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certain_o if_o we_o be_v dutiful_a child_n we_o shall_v not_o suffer_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o ungrateful_a silence_n but_o as_o the_o heart_n will_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o sense_n so_o will_v the_o mouth_n with_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o mercy_n who_o can_v express_v the_o noble_a act_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o show_v forth_o all_o his_o praise_n psal_n 106.2_o oh_o how_o great_a be_v the_o sum_n of_o they_o if_o we_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o sand_n psal_n 139.17_o 18._o praise_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n praise_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n 3._o and_o be_v god_n so_o merciful_a then_o this_o o_o my_o soul_n shall_v teach_v thou_o humility_n and_o to_o have_v low_a thought_n of_o thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o miserable_a thou_o have_v no_o need_n of_o mercy_n if_o thou_o be_v righteous_a it_o be_v but_o justice_n to_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n not_o mercy_n every_o particular_a blessing_n i_o enjoy_v be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o aught_o to_o each_o i_o a_o lesson_n of_o humility_n many_o stripe_n many_o judgement_n indeed_o have_v i_o deserve_v but_o i_o must_v confess_v with_o holy_a jacob_n that_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n gen._n 32.10_o 4._o be_v god_n a_o god_n of_o such_o infinite_a mercy_n this_o than_o shall_v teach_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n in_o all_o thy_o difficulty_n and_o distress_n in_o all_o thy_o want_n and_o necessity_n to_o have_v recourse_n unto_o he_o to_o rest_v and_o depend_v upon_o he_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v holy_a david_n tarry_v round_o about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o psal_n 34.7_o and_o deliver_v they_o and_o psal_n 34.22_o the_o lord_n deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o saint_n and_o all_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v destitute_a and_o as_o in_o temporal_a danger_n so_o in_o temporal_a want_n we_o must_v cast_v all_o our_o care_n upon_o he_o for_o he_o care_v for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lordlack_n nothing_o psal_n 34.9_o and_o v._o the_o 10._o they_o that_o seek_v the_o lord_n shall_v want_v no_o manner_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a god_n be_v a_o god_n all-sufficient_a and_o able_a to_o help_v i_o in_o my_o great_a necessity_n he_o be_v a_o god_n rich_a in_o mercy_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o want_v therefore_o i_o will_v cast_v my_o burden_n upon_o he_o i_o will_v put_v my_o trust_n in_o he_o 5._o be_v god_n so_o merciful_a this_o shall_v teach_v i_o to_o fear_v he_o this_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v strange_a what_o shall_v i_o fear_v he_o because_o of_o his_o mercifulness_n i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o trust_v he_o indeed_o and_o to_o love_v he_o but_o shall_v i_o fear_v he_o for_o it_o yes_o certain_o we_o ought_v to_o fear_v he_o even_o for_o his_o mercy_n there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o say_v david_n therefore_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v psal_n 130.4_o and_o 67._o ult_n god_n shall_v bless_v we_o and_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v fear_v he_o though_o he_o forgive_v though_o he_o bless_v though_o he_o show_v we_o mercy_n yet_o we_o must_v fear_v he_o yea_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v that_o of_o all_o god_n attribute_n mercy_n be_v the_o dreadful_a for_o wherever_o his_o mercy_n light_n and_o be_v neglect_v or_o return_v empty_a without_o answer_v god_n design_n he_o will_v certain_o recompense_v his_o abuse_a mercy_n with_o double_a severity_n laesa_fw-la patientia_fw-la furor_fw-la fit_n 6._o be_v god_n thus_o merciful_a this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o imitate_v his_o mercy_n by_o be_v merciful_a to_o our_o poor_a necessitous_a brethren_n let_v we_o imitate_v it_o in_o