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this_o lamp_n be_v burn_v shall_v find_v favour_n and_o have_v his_o life_n but_o whosoever_o stay_v till_o this_o lamp_n be_v out_o he_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n and_o must_v expect_v no_o mercy_n know_v you_o o_o christian_n that_o god_n have_v set_v up_o a_o lamp_n and_o our_o life_n be_v this_o lamp_n and_o god_n proclaim_v whosoever_o come_v in_o whilst_o this_o lamp_n be_v burn_v shall_v find_v mercy_n but_o if_o you_o stay_v till_o the_o lamp_n be_v out_o till_o your_o life_n be_v consume_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o eternal_a woe_n to_o be_v expect_v now_o this_o lamp_n of_o your_o life_n may_v not_o only_o go_v out_o on_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o oil_n but_o it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o by_o accidental_a mean_n and_o if_o this_o lamp_n be_v once_o out_o and_o your_o work_n not_o do_v you_o be_v lose_v and_o undo_v for_o ever_o eccles_n 11.3_o in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n fall_v there_o it_o lie_v which_o way_n thou_o fall_v when_o thou_o die_v that_o way_n thou_o shall_v lie_v to_o eternity_n if_o towards_o god_n than_o god_n be_v thou_o for_o ever_o if_o towards_o sin_n the_o misery_n and_o destruction_n be_v thou_o for_o ever_o there_o can_v be_v no_o repent_v nor_o believe_v after_o death_n the_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v part_v the_o whole_a man_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o work_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o index_n rerum_fw-la sect_n 1._o the_o introduction_n to_o this_o work_n sect._n 2._o a_o soliloquy_n at_o wake_v sect._n 3_o direction_n how_v to_o begin_v the_o day_n sect._n 4._o meditation_n of_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o rise_v of_o the_o daystar_n sect._n 5._o meditation_n at_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o the_o light_n sect._n 6._o meditation_n of_o the_o spring_a of_o the_o day_n or_o rise_v of_o the_o sun_n show_v how_o the_o first_o and_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o dayspring_n or_o sunrising_n in_o many_o particular_n sect._n 7._o meditation_n at_o a_o man_n rise_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n in_o the_o morning_n sect._n 8._o quicken_a meditation_n for_o one_o that_o be_v sluggish_a and_o loath_a to_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n in_o a_o morning_n sect._n 9_o meditation_n when_v you_o be_v put_v on_o your_o clothes_n and_o put_v away_o your_o old_a clothes_n sect._n 10._o meditation_n when_v you_o be_v about_o to_o dress_v yourselves_o sect._n 11._o meditation_n when_v you_o be_v behold_v your_o face_n in_o a_o glass_n dress_v yourselves_o by_o it_o sect._n 12._o of_o our_o dedicate_a the_o morning_n to_o god_n sect._n 13._o of_o retire_v ourselves_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o pray_v and_o giu_v thanks_o sect._n 14._o of_o thanksgiving_n and_o for_o what_o we_o be_v more_o especial_o to_o be_v thankful_a sect._n 15._o of_o preparation_n to_o prayer_n sect._n 16._o of_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n sect._n 17._o of_o meditation_n and_o the_o fit_a season_n for_o it_o sect._n 18._o of_o petition_n sect._n 19_o of_o offer_v ourselves_o to_o god_n every_o morning_n sect._n 20._o of_o contrition_n sect._n 21._o of_o family-worship_n sect._n 22._o a_o call_v and_o business_n of_o what_o importance_n with_o divers_a direction_n concern_v it_o sect._n 23._o consideration_n for_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o preeminence_n above_o other_o in_o the_o body_n politic_n sect._n 24._o direction_n to_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n for_o the_o government_n thereof_o for_o the_o choice_n of_o servant_n and_o his_o carriage_n towards_o they_o sect._n 25._o rule_n about_o eat_v and_o drink_v sect._n 26._o of_o recreation_n and_o how_o to_o use_v they_o sect._n 27._o of_o the_o conversation_n of_o parent_n and_o elder_n sect._n 28._o of_o the_o carriage_n of_o child_n servant_n and_o inferior_n sect._n 29._o show_n how_o every_o one_o be_v every_o day_n to_o embrace_v all_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_n sect._n 30._o of_o the_o improvement_n of_o all_o mean_n gift_n and_o ability_n inward_a and_o outward_a and_o what_o they_o be_v sect._n 31._o of_o holy_a watchfulness_n against_o temptation_n and_o divers_a preservative_n against_o they_o sect._n 32._o of_o exercise_v ourselves_o daily_a in_o the_o work_n of_o mortification_n sect._n 33._o of_o daily_o grow_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o grace_n sect._n 34._o rule_n about_o the_o government_n of_o our_o tongue_n sect._n 35._o a_o meditation_n on_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n sect._n 36._o of_o return_v to_o family-worship_n