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the_o desire_n and_o the_o strength_n and_o next_o to_o he_o to_o you_o for_o that_o opportunity_n and_o little_a portion_n of_o leisure_n which_o i_o have_v to_o do_v it_o in_o for_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o public_o and_o beside_o my_o prayer_n it_o be_v all_o the_o recompense_n i_o can_v make_v you_o my_o be_v quiet_a i_o owe_v to_o your_o interest_n mâ—_n much_o of_o my_o support_n to_o your_o bounty_n and_o many_o other_o collateral_a comfort_n i_o derive_v from_o your_o favour_n and_o nobleness_n my_o lord_n because_o i_o much_o honour_v you_o and_o because_o i_o will_v do_v honour_n to_o myself_o i_o have_v write_v your_o name_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o my_o book_n i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v entertain_v it_o because_o the_o design_n relate_v to_o your_o dear_a lady_n and_o because_o it_o may_v minister_v to_o your_o spirit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n when_o god_n shall_v call_v for_o you_o to_o receive_v your_o reward_n for_o your_o charity_n and_o your_o noble_a piety_n by_o which_o you_o have_v not_o only_o endear_v very_o many_o person_n but_o in_o great_a degree_n have_v oblige_v i_o to_o be_v my_o noble_a lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o thankful_a and_o most_o humble_a servant_n taylor_n the_o table_n chap._n i._n a_o general_n preparation_n towards_o a_o holy_a and_o bless_a death_n by_o way_n of_o consideration_n 1._o §_o i._o consideration_n of_o the_o vanity_n and_o shortness_n of_o man_n life_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o consideration_n reduce_v to_o practice_v 10._o §_o iii_o rule_n and_o spiritual_a art_n of_o lengthen_v our_o day_n and_o to_o take_v off_o the_o objection_n of_o a_o short_a life_n 21._o §_o iv._o consideration_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n life_n 35._o §_o v._o the_o consideration_n reduce_v to_o practice_v 43._o chap._n ii_o a_o general_a preparation_n towards_o a_o holy_a and_o bless_a death_n by_o way_n of_o exercise_n 48._o §_o i._o three_o precept_n preparatory_a to_o a_o holy_a death_n to_o be_v practise_v in_o our_o whole_a life_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o daily_a examination_n of_o our_o action_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o health_n preparatory_a to_o our_o death_n bed_n 55._o reason_n for_o a_o daily_a examination_n ibid._n the_o benefit_n of_o this_o exercise_n 59_o §_o iii_o of_o exercise_v charity_n during_o our_o whole_a life_n 67._o §_o iv._o general_a consideration_n to_o enforce_v the_o former_a practice_n 71._o the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o die_a man_n sorrow_n and_o danger_n 72._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o temptation_n incident_a to_o the_o state_n of_o sickness_n with_o their_o proper_a remedy_n 77._o §_o i._o of_o the_o state_n of_o sickness_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o impatience_n 81._o §_o iii_o constituent_v or_o integral_a part_n of_o patience_n 84._o §_o iv._o remedy_n against_o impatience_n by_o way_n of_o consideration_n 87._o §_o v._o remedy_n against_o impatience_n by_o way_n of_o exercise_n 98._o §_o vi_o advantage_n of_o sickness_n 104._o three_o appendant_a consideration_n 100l_n 121_o 122._o §_o vii_o remedy_n against_o fear_n of_o death_n by_o way_n of_o consideration_n 127_o §_o viii_o remedy_n against_o fear_n of_o death_n by_o way_n of_o exercise_n 134._o §_o ix_o general_a rule_n and_o exercise_n whereby_o our_o sickness_n may_v become_v safe_a and_o sanctify_a 143._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o grace_n proper_a to_o the_o state_n of_o sickness_n which_o a_o sick_a man_n may_v practice_v alone_o 156._o §_o i._o of_o the_o practice_n of_o patience_n by_o way_n of_o rule_n 156_o 157._o §_o ii_o act_n of_o patience_n by_o way_n of_o prayer_n and_o ejaculation_n 167._o a_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o sickness_n 173._o a_o act_n of_o resignation_n to_o be_v say_v in_o all_o the_o evil_a accident_n of_o his_o sickness_n 174._o a_o prayer_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o patience_n 175._o a_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v at_o the_o take_a physic_n 177._o §_o iii_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n in_o time_n of_o sickness_n 178._o §_o iv._o act_n of_o faith_n by_o way_n of_o prayer_n and_o ejaculation_n to_o be_v say_v by_o sick_a man_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o temptation_n 184._o the_o prayer_n for_o the_o grace_n &_o strength_n of_o faith_n 186._o §_o v._o of_o repentance_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n 188._o §_o vi_o rule_n for_o the_o practice_n of_o repentance_n in_o sickness_n 195._o mean_n of_o exciting_a contrition_n etc._n etc._n 200_o §_o vii_o act_n of_o repentance_n by_o way_n of_o prayer_n and_o ejaculation_n 208._o the_o prayer_n for_o the_o grace_n and_o perfection_n of_o repentance_n 210._o