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drown_v go_v to_o the_o next_o and_o so_o high_o and_o high_o and_o more_o and_o more_o diffract_v with_o the_o horror_n of_o death_n and_o when_o at_o the_o uppermost_a story_n yet_o drown_v at_o last_o so_o we_o run_v from_o one_o disease_n and_o another_o overtake_v we_o and_o we_o be_v pursue_v until_o destroy_v at_o last_o by_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n chap._n xlv_o david_n endeavour_v to_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n possible_a to_o secure_v his_o life_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v be_v tell_v by_o samuel_n he_o shall_v live_v to_o wear_v the_o crown_n so_o that_o the_o divine_a determination_n concern_v our_o life_n shall_v not_o lessen_v our_o care_n to_o preserve_v our_o life_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n be_v adam_n sentence_n the_o wicked_a and_o blood_n thirsty_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a his_o day_n as_o the_o partridge_n sit_v on_o egg_n and_o hatch_v they_o not_o so_o he_o that_o get_v riches_n and_o not_o 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sometime_o god_n cut_v off_o child_n for_o the_o sinful_a miscarriage_n of_o parent_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o abijah_n the_o widow_n child_n david_n child_n eli'_v child_n sometime_o subject_n for_o the_o ruâ—ers_n impiety_n as_o david_n subject_n chap._n xlvii_o another_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a towards_o the_o procure_n the_o fluence_n of_o a_o divine_a blessing_n with_o the_o mean_n be_v to_o endeavour_v to_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n i_o mean_v the_o supernatural_a cause_n and_o to_o learn_v those_o lesson_n which_o providence_n intend_v to_o teach_v by_o sickness_n the_o prophet_n quaere_fw-la wherefore_o do_v the_o live_a man_n complain_v do_v plain_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n there_o be_v a_o achan_n oâ—_n babylonish_n garment_n or_o something_o that_o cause_v the_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o this_o must_v be_v remove_v for_o the_o almighty_a do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o the_o rod_n have_v a_o voice_n there_o be_v 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be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n we_o be_v very_o prone_a to_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o second_o cause_n but_o holy_a job_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n when_o his_o child_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n he_o say_v the_o lord_n take_v they_o away_o sometime_o the_o almighty_a take_v away_o a_o person_n by_o death_n in_o mercy_n to_o the_o person_n as_o abijah_n and_o josiah_n and_o other_o sometime_o he_o remove_v the_o child_n to_o exercise_v the_o parent_n faith_n as_o job_n child_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o isaac_n one_o reason_n why_o our_o distemper_n be_v no_o soon_o remove_v be_v because_o the_o design_n of_o it_o be_v not_o answer_v chap._n xlix_o there_o be_v many_o happy_a intention_n that_o divine_a providence_n aim_v at_o in_o lay_v sickness_n and_o disease_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n one_o end_n that_o divine_a goodness_n aim_v at_o be_v to_o demonstrate_v his_o own_o glory_n in_o heal_v and_o restore_v so_o say_v our_o bless_a lord_n concern_v lazarus_n this_o sickness_n shall_v not_o be_v unto_o death_n but_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o deliverance_n from_o sickness_n be_v a_o singular_a mercy_n both_o to_o a_o man_n self_n and_o other_o epaphroditus_n be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n but_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o on_o i_o also_o say_v holy_a paul_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n with_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o we_o shall_v praise_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n because_o he_o heal_v all_o our_o disease_n chap._n l._n this_o consideration_n ellivate_v the_o holy_a soul_n of_o hezekias_n and_o transport_v he_o into_o a_o divine_a doxology_n viz._n the_o live_n the_o live_n they_o shall_v praise_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n when_o man_n be_v miraculous_o deliver_v from_o death_n after_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o sentence_n thereof_o in_o themselves_o it_o be_v give_v to_o this_o end_n that_o thanks_o may_v be_v many_o on_o their_o behalf_n when_o our_o soul_n be_v deliver_v from_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o our_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v that_o we_o sleep_v not_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n then_o â—hould_v we_o praise_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o great_a congregation_n and_o our_o song_n shall_v be_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o our_o life_n chap._n li._n another_o design_n of_o providence_n in_o sickness_n be_v to_o prepare_v man_n for_o great_a suffering_n it_o prepare_v we_o for_o death_n st._n paul_n who_o bodily_a presence_n be_v weak_a be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n why_o shall_v he_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o that_o kill_v the_o body_n they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o a_o ague_n or_o a_o consumption_n the_o sickbed_n be_v the_o attire_v room_n of_o the_o grave_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v prepare_v
disease_n with_o their_o symptom_n and_o nickname_v distemper_n and_o give_v they_o some_o common_a denomination_n and_o apprehend_v that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o they_o have_v know_v some_o recover_v of_o they_o neglect_v the_o proper_a remedy_n until_o it_o be_v too_o late_a or_o until_o the_o distemper_n be_v complicate_v and_o have_v take_v deep_a root_n it_o cost_v many_o a_o man_n his_o life_n while_o he_o ey_v only_o the_o external_a cause_n of_o distemper_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o discourse_v thus_o i_o have_v leave_v off_o a_o coat_n or_o put_v on_o a_o damp_n shift_n or_o eat_v something_o that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o my_o stomach_n or_o drink_v cold_a beer_n when_o hot_a or_o over_o walk_v myself_o or_o have_v be_v fright_v or_o grieve_v or_o the_o like_a when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o stomach_n be_v disorder_v by_o a_o load_n of_o corrupt_a humour_n and_o a_o mere_a quagmire_n the_o blood_n inflame_v the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n obstruct_v and_o the_o lung_n perish_v