in_o the_o evening_n sect._n 37._o of_o once_o take_v a_o review_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o action_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o day_n past_a sect._n 38._o of_o provide_v in_o the_o evening_n for_o the_o day_n follow_v sect._n 39_o a_o meditation_n in_o put_v off_o your_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o bed_n sect._n 40._o a_o meditation_n when_o you_o lie_v down_o in_o your_o bed_n at_o night_n sect._n 41._o a_o meditation_n when_o you_o compose_v yourselves_o to_o sleep_v the_o sacred_a diary_n sect_n i._o the_o introduction_n to_o this_o work_n it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v concern_v himself_o psal_n 73._o ult_n this_o gloss_n put_v upon_o any_o thing_n commend_v it_o unto_o man_n for_o natural_o since_o the_o fall_v there_o be_v so_o much_o leave_v in_o man_n that_o he_o have_v a_o inclination_n to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o particular_n here_o be_v the_o mistake_n he_o seek_v light_a in_o the_o way_n of_o darkness_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o way_n of_o misery_n and_o life_n in_o the_o way_n of_o death_n be_v hurry_v the_o contrary_a way_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o impetuous_a lust_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a tendency_n in_o all_o man_n to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a as_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a have_v observe_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n there_o remain_v this_o general_a foundation_n of_o religion_n in_o all_o men._n good_a have_v a_o magnetic_a force_n and_o be_v 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and_o among_o all_o other_o creature_n man_n be_v most_o cruel_o bend_v against_o man._n what_o abundance_n of_o engine_n artillery_n weapon_n and_o munition_n have_v man_n devise_v for_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o to_o offend_v other_o in_o so_o much_o as_o when_o we_o be_v not_o molest_v with_o the_o air_n nor_o the_o element_n man_n become_v wolf_n and_o devil_n to_o one_o another_o tully_n speak_v of_o a_o notable_a philosopher_n who_o write_v a_o book_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o man_n wherein_o he_o recite_v the_o occasion_n of_o man_n death_n that_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o world_n as_o by_o inundation_n sword_n famine_n pestilence_n diversity_n of_o disease_n destruction_n of_o city_n concourse_n of_o wild-beast_n which_o rush_v in_o sudden_o upon_o some_o nation_n have_v utter_o devour_v they_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o he_o conclude_v that_o a_o far_o great_a number_n of_o man_n have_v be_v destroy_v by_o man_n than_o by_o all_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o calamity_n though_o they_o be_v all_o join_v together_o but_o if_o in_o this_o discourse_n i_o shall_v run_v through_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o all_o the_o age_n and_o condition_n of_o this_o life_n man_n may_v yet_o find_v themselves_o in_o a_o far_o worse_a case_n and_o here_o we_o shall_v never_o make_v a_o end_n if_o we_o shall_v set_v forth_o the_o little_a satisfaction_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o each_o of_o these_o and_o that_o eager_a desire_n that_o every_o one_o have_v to_o change_v his_o condition_n with_o the_o state_n of_o other_o the_o consideration_n whereof_o make_v st._n bernard_n say_v that_o he_o think_v this_o life_n little_o better_o than_o the_o life_n of_o hell_n itself_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hope_n that_o here_o we_o may_v have_v to_o attain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n vii_o last_o meditate_v on_o death_n itself_o which_o succee_v after_o other_o misery_n who_o be_v able_a to_o declare_v the_o manifold_a misery_n that_o be_v include_v in_o this_o misery_n alone_o at_o present_a consider_v what_o a_o holy_a father_n say_v by_o way_n of_o exclamation_n against_o death_n o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o how_o sudden_o do_v thou_o steal_v upon_o we_o how_o secret_a be_v thy_o path_n and_o way_n how_o doubtful_a be_v thy_o hour_n how_o universal_a be_v thy_o dominion_n the_o mighty_a can_v escape_v thy_o hand_n the_o wise_a can_v hide_v themselves_o from_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o presence_n the_o strong_a lose_v their_o strength_n thou_o accounte_v no_o man_n rich_a for_o no_o man_n can_v ransom_n his_o life_n of_o thou_o for_o money_n thou_o go_v every_o where_n thou_o search_v every_o where_n there_o be_v no_o place_n where_o thou_o be_v not_o thou_o wither_v the_o herb_n thou_o drink_v up_o the_o wind_n thou_o corrupte_v the_o air_n thou_o change_v the_o age_n thou_o altere_v the_o world_n thou_o stick_v not_o to_o sup_v up_o the_o sea_n all_o thing_n do_v increase_v