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be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a unto_o death_n 39_o mat._n 26.38_o 39_o and_o once_o again_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o pray_v father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o shall_v i_o expect_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a or_o ashamed_a to_o express_v the_o passion_n which_o be_v existent_a in_o all_o god_n saint_n and_o from_o which_o my_o lord_n and_o master_n himself_o be_v not_o free_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n i_o be_o a_o minister_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n if_o i_o die_v as_o i_o now_o fear_n i_o die_v innocent_o lord_n thou_o know_v i_o die_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n i_o shall_v be_v a_o martyr_n though_o of_o the_o low_a orb_n this_o may_v mitigate_v dread_a but_o it_o make_v no_o change_n in_o i_o or_o in_o death_n yet_o terror_n attend_v it_o and_o passion_n abide_v in_o i_o the_o most_o resolve_a paul_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v ashamed_a 9_o 2_o cor._n 1.8_o 9_o that_o he_o be_v desirous_a the_o 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propriety_n though_o he_o be_v dreadful_a in_o the_o one_o his_o very_a posse_fw-la comitatus_fw-la be_v desirable_a to_o the_o other_o shall_v i_o foolish_o draw_v back_o fear_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o my_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a because_o i_o must_v be_v bring_v and_o put_v into_o it_o with_o halberd_n bill_n sword_n and_o the_o sheriff_n train_n and_o power_n my_o soul_n cheer_v up_o reflect_v on_o thyself_o christ_n his_o love_n and_o god_n grace_n notwithstanding_o my_o many_o slip_n fall_n and_o infirmity_n i_o will_v presume_v to_o say_v i_o have_v live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a the_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v on_o my_o flesh_n with_o god_n i_o have_v desire_v and_o endeavour_v to_o walk_v though_o i_o have_v sometime_o wander_v and_o go_v astray_o like_o a_o lose_a sheep_n i_o have_v embrace_v christ_n my_o lord_n and_o to_o he_o i_o will_v cleave_v as_o to_o my_o dear_a redeemer_n i_o shall_v therefore_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a although_o i_o may_v be_v strike_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v sting_v by_o death_n death_n may_v pass_v upon_o i_o as_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o as_o a_o expression_n of_o humane_a rage_n but_o not_o as_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n or_o execution_n of_o his_o law_n let_v i_o make_v it_o my_o care_n to_o see_v my_o quality_n change_v whilst_o i_o live_v and_o then_o i_o be_o assure_v god_n will_v change_v the_o quality_n of_o my_o death_n when_o i_o die_v sect_n vi_o if_o i_o now_o die_v as_o man_n rage_n do_v threaten_v my_o enemy_n desire_n and_o hope_n my_o friend_n fear_v and_o deprecate_v and_o myself_o have_v cause_n to_o expect_v i_o die_v as_o a_o malefactor_n and_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o righteous_a law_n
entertain_v such_o a_o exchange_n of_o object_n to_o my_o understanding_n be_v not_o my_o loss_n great_a and_o great_o to_o be_v lament_v by_o which_o i_o only_o loose_v the_o knowledge_n of_o vanity_n which_o will_v not_o make_v i_o happy_a and_o iniquity_n which_o will_v make_v i_o miserable_a but_o gain_v the_o knowledge_n the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o good_a much_o good_a true_a and_o substantial_a good_a only_o good_a without_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o evil_n and_o that_o in_o a_o estate_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o perfect_a glory_n sect_n xii_o after_o death_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o i_o sin_n no_o remembrance_n of_o i_o after_o death_n nor_o of_o my_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n a_o great_a name_n foolish_o purchase_v by_o the_o great_a precipitacie_n of_o some_o in_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o great_a bubble_n of_o vanity_n which_o will_v wear_v out_o at_o last_o time_n will_v eat_v