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they_o die_v their_o wisdom_n be_v to_o they_o in_o death_n as_o if_o they_o have_v no_o wisdom_n they_o have_v no_o more_o privilege_n or_o defence_n against_o the_o stroke_n of_o death_n by_o all_o their_o wisdom_n learning_n merc._n nalla_fw-la est_fw-la sapi_fw-la entia_fw-la qua_fw-la mortem_fw-la effugiant_fw-la merc._n and_o knowledge_n than_o fool_n or_o bruit_n beast_n who_o have_v no_o knowledge_n no_o wisdom_n at_o all_o they_o die_v even_o without_o wisdom_n or_o even_o as_o if_o they_o have_v no_o wisdom_n die_v abner_n as_o a_o fool_n die_v say_v mourning_n david_n 1_o sam._n 3._o 33._o yes_o abner_n die_v as_o a_o fool_n die_v and_o so_o in_o one_o sense_n do_v the_o wise_a of_o man_n he_o be_v the_o wise_a of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o he_o speak_v it_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n who_o ask_v this_o question_n how_o die_v the_o wise_a man_n answer_n as_o the_o fool_n eccles_n 2._o 16._o let_v not_o any_o man_n pride_n himself_o in_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o wisdom_n for_o that_o dwell_v in_o a_o house_n of_o clay_n who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n his_o frailty_n be_v not_o curable_a by_o his_o excellency_n nor_o his_o mortality_n conquerable_a by_o his_o wisdom_n he_o shall_v die_v as_o if_o he_o have_v no_o wisdom_n and_o some_o who_o have_v most_o worldly_a wisdom_n die_v pine_v non_fw-fr in_o sapientâ—a_fw-la extenuatio_fw-la est_fw-la i._n e._n in_o magna_fw-la stultitia_fw-la pine_v with_o least_o yea_o they_o with_o the_o great_a folly_n not_o in_o wisdom_n may_v be_v a_o extenuation_n or_o a_o more_o gentle_a easy_a expression_n for_o in_o abundance_n of_o folly_n i_o remember_v it_o be_v observe_v concern_v paracelsus_n a_o great_a physician_n a_o man_n exceed_o verse_v in_o chemical_a experiment_n that_o he_o brag_v and_o boast_v he_o have_v attain_v to_o such_o wisdom_n in_o
discern_v the_o constitution_n of_o man_n and_o study_v remedy_n that_o whosoever_o do_v follow_v his_o rule_n and_o keep_v to_o his_o direction_n shall_v never_o die_v by_o any_o disease_n casual_o he_o may_v and_o of_o age_n he_o must_v but_o he_o will_v undertake_v to_o secure_v his_o health_n against_o disease_n a_o bold_a undertake_n but_o he_o who_o by_o his_o art_n promise_v to_o protect_v other_o to_o extreme_a old_a age_n from_o the_o arrest_n of_o death_n can_v not_o by_o all_o his_o art_n or_o power_n make_v himself_o a_o protection_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n but_o die_v even_o as_o one_o without_o wisdom_n before_o or_o when_o he_o have_v see_v but_o thirty_o second_o they_o die_v without_o wisdom_n that_o be_v they_o can_v carry_v their_o wisdom_n away_o with_o they_o as_o not_o their_o worldly_a riches_n and_o pomp_n so_o nor_o their_o worldly_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n chap._n 36._o 12._o three_o they_o die_v even_o without_o wisdom_n that_o be_v they_o prepare_v not_o wise_o for_o death_n this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o most_o man_n their_o excellency_n go_v away_o with_o they_o and_o they_o die_v without_o wisdom_n they_o have_v have_v wisdom_n but_o they_o die_v as_o if_o they_o have_v none_o that_o be_v they_o apply_v not_o their_o wisdom_n while_o they_o live_v to_o fit_v themselves_o for_o death_n they_o die_v before_o they_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v to_o live_v on_o why_o they_o live_v this_o wisdom_n be_v want_v in_o most_o man_n and_o of_o all_o such_o the_o psalmist_n conclude_v to_o this_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n man_n be_v in_o honour_n and_o understand_v not_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v psal_n 49._o 20._o that_o be_v he_o perish_v foolish_o and_o without_o wisdom_n like_o a_o beast_n though_o in_o his_o life_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o excellency_n he_o mer._n moriuntur_fw-la in_o simenâ—es_fw-la vel_fw-la insipienter_fw-la drus_n prius_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la quam_fw-la quicquam_fw-la 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thyself_o or_o friend_n thou_o shall_v die_v as_o some_o translate_v in_o a_o good_a old-age_n or_o as_o mr._n broughton_n thou_o shall_v die_v in_o lusty_a old-age_n time_n shall_v not_o wither_v