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i_o shall_v promise_v to_o do_v nothing_o but_o with_o the_o lord_n premise_v leave_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v in_o the_o verse_n next_o beyond_o my_o text_n you_o ought_v to_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v we_o shall_v live_v and_o do_v this_o or_o that_o jam._n 5.15_o the_o like_a limitation_n to_o this_o precept_n you_o may_v observe_v in_o s._n paul_n practice_n act._n 18._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 1_o cor._n 6.16_o heb_fw-mi 6._o and_o socrates_n the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_n teach_v alcibiades_n to_o be_v so_o mannerly_a in_o his_o language_n towards_o god_n as_o to_o use_v the_o like_a alcibiades_n like_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrates_n to_o alcibiades_n reservation_n of_o his_o will_n and_o prelation_n of_o it_o before_o his_o own_o if_o this_o phrase_n be_v familiar_a in_o our_o mouth_n it_o will_v not_o only_o give_v present_a repulse_n to_o any_o evil_a purpose_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o will_v be_v a_o powerful_a charm_n against_o the_o return_n of_o it_o and_o indeed_o a_o man_n dare_v not_o say_v of_o any_o future_a sin_n i_o will_v commit_v it_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v for_o if_o he_o so_o far_o respect_v the_o only_a unerring_a rule_n the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o to_o make_v respective_a mention_n of_o it_o he_o can_v admit_v of_o any_o notion_n against_o it_o the_o 4_o application_n of_o this_o transient_a uncertainty_n of_o man_n temporal_a life_n may_v be_v a_o curb_n to_o immoderate_a concupiscence_n and_o dote_a delight_n in_o worldly_a thing_n whether_o riches_n honour_n or_o pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o three_o great_a i_o doll_n of_o carnall-minded_n man_n for_o why_o shall_v any_o one_o much_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o they_o either_o in_o longing_n for_o they_o or_o take_v too_o much_o joy_n in_o they_o when_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n as_o the_o want_n of_o a_o empty_a compliment_n congey_n or_o gesture_n of_o reverence_n may_v so_o embitter_v many_o temporal_a contentment_n of_o the_o choice_a kind_n and_o of_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n as_o to_o make_v they_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o even_o before_o the_o vapour_n of_o a_o man_n breath_n and_o life_n be_v vanish_v away_o as_o the_o history_n of_o haman_n show_v who_o temporal_a delight_n be_v but_o as_o a_o vapour_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n of_o short_a continuance_n than_o his_o life_n esth_n 5t._o from_o the_o 10_o vers_fw-la to_o the_o 13._o though_o that_o be_v shorten_v by_o a_o penal_a execution_n c._n 7._o v._n 10._o and_o if_o they_o shall_v hold_v out_o as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n live_v they_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o that_o estimation_n that_o many_o worldly_a man_n have_v set_v upon_o they_o but_o when_o a_o man_n life_n vanish_v as_o a_o vapour_n and_o they_o vanish_v before_o how_o foolish_a a_o fondness_n be_v it_o to_o let_v loose_a our_o affection_n towards_o they_o and_o to_o fix_v they_o upon_o they_o when_o evil_a day_n and_o year_n may_v come_v wherein_o we_o shall_v take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o as_o 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make_v themselves_o wing_n and_o fly_v away_o prov._n 23.5_o without_o take_v leave_n of_o the_o owner_n and_o leave_v nothing_o but_o the_o print_n of_o talon_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o torment_v he_o they_o can_v avail_v to_o prolong_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o transient_a vapour_n nor_o can_v they_o adjourn_v a_o man_n removal_n to_o his_o long-home_o whether_o to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n for_o one_o day_n no_o not_o for_o a_o hour_n for_o death_n be_v such_o a_o rigid_a sergeant_n as_o will_v not_o be_v bribe_v by_o the_o rich_a mammonist_n to_o put_v off_o his_o arrest_n witness_v that_o rich_a and_o wretched_a cardinal_n and_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n henry_n buford_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o sixth_o 1â—_n sixth_o fox_n martyr_n vol_fw-it 1._o pag_n 925._o col._n 1â—_n who_o perceive_v he_o must_v die_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n murmur_v at_o death_n that_o his_o riches_n can_v not_o reprieve_v he_o till_o a_o further_a time_n for_o he_o ask_v wherefore_o shall_v i_o die_v be_v so_o rich_a if_o the_o whole_a realm_n will_v save_v my_o life_n i_o be_o able_a either_o by_o policy_n to_o get_v it_o or_o by_o riches_n to_o buy_v it_o fie_o quoth_v he_o will_v not_o death_n be_v hire_v will_v money_n do_v nothing_o no_o nothing_o at_o all_o on_o this_o side_n the_o grave_n for_o a_o rescue_n or_o reprieve_v from_o death_n and_o beyond_o it_o below_o it_o as_o far_o as_o hell_n the_o money_n that_o will_v buy_v the_o whole_a vintage_n of_o wine_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v not_o purchase_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v a_o hell-scorched_a tongue_n second_o for_o honour_n as_o the_o moral_a philosopher_n say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o honour_a but_o in_o the_o honourer_n and_o not_o in_o word_n of_o praise_n and_o gesture_n of_o reverence_n which_o may_v be_v present_v in_o hypocrisy_n or_o with_o derision_n but_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o head_n and_o affection_n 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