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which_o i_o close_o my_o eye_n in_o security_n content_a to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o sleep_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n sect._n 13_o the_o method_n i_o shall_v use_v in_o distributive_a justice_n i_o often_o observe_v in_o commutative_a and_o keep_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n in_o both_o whereby_o become_v equable_v to_o other_o i_o become_v unjust_a to_o myself_o and_o supererogate_v in_o that_o common_a principle_n do_v unto_o other_o as_o then_o will_v he_o do_v unto_o thyself_o i_o be_v not_o bear_v unto_o riches_n neither_o be_v it_o i_o think_v my_o star_n to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o frankness_n of_o my_o disposition_n be_v able_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_v my_o fate_n for_o to_o i_o avarice_n seem_v not_o so_o much_o a_o vice_n as_o a_o deplorable_a piece_n of_o madness_n *_o to_o conceive_v ourselves_o urinal_n or_o be_v persuade_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o so_o ridiculous_a nor_o so_o 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tender_a filament_n that_o fabric_n hang_v do_v wonder_n that_o we_o be_v not_o always_o so_o and_o consider_v the_o thousand_o door_n that_o lead_v to_o death_n do_v thank_v my_o god_n that_o we_o can_v die_v but_o once_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o mischief_n of_o disease_n and_o villainy_n of_o poison_n that_o make_v a_o end_n of_o we_o we_o vain_o accuse_v the_o fury_n of_o gun_n and_o the_o new_a invention_n of_o death_n it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o hand_n to_o destroy_v we_o and_o we_o be_v behold_v unto_o every_o one_o we_o meet_v he_o do_v not_o kill_v we_o there_o be_v therefore_o but_o one_o comfort_n leave_v that_o though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o weak_a arm_n to_o take_v away_o life_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o strong_a to_o deprive_v we_o of_o death_n god_n will_v not_o exempt_v himself_o from_o that_o the_o misery_n of_o immortality_n in_o the_o flesh_n he_o undertake_v not_o that_o be_v immortal_a certain_o there_o be_v no_o happiness_n 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birth_n another_o of_o his_o christianity_n his_o baptism_n and_o from_o this_o do_v i_o compute_v or_o calculate_v my_o nativity_n not_o reckon_v those_o horae_n combustae_fw-la and_o odd_a day_n or_o esteem_v myself_o any_o thing_n before_o i_o be_v my_o saviour_n and_o enrol_v in_o the_o register_n of_o christ_n whosoever_o enjoy_v not_o this_o life_n i_o count_v he_o but_o a_o apparition_n though_o he_o wear_v about_o he_o the_o sensible_a affection_n of_o flesh_n in_o these_o moral_a acception_n the_o way_n to_o be_v immortal_a be_v to_o die_v daily_o nor_o can_v i_o think_v i_o have_v the_o true_a theory_n of_o death_n when_o i_o contemplate_v a_o skull_n or_o behold_v a_o skeleton_n with_o those_o vulgar_a imagination_n it_o cast_v upon_o we_o i_o have_v therefore_o enlarge_v that_o common_a memento_n mori_fw-la into_o a_o more_o christian_a memorandum_n memento_n quatuor_fw-la novissima_fw-la those_o four_o inevitable_a point_n of_o we_o all_o death_n judgement_n heaven_n and_o 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be_v write_v unto_o man_n be_v deliver_v not_o as_o they_o true_o be_v but_o as_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v wherein_o notwithstanding_o the_o different_a interpretation_n according_a to_o different_a capacity_n may_v stand_v firm_a with_o our_o devotion_n nor_o be_v any_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o each_o single_a edification_n sect._n 46_o now_o to_o determine_v the_o day_n and_o year_n of_o this_o inevitable_a time_n be_v not_o only_o convincible_a and_o statute-madness_n but_o also_o manifest_a impiety_n *_o how_o shall_v we_o interpret_v elias_n 6000_o year_n or_o imagine_v the_o secret_a communicate_v to_o a_o rabbi_n which_o god_n have_v deny_v unto_o his_o angel_n it_o have_v be_v a_o excellent_a quaere_fw-la to_o have_v pose_v the_o devil_n of_o delphos_n and_o must_v needs_o have_v force_v he_o to_o some_o strange_a amphibology_n it_o have_v
obvious_a effect_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o danger_n to_o profound_a these_o mystery_n no_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la in_o philosophy_n the_o world_n be_v make_v to_o be_v inhabit_v by_o beast_n but_o study_v and_o contemplate_v by_o man_n it_o be_v the_o debt_n of_o our_o reason_n we_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o the_o homage_n we_o pay_v for_o not_o be_v beast_n without_o this_o the_o world_n be_v still_o as_o though_o it_o have_v not_o be_v or_o as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o six_o day_n when_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o creature_n that_o can_v conceive_v or_o say_v there_o be_v a_o world_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n receive_v small_a honour_n from_o those_o vulgar_a head_n that_o rude_o stare_v about_o and_o with_o a_o gross_a rusticity_n admire_v his_o work_n those_o high_o magnify_v he_o who_o judicious_a inquiry_n into_o his_o act_n and_o deliberate_a research_n into_o his_o creature_n return_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o devout_a and_o learned_a admiration_n therefore_o search_v while_o thou_o will_v and_o let_v thy_o reason_n go_v to_o ransom_n truth_n even_o to_o the_o abyss_n below_o rally_v the_o scatter_a cause_n and_o that_o line_n which_o nature_n twist_v be_v able_a to_o untwine_v it_o be_v thy_o maker_n will_n for_o unto_o none_o but_o unto_o reason_n can_v he_o ere_o be_v know_v the_o devil_n do_v know_v thou_o but_o those_o damn_a meteor_n build_v not_o thy_o glory_n but_o confound_v thy_o creature_n teach_v my_o endeavour_n so_o thy_o work_n to_o read_v that_o learn_v they_o in_o thou_o i_o may_v proceed_v give_v thou_o my_o reason_n that_o instructive_a flight_n who_o weary_a wing_n may_v on_o thy_o hand_n still_o light_a teach_v