thou_o nor_o drink_v up_o thy_o blood_n and_o spirit_n thou_o shall_v have_v a_o spring_n in_o the_o autumn_n and_o a_o summer_n in_o the_o winter_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o it_o be_v with_o moses_n deut._n 34._o 7._o who_o die_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a yet_o say_v the_o text_n his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v this_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o full_a old-age_n full_a of_o day_n yet_o full_a of_o strength_n and_o health_n it_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n when_o a_o man_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n youthful_a in_o old-age_n when_o other_o see_v with_o four_o eye_n and_o go_v with_o three_o leg_n he_o use_v neither_o staff_n nor_o spectacle_n but_o renew_v his_o strength_n like_o the_o eagle_n or_o we_o may_v take_v the_o sense_n 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down_o whereof_o the_o mower_n 7._o psal_n 129._o 6_o 7._o fill_v not_o his_o hand_n nor_o he_o that_o bind_v up_o the_o sheaf_n his_o bosom_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n sometime_o be_v like_o corn_n grow_v upon_o the_o house_n top_n that_o wither_v or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o sour_a mat._n 13._o like_o the_o corn_n that_o fall_v on_o the_o highway_n side_n or_o among_o stone_n and_o thorn_n which_o come_v not_o in_o in_o its_o season_n it_o never_o stay_v the_o ripen_n or_o reap_v but_o be_v eat_v up_o or_o dry_v or_o choke_v before_o the_o harvest_n now_o here_o man_n be_v compare_v unto_o corn_n sow_v in_o good_a ground_n well_o root_v and_o continue_v out_o its_o season_n and_o be_v bring_v in_o ripe_a at_o harvest_n old-age_n be_v the_o harvest_n of_o nature_n some_o divide_v man_n life_n into_o seven_o part_n compare_v it_o to_o the_o seven_o planet_n some_o into_o five_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o five_o act_n of_o a_o interlude_n but_o common_o the_o 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velè_fw-la medio_fw-la tolli_fw-la further_a considerable_a the_o hebrew_n be_v he_o shall_v ascend_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corre_v and_o that_o refer_v to_o death_n be_v sometime_o translate_v by_o cut_v off_o or_o take_v away_o psal_n 102._o 25._o cut_v i_o not_o off_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n the_o letter_n be_v let_v i_o not_o ascend_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n whether_o it_o have_v any_o allusion_n to_o that_o hope_n or_o faith_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o their_o death_n that_o they_o do_v but_o ascend_v when_o they_o die_v or_o to_o their_o disappear_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n when_o they_o die_v because_o thing_n which_o ascend_v vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o be_v not_o see_v in_o either_o sense_n when_o the_o saint_n be_v cut_v down_o by_o death_n they_o ascend_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriè_fw-la significat_fw-la acervum_fw-la frugum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o and_o they_o be_v elegant_o say_v to_o ascend_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corn_n 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though_o some_o call_v hasty_o for_o death_n and_o repent_v with_o as_o much_o haste_n when_o death_n come_v yet_o not_o i_o i_o will_v harden_v myself_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n to_o harden_v have_v a_o threefold_a signification_n among_o the_o jewish_a writer_n though_o it_o be_v use_v but_o this_o once_o only_o in_o all_o the_o praecari_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la 1._o solidare_fw-la &_o roborare_fw-la 2._o calefarere_fw-la urere_fw-la 3_o orare_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la praecari_fw-la scripture_n and_o hence_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n i_o will_v harden_v myself_o in_o sorrow_n it_o signify_v 1_o to_o pray_o or_o to_o beseech_v 2_o to_o heat_n or_o to_o warm_a yea_o to_o scorch_v and_o to_o burn_v 3_o to_o harden_v or_o to_o strengthen_v strengthen_v be_v harden_v in_o a_o metaphor_n according_a to_o the_o first_o sense_n the_o text_n be_v render_v thus_o then_o shall_v i_o yet_o have_v comfort_n yea_o i_o will_v 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