its_o universality_n it_o be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n who_o be_v there_o under_o the_o sun_n that_o have_v not_o 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make_v no_o other_o retribution_n unto_o he_o but_o our_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n o_o let_v we_o never_o then_o defraud_v he_o of_o that_o so_o easy_a tribute_n but_o let_v our_o heart_n be_v continual_o fill_v with_o the_o sense_n and_o our_o mouth_n with_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o mercy_n we_o confess_v o_o lord_n that_o we_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o the_o less_o we_o deserve_v they_o the_o more_o thou_o deserve_v our_o praise_n o_o let_v we_o not_o by_o our_o ingratitude_n provoke_v thou_o to_o discontinue_v thy_o mercy_n or_o to_o shut_v up_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n in_o displeasure_n and_o so_o teach_v we_o to_o value_v they_o by_o make_v we_o feel_v the_o want_n of_o they_o alelujah_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n hebrew_n 9.27_o and_o as_o it_o it_o appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n god_n at_o first_o create_v man_n in_o a_o state_n of_o 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those_o law_n and_o thereby_o render_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n obnoxious_a to_o that_o judgement_n of_o death_n before_o threaten_a and_o now_o god_n ratify_v his_o former_a denunciation_n establish_v it_o by_o a_o perpetual_a decree_n that_o unto_o dust_n he_o shall_v return_v gen._n 3.19_o so_o that_o now_o we_o see_v whence_o death_n have_v its_o first_o beginning_n rom._n 5.12_o it_o be_v but_o the_o product_n and_o birth_n of_o sin_n sin_n have_v once_o conceive_v never_o prove_v abortive_a but_o bring_v forth_o death_n james_n 1.15_o it_o be_v now_o appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v and_o as_o certain_a as_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n be_v
irreversible_a so_o certain_o shall_v all_o the_o offspring_n of_o adam_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a learned_a and_o unlearned_a descend_v unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_a mingle_v their_o dust_n and_o pay_v down_o their_o symbol_n of_o mortality_n divesne_n prisco_fw-la natus_fw-la ab_fw-la inacho_n nil_fw-la interest_n &_o infimâ_fw-la de_fw-fr gente_fw-la sub_fw-la dio_fw-mi morieris_fw-la victima_fw-la nil_fw-la miserantis_fw-la orci_fw-la omnes_fw-la eoâ—em_fw-la cogimur_fw-la etc._n etc._n horat._n carmin_n lib._n 2._o ode_n 3._o st._n austin_n observe_v three_o kind_n of_o â—eath_n the_o first_o be_v when_o god_n forsake_v â—he_n soul_n so_o he_o forsake_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 6.14_o and_o so_o he_o forsake_v pharaoh_n exod._n â—13_n this_o death_n be_v also_o mention_v matt._n â—_o 22_o let_v the_o dead_a bury_v their_o dead_a the_o second_o be_v when_o the_o soul_n forsake_v the_o body_n which_o be_v in_o the_o common_a â—urse_n and_o order_n of_o nature_n so_o 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eccles_n 7.20_o and_o because_o â—hat_n even_o they_o also_o can_v lead_v a_o sinless_a life_n but_o have_v many_o sin_n many_o frailty_n and_o imperfection_n that_o they_o can_v total_o be_v free_v from_o while_o they_o live_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v rom._n 5.12_o death_n then_o be_v certain_a to_o all_o nullum_fw-la saeuà _fw-la caput_fw-la proserpina_n fugit_fw-la and_o yet_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o time_n of_o it_o mors_fw-la certa_fw-la est_fw-la incerta_fw-la dies_fw-la one_o die_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vigour_n of_o his_o age_n when_o his_o bone_n be_v full_a of_o marrow_n and_o his_o blood_n of_o spirit_n another_o in_o his_o infancy_n when_o there_o be_v great_a expectation_n of_o future_a comfort_n and_o hopeful_a success_n another_o be_v entomb_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o never_o see_v the_o light_n another_o die_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o youth_n another_o in_o old_a age_n but_o all_o soon_o oâ—_n late_a come_v to_o one_o seat_n the_o