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do_v it_o with_o thy_o might_n for_o there_o be_v no_o work_n nor_o device_n nor_o knowledge_n nor_o wisdom_n in_o the_o grave_n whither_o thou_o go_v isai_n 38.18_o the_o grave_n can_v praise_v thou_o death_n can_v celebrate_v thou_o they_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n can_v hope_v for_o thy_o truth_n remember_v also_o that_o when_o the_o harbinger_n of_o death_n come_v though_o thou_o shall_v pray_v he_o with_o strong_a cry_n and_o tear_n to_o spare_v thou_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v better_o prepare_v ere_o thou_o go_v hence_o to_o be_v no_o more_o none_o of_o thy_o reason_n or_o rhetoric_n will_v prevail_v to_o reprieve_v thou_o one_o moment_n his_o strict_a order_n he_o must_v put_v to_o present_v peremptory_a execution_n one_o breathe_n respite_n i_o say_v thou_o need_v not_o expect_v for_o as_o it_o be_v job_n 14.5_o thy_o day_n be_v determine_v the_o number_n of_o thy_o month_n be_v with_o god_n he_o have_v appoint_v thy_o bouâ—ds_n that_o 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a_o long_a time_n the_o lord_n of_o these_o servant_n come_v and_o reckon_v with_o they_o if_o you_o be_v to_o take_v a_o voyage_n or_o to_o go_v a_o journey_n be_v you_o not_o concern_v to_o provide_v for_o they_o and_o have_v you_o not_o a_o far_a journey_n and_o dangerous_a voyage_n to_o go_v that_o be_v to_o land_n at_o time_n end_v in_o the_o astonish_a abyss_n of_o eternity_n and_o perhaps_o know_v not_o whether_o in_o heaven_n or_o hell_n if_o you_o be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o king_n of_o clay_n will_v you_o not_o as_o joseph_n gen._n 41.14_o put_v yourselves_o in_o your_o best_a prepare_a dress_n you_o can_v and_o be_v you_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o will_v you_o not_o change_v your_o dirty_a rag_n and_o put_v on_o your_o beâ—â—_n ornament_n if_o to_o engage_v in_o battle_n will_v you_o not_o arm_n and_o prepare_v for_o your_o own_o safety_n and_o when_o to_o engage_v in_o the_o last_o battle_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o death_n 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care_n and_o distract_n thought_n anent_o the_o thing_n this_o vain_a vexatious_a world_n abandon_v also_o all_o inclination_n malice_n revenge_n reproach_n or_o any_o way_n impair_n or_o injurâ—_n thy_o neighbour_n good_a name_n person_n or_o estate_n and_o when_o there_o through_o the_o sensible_a infirmity_n oâ—_n old_a age_n or_o threatnâ—_n symptom_n of_o sickness_n or_o present_a dangerous_a disease_n thâ—_n art_n under_o apprehension_n of_o approach_a death_n see_v thou_o thy_o house_n in_o order_n both_z as_o to_o the_o inward_a constitution_n of_o spirit_n and_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a disposal_n and_o settlement_n of_o secualr_a interest_n and_o affair_n and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n fencâ—_n and_o fortify_v against_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o last_o thing_n i_o shall_v offer_v section_n vi_o antidote_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n that_o will_v be_v a_o sweet_a and_o welcome_a word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o our_o 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thou_o the_o valley_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v a_o dark_a &_o irksome_a passage_n to_o those_o who_o go_v through_o it_o solitary_a and_o alone_a but_o christ_n have_v go_v this_o way_n to_o sanctify_v it_o to_o thou_o he_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o every_o step_n he_o will_v not_o not_o leave_v thou_o this_o way_n be_v straw_v with_o serpent_n and_o scorpion_n to_o the_o wicked_a which_o will_v still_o be_v sting_v and_o torment_v they_o but_o christ_n have_v take_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n for_o thou_o 1._o cor._n 15.55_o 57_o be_v thou_o not_o in_o union_n with_o christ_n yea_o such_o a_o strict_a and_o firm_a union_n that_o neither_o sin_n nor_o satan_n can_v break_v nor_o death_n dissolve_v matth._n 22.32_o in_o the_o virtue_n whereof_o all_o believer_n the_o mystic_a member_n of_o christ_n that_o glorious_a head_n shall_v at_o the_o last_o day_n be_v raise_v unto_o glory_n and_o happiness_n i_o say_v indeed_o the_o terror_n and_o torment_n of_o death_n be_v a_o earnest_n to_o the_o wicked_a of_o those_o â—â—effible_a misery_n that_o shall_v follow_v thereafter_o but_o death_n will_v free_v thou_o from_o sin_n and_o misery_n from_o all_o temptation_n to_o sin_n and_o peril_n of_o sorrow_n and_o make_v thou_o for_o ever_o triumph_v over_o sin_n satan_n hell_n and_o death_n o_o believer_n have_v thou_o not_o often_o be_v fill_v with_o many_o weary_a complaint_n in_o thy_o life_n death_n will_v make_v they_o all_o to_o cease_v have_v not_o thy_o life_n be_v sometime_o embitter_v with_o exquisite_a pain_n or_o heavy_a sickness_n death_n will_v relieve_v thou_o of_o those_o burden_n have_v thou_o not_o be_v in_o frequent_a tormentful_a fear_n of_o cross_n loss_n poverty_n or_o disgrace_n and_o other_o infelicity_n common_a to_o mankind_n it_o be_v death_n that_o thou_o so_o much_o fear_n will_v dissolve_v all_o these_o fear_n for_o ever_o have_v thou_o not_o often_o sigh_v and_o sorrow_v over_o thy_o ill_a plaguy_a heart_n have_v thou_o not_o often_o cry_v out_o alas_o my_o hard_a my_o vain_a my_o carnal_a my_o unclean_a and_o lustful_a my_o deceitful_a and_o perverse_a untractable_a heart_n have_v thou_o not_o also_o often_o cry_v out_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n o_o believer_n rejoice_v in_o hope_n for_o ever_o thy_o body_n of_o clay_n be_v lay_v into_o dust_n death_n will_v be_v the_o death_n of_o thy_o body_n of_o sin_n the_o old_a man_n will_v be_v fell_v dead_a with_o death_n last_o stroke_n thy_o corruption_n and_o infirmity_n shall_v never_o any_o more_o be_v matter_n of_o thy_o grievance_n or_o complaint_n and_o as_o death_n open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o lake_n to_o let_v in_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n so_o it_o will_v be_v to_o thou_o o_o believer_n a_o inlet_n to_o glory_n rest_n and_o happiness_n thou_o but_o die_v that_o thou_o may_v live_v thou_o but_o leaf_n and_o flit_v this_o sinful_a and_o cumbersome_a tabernacle_n of_o clay_n that_o thou_o may_v go_v to_o the_o glorious_a mansion_n above_o not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o who_o but_o shall_v be_v content_a with_o such_o a_o flit_a we_o be_v tell_v before_o that_o christ_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o welcome_v thou_o to_o the_o fruition_n of_o a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n and_o to_o say_v so_o thy_o death_n day_n will_v be_v thy_o coronation_n day_n for_o by_o death_n thou_o shall_v be_v immediate_o waste_v to_o glory_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v more_o for_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v it_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v what_o the_o believer_n be_v to_o enjoy_v after_o death_n finis_fw-la