and_o diminish_v but_o thou_o continue_v always_o at_o one_o stay_n thou_o be_v the_o hammer_n that_o always_o strike_v thou_o be_v the_o sword_n that_o never_o blunt_v thou_o be_v the_o snare_n whereinto_o every_o one_o fall_v thou_o be_v the_o prison_n whereinto_o every_o one_o enter_v thou_o be_v the_o sea_n wherein_o all_o do_v perish_v thou_o be_v the_o pain_n that_o every_o one_o suffer_v and_o the_o tribute_n that_o every_o one_o pay_v o_o cruel_a death_n why_o have_v thou_o no_o pity_n of_o we_o but_o steal_v sudden_o upon_o we_o to_o snatch_v we_o away_o in_o our_o best_a time_n and_o interrupt_v we_o in_o our_o best_a affair_n thou_o rob_v as_o much_o from_o we_o in_o one_o hour_n as_o we_o have_v gain_v in_o many_o year_n thou_o cut_v off_o the_o succession_n of_o kindred_n and_o family_n thou_o leave_v prince_n and_o kingdom_n without_o any_o heir_n thou_o fille_v the_o world_n with_o widow_n and_o orphan_n thou_o break_v off_o the_o study_n of_o great_a clerk_n thou_o overthrowe_v good_a wit_n in_o their_o ripe_a age_n thou_o joyne_v the_o end_n with_o the_o beginning_n without_o give_v place_n to_o the_o middle_a thus_o he._n how_o shall_v the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n make_v we_o willing_a to_o part_v hence_o when_o death_n shall_v sound_v the_o retreat_n chrysostom_n say_v elegant_o col._n chrys_n hom._n 2._o in_o epist_n pauâ—i_fw-la ad_fw-la col._n this_o life_n be_v a_o nest_n frame_v of_o straw_n and_o mortar_n we_o be_v the_o little_a bird_n shall_v we_o putrify_v in_o the_o stench_n of_o this_o filthy_a nest_n if_o devotion_n have_v make_v we_o wing_n why_o be_v we_o slothful_a let_v we_o soar_v aloft_o and_o take_v that_o flight_n which_o our_o eagle_n track_v out_o to_o we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o ascension_n remember_v that_o the_o quintessence_n of_o all_o wisdom_n be_v the_o meditation_n of_o death_n it_o be_v a_o business_n we_o shall_v learn_v all_o our_o life-time_n to_o exercise_v it_o once_o the_o fault_n therein_o commit_v be_v irreparable_a and_o the_o loss_n without_o recovery_n sect_n xxxvi_o of_o return_v to_o family-worship_n in_o the_o evening_n let_v every_o christian_a return_n to_o the_o worship_v of_o god_n in_o the_o family_n and_o in_o secret_a in_o the_o evening_n as_o in_o the_o morning_n under_o the_o law_n a_o lamb_n be_v offer_v up_o morning_n and_o evening_n 29.38_o exod._n 29.38_o 115._o r._n menachem_n fol._n 115._o day_n by_o day_n continual_o of_o this_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v the_o continual_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o morning_n make_v atonement_n for_o the_o iniquity_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o night_n and_o the_o evening-sacrifice_n make_v atonement_n for_o the_o iniquity_n that_o be_v by_o day_n this_o shall_v teach_v we_o daily_o to_o renew_v the_o application_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n typify_v by_o the_o lamb_n once_o offer_v to_o the_o father_n for_o we_o receive_v he_o feed_v upon_o he_o and_o make_v daily_a 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ourselves_o morning_n or_o evening_n and_o neglect_v those_o holy_a duty_n wherein_o we_o shall_v meet_v jesus_n christ_n and_o hear_v he_o speak_v to_o we_o peace_n and_o pardon_n reconciliation_n and_o salvation_n what_o sweet_a comfort_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o estate_n when_o thus_o we_o shall_v draw_v near_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o these_o holy_a duty_n when_o we_o shall_v meet_v he_o and_o hear_v his_o sweet_a expression_n of_o love_n by_o his_o spirit_n to_o our_o soul_n it_o shall_v make_v we_o loath_a to_o depart_v even_o hard_o to_o be_v pull_v away_o from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n unwilling_a to_o end_v these_o exercise_n or_o turn_v our_o thought_n another_o way_n be_v it_o not_o that_o other_o thing_n must_v be_v do_v therefore_o sanctify_v yourselves_o every_o one_o and_o come_v to_o this_o daily_a burnt-offering_a morning_n and_o evening_n continual_o that_o you_o may_v meet_v the_o lord_n and_o hear_v he_o talk_v with_o you_o word_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n many_o complain_v that_o christ_n be_v strange_a unto_o they_o they_o can_v see_v he_o nor_o hear_v any_o word_n of_o comfort_n from_o he_o but_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o themselves_o they_o fail_v to_o give_v he_o a_o meeting_n or_o to_o come_v in_o that_o holy_a manner_n as_o they_o ought_v moreover_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 43._o that_o hereupon_o the_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v before_o he_o daily_o with_o this_o continual_a burnt-offering_a and_o he_o shall_v meet_v they_o and_o speak_v with_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n a_o family_n a_o christian_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n through_o this_o daily_a intercourse_n with_o he_o if_o you_o daily_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o humiliation_n in_o renew_v the_o application_n of_o