grave_a one_o go_v well_o at_o night_n to_o his_o bed_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v find_v dead_a lotus_fw-la nobisum_fw-la est_fw-la hilaris_fw-la coenavit_fw-la &_o ideâ—_n inventus_fw-la mane_n est_fw-la mortuus_fw-la andragora_n martial_a l._n 6._o another_o go_v out_o of_o his_o door_n anâ—_n his_o belove_a consort_n be_v with_o much_o joâ—_n and_o impatience_n expect_v his_o happy_a reâ—urn_n and_o anon_o she_o receive_v the_o sorrowful_a news_n of_o his_o death_n by_o a_o fall_n or_o a_o favour_n of_o all_o the_o uncertain_a thing_n in_o â—â—e_z world_n i_o know_v not_o a_o more_o uncertain_a thing_n than_o the_o time_n of_o our_o death_n there_o be_v so_o many_o thousand_o casualâ—es_n that_o may_v intervene_v to_o deprive_v a_o man_n â—f_a life_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n that_o â—e_n be_v than_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o plague_n or_o â—â—me_n popular_a disease_n or_o fever_n or_o smallpox_n a_o immoderate_a grief_n or_o profuse_a â—y_a a_o intemperate_a draught_n or_o undigested_a piece_n of_o meat_n yea_o a_o hair_n or_o a_o grapestone_n with_o myriad_o of_o other_o accident_n may_v introduce_v death_n and_o as_o death_n be_v certain_a so_o be_v judgement_n too_o as_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o â—e_n so_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n as_o one_o fix_v by_o a_o irrevocable_a unalterable_a deâ—ee_n so_o be_v the_o other_o too_o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o day_n in_o which_o he_o â—ill_v judge_v the_o world_n act_v 17.31_o this_o judgement_n will_v be_v universal_a both_o 〈◊〉_d to_o person_n and_o thing_n god_n will_v judge_v â—e_a secret_n of_o all_o heart_n by_o jesus_n christ_n â—om_n 2.16_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v the_o â—â—ings_n do_v in_o his_o body_n according_a to_o â—â—at_v he_o have_v do_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o and_o to_o that_o end_n we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o heb._n 12.23_o which_o evince_v the_o certainty_n of_o a_o day_n of_o judgement_n otherwise_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v there_o a_o judge_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n do_v right_a here_o the_o good_a man_n find_v the_o sharp_a misery_n and_o great_a affliction_n the_o evil_a man_n the_o sweet_a felicity_n and_o full_a pleasure_n here_o the_o rich_a man_n table_n stand_v press_v with_o delicacy_n and_o poor_a lazarus_n lack_v even_o crumb_n to_o feed_v he_o therefore_o it_o will_v much_o impeach_v the_o justice_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o time_n and_o place_n to_o make_v some_o retribution_n to_o each_o of_o these_o to_o reward_v the_o righteous_a and_o to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a see_v it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o recompense_v tribulation_n to_o they_o that_o trouble_v you_o and_o to_o you_o who_o be_v trouble_v rest_n with_o 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to_o a_o sight_n and_o hatred_n of_o my_o most_o hide_a corruption_n that_o i_o may_v not_o cherish_v any_o darling_n lust_n but_o make_v a_o utter_a destruction_n of_o every_o amalekite_n o_o suffer_v i_o not_o to_o speak_v peace_n to_o myself_o when_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n but_o grant_v i_o may_v judge_v of_o myself_o as_o thou_o judge_v of_o i_o that_o i_o may_v never_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o myself_o till_o i_o be_o at_o perfect_a peace_n with_o thou_o and_o by_o purity_n of_o haert_n be_v qualify_v to_o see_v thou_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n through_o jesus_n christ_n amen_n for_o contrition_n out_o of_o the_o same_o author_n o_o holy_a lord_n who_o be_v a_o merciful_a embracer_n of_o true_a penitent_n but_o yet_o a_o consume_a fire_n towards_o obstinate_a sinner_n how_o shall_v i_o approach_v thou_o who_o have_v so_o many_o provoke_a sin_n to_o inflame_v thy_o wrath_n and_o so_o little_a sincere_a repentance_n to_o incline_v thy_o mercy_n o_o be_v thou_o please_v to_o soften_v 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