it_o out_o of_o the_o strong_a city_n or_o marble_n monument_n and_o i_o hope_v when_o i_o be_o forget_v my_o sin_n &_o shame_n will_v also_o be_v forget_v serious_a thought_n suggest_v unto_o i_o content_a the_o little_a good_a i_o have_v do_v shall_v be_v forget_v so_o that_o my_o folly_n and_o wickedness_n may_v not_o be_v remember_v and_o yet_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o dismay_v the_o scripture_n do_v declare_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a be_v bless_v 112.6_o psal_n 10.7_o &_o 112.6_o and_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n god_n have_v provide_v that_o his_o people_n name_n shall_v live_v when_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v consume_v in_o the_o grave_n the_o lord_n have_v use_v i_o whilst_o i_o live_v as_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o honour_n can_v i_o die_v and_o be_v forget_v in_o his_o church_n or_o among_o his_o people_n shall_v not_o my_o work_n follow_v i_o shall_v not_o my_o work_n praise_v i_o in_o the_o gate_n can_v the_o sinner_n by_o i_o reprove_v or_o the_o saint_n by_o i_o convert_v to_o or_o confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n remember_v themselves_o their_o sin_n or_o duty_n and_o forget_v i_o god_n have_v bless_v i_o with_o many_o last_a memorial_n of_o nature_n a_o fruitful_a progeny_n i_o need_v not_o build_v tomb_n or_o city_n and_o call_v they_o after_o my_o name_n for_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a my_o son_n will_v preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o my_o name_n the_o rot_v of_o the_o name_n be_v a_o curse_n entail_v on_o man_n of_o rot_a life_n and_o be_v ordinary_o effect_v by_o god_n cut_v off_o the_o bud_a race_n and_o hopeful_a progeny_n whatever_o have_v befall_v i_o in_o this_o life_n god_n have_v not_o suffer_v this_o cause_n procure_v or_o produce_v this_o effect_n to_o be_v my_o lot_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o torment_v myself_o with_o a_o fear_n that_o it_o shall_v follow_v i_o when_o dead_a notwithstanding_o my_o sinfulness_n my_o care_n shall_v be_v that_o my_o life_n and_o death_n may_v make_v it_o legible_a that_o my_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o therein_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v more_o than_o if_o the_o devil_n weâ—â—_n subject_a to_o i_o 10.20_o luk._n 10.20_o i_o have_v lay_v hoâ—d_v on_o god_n covenant_n he_o have_v give_v i_o a_o place_n in_o his_o sanctuary_n better_a than_o a_o name_n of_o son_n and_o daughter_n my_o name_n can_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o that_o book_n my_o interest_n and_o relation_n by_o that_o covenant_n shall_v ever_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o remember_v i_o therefore_o can_v possible_o be_v bury_v in_o oblivion_n sect_n xiii_o death_n will_v remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n movable_a death_n will_v remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n but_o it_o be_v movable_a that_o it_o shall_v know_v i_o no_o more_o it_o will_v so_o but_o shall_v this_o dismay_v i_o be_o not_o i_o a_o pilgrim_n in_o this_o earth_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v the_o patriarch_n pass_v their_o time_n on_o earth_n in_o movable_a tent_n look_v for_o a_o city_n who_o founder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n 10.10_o heb._n 10.10_o the_o house_n in_o which_o i_o have_v live_v have_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o last_a structure_n yet_o they_o never_o be_v to_o i_o any_o durable_a station_n i_o have_v not_o indeed_o remove_v my_o tent_n but_o i_o have_v be_v often_o remove_v from_o my_o tent_n i_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o a_o shift_a state_n move_v from_o one_o house_n unto_o another_o from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o this_o have_v be_v to_o i_o very_o tedious_a and_o irksome_a my_o father_n do_v indeed_o raise_v many_o stately_a structure_n ireland_n in_o dublin_n in_o ireland_n not_o one_o of_o all_o his_o son_n possess_v they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o the_o brick_n wall_n may_v bear_v his_o name_n