i_o so_o to_o soar_v aloft_o yet_o ever_o so_o when_o near_o the_o sun_n to_o stoop_v again_o below_o thus_o shall_v my_o humble_a feather_n safe_o hover_v and_o though_o near_a earth_n more_o than_o the_o heaven_n discover_v and_o then_o at_o last_o when_o homeward_o l_o shall_v drive_v rich_a with_o the_o 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divine_a point_n of_o philosophy_n therefore_o sometime_o and_o in_o some_o thing_n there_o appear_v to_o i_o as_o much_o divinity_n in_o galen_n his_o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la as_o in_o suarez_n metaphysic_n have_v aristotle_n be_v as_o curious_a in_o the_o enquiry_n of_o this_o cause_n as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o other_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o imperfect_a piece_n of_o philosophy_n but_o a_o absolute_a tract_n of_o divinity_n sect._n 15_o natura_n nihil_fw-la aget_fw-la frustra_fw-la be_v the_o only_a indisputed_a axiom_n in_o philosophy_n there_o be_v no_o grotesque_n in_o nature_n not_o any_o thing_n frame_v to_o fill_v up_o empty_a canton_n and_o unnecessary_a space_n in_o the_o most_o imperfect_a creature_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n but_o have_v their_o seed_n and_o principle_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o nature_n be_v every_o where_o where_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o these_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o his_o hand_n discover_v out_o of_o this_o rank_n solomon_n choose_v the_o object_n of_o admiration_n indeed_o what_o reason_n may_v not_o go_v to_o school_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o bee_n ant_n and_o spider_n what_o wise_a hand_n teach_v they_o to_o do_v what_o reason_n can_v teach_v we_o rude_a head_n stand_v amaze_v at_o those_o prodigious_a piece_n of_o nature_n whale_n elephant_n dromidary_n and_o camel_n these_o i_o confess_v be_v the_o colossus_n and_o majestic_a piece_n of_o her_o hand_n but_o in_o these_o narrow_a engine_n there_o be_v more_o curious_a mathematics_n and_o the_o civility_n of_o these_o little_a citizen_n more_o neat_o set_v forth_o the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o maker_n who_o admire_v not_o regio_n montanus_n his_o fly_n beyond_o his_o eagle_n or_o wonder_v not_o more_o at_o the_o operation_n of_o two_o soul_n in_o those_o little_a body_n than_o but_o one_o in_o the_o trunk_n of_o a_o cedar_n i_o can_v never_o content_v my_o contemplation_n with_o those_o general_a 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there_o be_v no_o further_a verity_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o implicit_a sense_n and_o morality_n i_o believe_v that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o a_o beast_n do_v perish_v and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o tame_a slate_n after_o death_n as_o before_o it_o be_v material_v unto_o life_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n know_v neither_o contrary_a nor_o corruption_n that_o they_o subsist_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o outlive_v death_n by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o proper_a nature_n and_o without_o a_o miracle_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o they_o leave_v earth_n take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n that_o those_o apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o depart_a person_n be_v not_o the_o wander_a soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o unquiet_a walk_n of_o devil_n prompt_v and_o suggest_v we_o unto_o mischief_n blood_n and_o villainy_n instil_v and_o steal_v into_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v not_o at_o rest_n in_o their_o grave_n but_o wander_v solicitous_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o those_o phantasm_n appear_v often_o and_o do_v frequent_a coemetery_n charnel-house_n and_o church_n it_o be_v because_o those_o be_v the_o dormitory_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o the_o devil_n like_o a_o insolent_a champion_n behold_v with_o pride_n the_o spoil_n and_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o adam_n sect._n 38_o this_o be_v that_o dismal_a conquest_n we_o all_o deplore_v that_o make_v we_o so_o often_o cry_v o_o adam_n quid_fw-la fecisti_fw-la i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v not_o those_o strait_a ligament_n or_o narrow_a obligation_n to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o dote_v on_o life_n or_o be_v convul_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o death_n not_o that_o i_o be_o insensible_a of_o the_o dread_n and_o horror_n thereof_o or_o by_o rake_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o decease_a continual_a sight_n of_o anatomy_n skeleton_n or_o cadaverous_a relic_n like_o vespilloe_n or_o grave-maker_n i_o be_o become_v stupid_a or_o have_v forget_v the_o apprehension_n of_o mortality_n but_o that_o marshal_v all_o the_o horror_n and_o contemplate_v the_o extremity_n thereof_o i_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n therein_o able_a to_o daunt_v the_o courage_n of_o a_o man_n much_o less_o a_o well-resolved_n christian_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o angry_a at_o the_o error_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n or_o unwilling_a to_o bear_v a_o part_n of_o this_o common_a fate_n and_o like_o the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o die_v that_o be_v to_o cease_v to_o breathe_v to_o take_v a_o farewell_n of_o the_o element_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o nothing_o for_o a_o moment_n to_o be_v within_o one_o instant_n of_o a_o spirit_n when_o i_o take_v a_o full_a view_n and_o circle_n of_o myself_o without_o this_o reasonable_a moderator_n and_o equal_a piece_n of_o justice_n death_n i_o do_v conceive_v myself_o the_o miserable_a person_n extant_a be_v there_o not_o another_o life_n that_o i_o hope_v for_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o 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