a_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v say_v frequent_o in_o time_n of_o sickness_n 212._o a_o act_n of_o holy_a resolution_n of_o amendment_n of_o life_n in_o case_n of_o recovery_n 214._o §_o viii_o a_o analysis_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o decalogue_n enumerate_v the_o duty_n command_v and_o the_o sin_n forbid_v in_o every_o commandment_n for_o the_o help_a the_o sick_a man_n in_o make_v his_o confession_n 216._o the_o special_a precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n enumerate_v 69_o 227._o §_o ix_o of_o the_o sick_a man_n practice_n of_o charity_n and_o justice_n by_o way_n of_o rule_n 231._o §_o x._o act_n of_o charity_n by_o way_n of_o prayer_n and_o ejaculation_n which_o may_v also_o be_v use_v for_o thanksgiving_n in_o case_n of_o recovery_n 238._o chap._n v._o of_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a or_o §_o i._o the_o assistance_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o die_a person_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o their_o clergy-guide_n 242._o §_o ii_o rule_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a 245._o §_o iii_o of_o minister_a in_o the_o sick_a man_n confession_n of_o sin_n and_o repentance_n 250_o argument_n and_o exhortation_n
be_v a_o portion_n in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o jesus_n of_o which_o he_o now_o talk_v no_o more_o as_o a_o thing_n at_o distance_n but_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o possession_n when_o the_o veil_n be_v rend_v and_o the_o prison_n door_n be_v open_a at_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n angel_n martyr_n the_o soul_n go_v forth_o full_a of_o hope_n sometime_o with_o evidence_n but_o always_o with_o certainty_n in_o the_o thing_n and_o instant_o it_o pass_v into_o the_o throng_n of_o spirit_n where_o angle_n meet_v it_o sing_v and_o the_o devil_n flock_v with_o malicious_a and_o vile_a purpose_n desire_v to_o lead_v it_o away_o with_o they_o into_o their_o house_n of_o sorrow_n there_o they_o see_v thing_n which_o they_o never_o see_v and_o hear_v voice_n which_o they_o never_o hear_v there_o the_o devil_n charge_v they_o with_o many_o sin_n and_o the_o angel_n remember_v that_o themselves_o rejoice_v when_o they_o be_v repent_v of_o then_o the_o devil_n aggravate_v and_o describe_v all_o 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victory_n which_o holy_a soul_n receive_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o conduct_n of_o angel_n be_v a_o joy_n that_o we_o must_v not_o understand_v till_o we_o feel_v it_o and_o yet_o such_o which_o by_o a_o early_a and_o a_o persevere_v piety_n we_o may_v secure_v but_o let_v we_o inquire_v after_o it_o no_o further_o because_o it_o be_v secret_a chap._n iii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o sickness_n and_o the_o temptation_n incident_a to_o it_o with_o their_o proper_a remedy_n sect_n i._o of_o the_o state_n of_o sickness_n adam_n sin_n bring_v death_n into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n do_v die_v the_o same_o day_n in_o which_o he_o sin_v according_a as_o god_n have_v threaten_v he_o do_v not_o die_v as_o death_n be_v take_v for_o a_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n that_o be_v not_o death_n proper_o but_o the_o end_n of_o the_o last_o act_n of_o death_n just_a as_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v when_o he_o cease_v any_o long_a to_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n but_o whereas_o to_o man_n be_v intend_v a_o life_n long_o and_o happy_a without_o sickness_n sorrow_n or_o infelicity_n and_o this_o life_n shall_v be_v live_v here_o or_o in_o a_o better_a place_n and_o the_o passage_n from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o shall_v have_v be_v easy_a safe_a and_o pleasant_a now_o that_o man_n sin_v he_o fall_v from_o that_o state_n to_o a_o contrary_a if_o adam_n have_v stand_v he_o shall_v not_o always_o have_v live_v in_o this_o world_n for_o this_o world_n be_v not_o a_o place_n capable_a of_o give_v a_o dwell_n to_o all_o those_o miriads_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v bear_v in_o all_o the_o generation_n of_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a age_n for_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v if_o man_n have_v not_o die_v at_o all_o nor_o yet_o have_v remove_v hence_o at_o all_o neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o man_n innocence_n shall_v have_v lose_v to_o he_o all_o possibility_n of_o go_v thither_o where_o the_o duration_n be_v better_a measure_v by_o a_o better_a time_n subject_n to_o few_o change_n and_o which_o be_v now_o the_o reward_n of_o a_o return_a virtue_n which_o in_o all_o natural_a sense_n be_v less_o than_o innocence_n save_v that_o it_o be_v heighten_v by_o christ_n to_o a_o equality_n of_o acceptation_n with_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n but_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v that_o his_o innocence_n shall_v have_v be_v punish_v with_o a_o eternal_a