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death_n a_o good_a man_n have_v better_a never_o have_v be_v bear_v v._n no_o man_n entettain_v death_n so_o cheerful_o as_o he_o that_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n prepare_v himself_o for_o it_o for_o frequent_a meditation_n make_v it_o familiar_a and_o easy_a to_o we_o i_o have_v almost_o say_v and_o welcome_a it_o be_v not_o the_o number_n of_o day_n and_o year_n that_o make_v a_o long_a life_n but_o a_o well_o compose_v mind_n a_o soul_n that_o rejoice_v to_o think_v of_o leave_v the_o body_n and_o return_v to_o he_o that_o give_v it_o he_o that_o die_v well_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o and_o no_o man_n can_v fail_v of_o die_v well_o that_o have_v live_v well_o he_o that_o will_v die_v in_o peace_n must_v wean_v himself_o from_o all_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o this_o world_n beforehand_o what_o have_v he_o to_o fear_v that_o have_v already_o strip_v himself_o of_o more_o than_o death_n can_v have_v take_v from_o he_o if_o we_o will_v make_v life_n pleasant_a we_o must_v cast_v 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appear_v to_o he_o either_o great_a or_o new_a in_o case_n of_o accident_n he_o be_v safe_a within_o himself_o and_o so_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n never_o trouble_v he_o in_o his_o motion_n spirit_n and_o stile_n he_o be_v grave_a slow_a steady_a and_o compose_v he_o that_o have_v but_o little_a to_o do_v may_v do_v it_o at_o leisure_n and_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o much_o earnestness_n where_o a_o man_n be_v content_a within_o himself_o chap._n xxx_o of_o patience_n the_o occasion_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o a_o exhortation_n to_o it_o with_o instruction_n how_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o in_o adversity_n the_o necessity_n of_o perseverance_n i._o patience_n be_v a_o virtue_n that_o enable_v we_o to_o bear_v adversity_n with_o equality_n of_o mind_n but_o because_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o adversity_n there_o be_v likewise_o several_a name_n give_v to_o patience_n answerable_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o evil_n which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v 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