myself_o what_o a_o miserable_a wretch_n be_o i_o a_o thousand_o yea_o ten_o thousand_o time_n unhappy_a that_o have_v so_o fond_o deceive_v myself_o oh_o it_o have_v be_v well_o if_o i_o have_v never_o be_v born_n sect_n thirty-nine_o a_o meditation_n in_o put_v off_o our_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o bed_n 1._o here_o consider_v that_o clothes_n do_v not_o make_v nor_o mar_v a_o man_n the_o body_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v a_o body_n when_o the_o clothes_n be_v put_v off_o that_o the_o body_n may_v take_v its_o rest_n in_o a_o warm_a bed_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o body_n that_o make_v a_o man_n animus_fw-la cujusque_fw-la cuique_fw-la it_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o man._n when_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v aside_o in_o the_o grave_a a_o man_n do_v not_o then_o cease_v to_o be_v but_o his_o soul_n be_v then_o take_v its_o rest_n in_o heaven_n or_o torment_v in_o hell_n death_n be_v not_o a_o annihilation_n of_o a_o man_n but_o only_o a_o dissolution_n 2._o 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his_o body_n he_o will_v not_o have_v desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v every_o ache_n pain_n and_o sickness_n that_o god_n lay_v upon_o the_o body_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o forewarn_n to_o thou_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o bedtime_n it_o be_v death_n harbinger_n and_o god_n servant_n send_v it_o may_v be_v to_o fetch_v and_o carry_v thou_o to_o thy_o bed_n to_o thy_o place_n of_o rest_n 2._o a_o man_n can_v take_v such_o sweet_a refreshment_n in_o his_o clothes_n as_o when_o he_o be_v unclothe_v so_o a_o godly_a man_n can_v never_o rest_v from_o his_o labour_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o the_o body_n but_o he_o will_v be_v always_o burden_v weary_a and_o groan_v in_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n he_o be_v bear_v to_o labour_n as_o the_o spark_n fly_v upward_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o rest_v from_o sin_n from_o temptation_n from_o trouble_n from_o labour_n without_o and_o from_o fear_n within_o till_o a_o christian_a lay_n aside_o his_o body_n the_o garment_n of_o the_o soul_n death_n make_v he_o to_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o labour_n while_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n the_o proper_a rest_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o saint_n everlasting_a habitation_n but_o death_n carry_v lazarus_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n 3._o when_o a_o man_n put_v off_o all_o his_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o his_o bed_n he_o lie_v not_o down_o naked_a and_o uncovered_a but_o take_v a_o cover_v upon_o he_o thus_o when_o the_o soul_n leave_v the_o body_n it_o lay_v aside_o his_o clothes_n yet_o lie_v not_o he_o without_o a_o cover_v man_n bed_n be_v his_o grave_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v his_o cover_v a_o pious_a man_n may_v think_v upon_o his_o burial_n in_o a_o grave_a as_o a_o chest_n or_o coffer_n wherein_o his_o body_n the_o apparel_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v lay_v up_o till_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n but_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v think_v on_o it_o as_o a_o dark_a prison_n reserve_v his_o body_n as_o his_o soul_n be_v 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to_o lay_v aside_o these_o thing_n at_o death_n and_o to_o have_v no_o ornament_n but_o the_o ugliness_n of_o sin_n to_o appear_v before_o god_n in_o 5._o man_n put_v off_o their_o clothes_n in_o hope_n after_o they_o have_v refresh_v themselves_o with_o sleep_n to_o put_v they_o on_o again_o so_o when_o the_o soul_n lay_v aside_o her_o body_n it_o be_v in_o hope_n of_o rise_v again_o of_o a_o reunion_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o same_o body_n which_o a_o man_n do_v lay_v aside_o so_o to_o put_v off_o the_o body_n as_o one_o that_o shall_v put_v it_o on_o again_o in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n and_o never_o lie_v it_o aside_o more_o sect_n xl._n when_o you_o lie_v down_o in_o your_o bed_n at_o night_n have_v recount_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o day_n think_v on_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o night_n it_o be_v say_v of_o thief_n and_o robber_n that_o in_o the_o dark_a they_o dig_v through_o house_n which_o they_o have_v mark_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o daytime_n job_n 24.16_o 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