confinement_n to_o this_o state_n which_o in_o all_o reason_n be_v the_o less_o perfect_a the_o state_n of_o a_o traveller_n not_o of_o one_o possess_v of_o his_o inheritance_n it_o be_v therefore_o certain_a man_n shall_v have_v change_v his_o abode_n for_o so_o do_v enoch_n and_o so_o do_v elias_n and_o so_o shall_v all_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v be_v alive_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o they_o shall_v change_v their_o place_n and_o their_o abode_n their_o duration_n and_o their_o state_n and_o all_o 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expression_n be_v the_o sad_a accent_n of_o a_o sick_a man_n language_n susâ—_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o a_o sick_a man_n shall_v act_v a_o part_n of_o patience_n with_o a_o countenance_n like_o a_o orator_n or_o grave_n like_o a_o dramatic_a person_n it_o be_v well_o if_o all_o man_n can_v bear_v a_o exterior_a decency_n in_o their_o sickness_n and_o regulate_v their_o voice_n their_o face_n their_o discourse_n and_o all_o their_o circumstance_n by_o the_o measure_n and_o proportion_n of_o comeliness_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o all_o the_o stander_n by_o but_o this_o will_v better_a please_v they_o then_o assist_v he_o the_o sick_a man_n will_v do_v more_o good_a to_o other_o than_o he_o will_v receive_v to_o himself_o 2._o therefore_o silence_n and_o still_a composure_n and_o not_o complain_v be_v no_o part_n of_o a_o sick_a man_n duty_n they_o be_v not_o necessary_a part_n of_o patience_n gementi_fw-la we_o find_v that_o david_n roar_v for_o the_o very_a 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out_o and_o exclamation_n to_o be_v a_o entertainment_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o abatement_n or_o diversion_n of_o the_o pain_n for_o so_o do_v the_o old_a champion_n when_o they_o throw_v their_o fatal_a net_n that_o they_o may_v load_v their_o enemy_n with_o the_o snare_n and_o weight_n of_o death_n they_o groan_v aloud_o tusc_n and_o send_v forth_o the_o anguish_n of_o their_o spirit_n into_o the_o eye_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o man_n that_o stand_v against_o they_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o endurance_n of_o some_o sharp_a pain_n the_o complaint_n and_o shriek_n the_o sharp_a groan_n and_o the_o tender_a accent_n send_v forth_o the_o afflict_a spirit_n and_o force_v a_o way_n that_o they_o may_v ease_v their_o oppression_n and_o their_o load_n that_o when_o they_o have_v spend_v some_o of_o their_o sorrow_n by_o a_o sally_n forth_o they_o may_v return_v better_a able_a to_o fortify_v the_o heart_n nothing_o of_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a sign_n much_o less_o a_o action_n or_o 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and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a the_o sick_a man_n may_v recite_v or_o hear_v recite_v the_o follow_a psalm_n in_o the_o interval_n of_o his_o agony_n i._o o_o lord_n rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n 6._o neither_o chasten_v i_o in_o thy_o hot_a displeasure_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o weak_a o_o lord_n heal_v i_o for_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v my_o soul_n be_v also_o sore_o vex_v but_o thou_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o return_v o_o lord_n deliver_v my_o soul_n o_o save_v i_o for_o thy_o mercy_n sake_n for_o in_o death_n no_o man_n remember_v thou_o in_o the_o grave_n who_o shall_v give_v thou_o thanks_o i_o be_o weary_a with_o my_o groan_n all_o the_o night_n make_v i_o my_o bed_n to_o swim_v i_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o my_o tear_n my_o eye_n be_v consume_v because_o of_o grief_n it_o wax_v old_a because_o of_o all_o my_o sorrow_n depart_v from_o i_o all_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o weep_n the_o lord_n have_v hear_v my_o supplication_n the_o lord_n will_v receive_v my_o prayer_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n and_o have_v not_o turn_v his_o mercy_n from_o i_o ii_o in_o the_o lord_n put_v i_o my_o trust_n how_o say_v you_o to_o my_o soul_n flee_v as_o a_o bird_n to_o your_o mountain_n the_o lord_n be_v in_o his_o holy_a temple_n 11_o the_o lord_n throne_n be_v in_o heaven_n his_o eye_n behold_v his_o eyelid_n try_v the_o child_n of_o man_n preserve_v i_o o_o god_n 16_o for_o in_o thou_o do_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n o_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v say_v unto_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o lord_n my_o goodness_n extend_v not_o to_o thou_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n and_o of_o my_o cup_n thou_o maintaine_v my_o lot_n i_o will_v bless_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v give_v i_o counsel_n my_o reins_o also_o instruct_v i_o in_o the_o night_n season_v i_o have_v set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o i_o because_o he_o 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