_o profit_v not_o ourselves_o therewith_o we_o may_v fear_v and_o tremble_v that_o it_o will_v be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v want_v the_o same_o when_o we_o most_o desire_v and_o have_v need_n thereof_o it_o be_v good_a reason_n therefore_o 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