none_o of_o his_o child_n do_v or_o can_v inhabit_v they_o god_n have_v make_v constant_a motion_n my_o condition_n he_o have_v wise_o move_v i_o from_o place_n to_o place_n that_o i_o may_v be_v in_o love_n with_o no_o place_n under_o the_o sun_n if_o i_o have_v like_v my_o house_n &_o place_n never_o so_o well_o i_o have_v by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v it_o and_o that_o either_o because_o it_o be_v none_o of_o i_o or_o else_o man_n persecute_v rage_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o in_o peace_n to_o possess_v it_o or_o because_o my_o master_n work_n have_v be_v do_v in_o that_o place_n and_o call_v i_o to_o another_o how_o often_o have_v i_o be_v forcible_o remove_v from_o people_n who_o i_o have_v dear_o love_v and_o from_o place_n where_o i_o think_v i_o have_v pitch_v my_o tent_n and_o resolve_v to_o rest_n i_o dig_v a_o grave_n for_o my_o child_n wherein_o i_o intend_v to_o have_v be_v entomb_v myself_o and_o yet_o my_o dead_a babe_n be_v disperse_v their_o grave_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n each_o from_o other_o and_o it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a my_o grave_n shall_v be_v with_o any_o of_o they_o if_o death_n remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n it_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o have_v be_v common_a to_o i_o all_o my_o life_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o think_v it_o strange_a once_o more_o to_o remove_v my_o place_n but_o will_v ready_o content_o pack_v up_o and_o be_v go_v for_o this_o remove_n shall_v be_v my_o last_o remove_n for_o this_o remove_n shall_v be_v my_o best_a remove_n for_o this_o remove_n shall_v move_v i_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n and_o there_o i_o have_v a_o house_n of_o my_o own_o a_o better_a house_n than_o any_o this_o world_n afford_v a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n a_o eternal_a house_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n a_o mansion_n house_n prepare_v by_o christ_n my_o precursor_n for_o to_o entertain_v i_o and_o wherein_o i_o must_v and_o shall_v abide_v for_o ever_o a_o house_n which_o time_n can_v waste_v or_o ruin_n nor_o humane_a force_n pull_v down_o or_o raze_v a_o house_n most_o pleasant_o situate_v accommodate_v with_o all_o conveniency_n exempt_a from_o all_o annoyance_n and_o ample_o furnish_v with_o what_o may_v make_v it_o to_o i_o a_o happy_a habitation_n a_o house_n it_o be_v for_o which_o i_o shall_v pay_v no_o rent_n or_o tax_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o live_v a_o tenant_n at_o will_n but_o i_o shall_v possess_v this_o house_n full_o free_o and_o for_o ever_o be_v once_o settle_v in_o it_o i_o shall_v not_o desire_v to_o leave_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v sequester_v out_o of_o it_o and_o that_o which_o be_v worth_a all_o this_o house_n be_v i_o own_o house_n my_o inheritance_n purchase_v for_o i_o by_o my_o saviour_n and_o pass_v unto_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o my_o gracious_a father_n none_o can_v dispute_v my_o title_n or_o by_o a_o ejectione_n firma_fw-la force_v i_o out_o of_o my_o house_n my_o soul_n shall_v i_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v to_o and_o live_v in_o my_o own_o house_n and_o that_o be_v so_o well_o situate_a so_o convenient_o form_v so_o well_o furnish_v rather_o then_o in_o a_o stranger_n inconvenient_a house_n shall_v i_o not_o prefer_v a_o house_n of_o god_n building_n before_o the_o best_a of_o man_n shall_v i_o not_o choose_v a_o eternal_a rather_o than_o a_o decay_a fall_v ruinous_a habitation_n my_o soul_n be_v not_o trouble_v at_o this_o remove_n thou_o beleivest_fw-ge in_fw-ge god_n believe_v also_o in_o christ_n he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n 2._o john_n 14.1_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o he_o will_v have_v tell_v we_o he_o be_v go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o his_o remove_a people_n shall_v i_o not_o up_o and_o after_o such_o a_o harbinger_n to_o possess_v the_o glorious_a mansion_n of_o his_o most_o gracious_a provision_n why_o be_v my_o remove_n by_o