and_o this_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o if_o a_o man_n when_o his_o house_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v not_o mind_v it_o so_o as_o to_o quench_v it_o but_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o it_o come_v only_o by_o a_o boy_n throw_v a_o squib_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o time_n they_o will_v depend_v upon_o the_o advice_n of_o some_o friend_n or_o apish_a doctor_n until_o cold_a sweat_n affright_v and_o then_o the_o learned_a physician_n be_v send_v for_o when_o the_o time_n for_o purgation_n and_o bleed_a be_v let_v ship_n and_o so_o the_o physician_n share_v with_o the_o patient_n in_o the_o infamy_n of_o miscarriage_n and_o he_o be_v send_v for_o not_o to_o cure_v that_o he_o can_v because_o nature_n be_v spend_v but_o to_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v antedate_v resurrection_n nothing_o destroy_v more_o person_n then_o imprudent_a harken_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o person_n of_o other_o profession_n and_o neglect_v learned_a physician_n until_o it_o be_v too_o late_a chap._n xxxii_o a_o nother_n effectual_a ingredient_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o necessary_a be_v the_o concur_v influence_n of_o a_o divine_a blessing_n unto_o god_n the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n and_o therefore_o it_o concern_v we_o so_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v procure_v a_o divine_a benediction_n the_o best_a way_n to_o procure_v a_o divine_a influence_n to_o cooperate_v with_o the_o mean_n be_v by_o a_o holy_a and_o a_o pious_a life_n so_o say_v god_n almighty_a to_o the_o jew_n if_o you_o obey_v my_o statute_n and_o hearken_v to_o my_o judgement_n i_o will_v bless_v your_o bread_n and_o your_o water_n &_o remove_v sickness_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o solomon_n urge_v the_o consideration_n of_o our_o health_n as_o a_o very_a strong_a argument_n to_o promote_v divine_a fear_n it_o shall_v be_v health_n our_o navel_n and_o marrow_n to_o our_o bone_n wisdom_n be_v a_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o they_o that_o lie_v hold_v upon_o it_z what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o love_v life_n and_o many_o day_n let_v he_o depart_v from_o evil_n and_o do_v good_a godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v as_o well_o as_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v solomon_n ask_v of_o wisdom_n be_v attend_v with_o the_o addition_n of_o long_a life_n if_o the_o obedience_n of_o our_o natural_a parent_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n annex_v to_o it_o much_o more_o the_o service_n of_o our_o spiritual_a parent_n especial_o so_o far_o as_o life_n be_v good_a life_n be_v you_o say_v the_o apostle_n because_o you_o be_v christ_n chap._n xxxiii_o piety_n it_o secure_v man_n from_o the_o power_n of_o evil_a angel_n who_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n in_o the_o procure_n of_o distemper_n by_o a_o divine_a permission_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o excommunicate_v corinthian_a and_o the_o incestuous_a person_n about_o lot_n house_n strike_v blind_a herod_n destroy_v by_o a_o angel_n and_o the_o evil_a angel_n send_v among_o the_o israelite_n and_o several_a other_o example_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o the_o demoniac_n in_o the_o gospel_n again_o piety_n it_o usual_o secure_v man_n from_o the_o stroke_n of_o humane_a justice_n as_o it_o guard_v they_o from_o those_o flagitious_a impiety_n which_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o penalty_n of_o humane_a law_n as_o murder_n theft_n and_o rapine_n and_o it_o also_o preserve_v man_n from_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n which_o make_v man_n many_o time_n wash_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n as_o judas_n do_v again_o piety_n preserve_v life_n as_o it_o teach_v man_n temperance_n and_o moderation_n in_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n that_o preserve_v life_n we_o find_v in_o sacred_a oracle_n that_o immature_n death_n be_v threaten_v as_o the_o penalty_n of_o disobedience_n and_o that_o the_o penman_n of_o holy_a writ_n do_v often_o inculcate_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o promise_n of_o longaevity_n so_o that_o to_o imagine_v the_o life_n of_o man_n to_o be_v fix_v beyond_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o almighty_n abbreviation_n or_o prolongation_n be_v vain_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o scripture_n and_o reason_n chap._n xxxiv_o the_o turk_n dream_n that_o the_o manner_n and_o moment_n of_o every_o man_n death_n be_v prefix_v by_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o fate_n and_o that_o his_o lot_n be_v write_v in_o invisible_a character_n in_o his_o forehead_n that_o they_o account_v it_o vanity_n and_o cowardice_n to_o arm_v themselves_o against_o the_o blow_n of_o war_n by_o defensive_a weapon_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v that_o christian_n have_v learn_v better_a it_o be_v a_o confess_a verity_n that_o every_o natural_a motion_n have_v its_o beginning_n duration_n and_o period_n dependent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o motive_n now_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o natural_a motion_n our_o nativity_n and_o death_n be_v both_o order_v by_o divine_a providence_n for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v the_o natural_a life_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o a_o requisite_a harmony_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n and_o in_o a_o proportionate_a comixture_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o radical_a moisture_n which_o harmony_n be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o more_o or_o less_o exquisite_a temperament_n of_o body_n assign_v to_o each_o single_a person_n by_o the_o free_a dispensation_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o continuance_n of_o every_o individual_a in_o this_o natural_a life_n depend_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o holy_a job_n intimate_v when_o he_o say_v our_o day_n be_v determine_v and_o the_o number_n of_o our_o month_n be_v with_o he_o who_o have_v set_v bound_n to_o humane_a nature_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v live_v beyond_o the_o durability_n of_o his_o specifical_a temperament_n the_o principle_n of_o his_o vitality_n and_o permission_n of_o providence_n chap._n xxxv_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n have_v compose_v our_o body_n like_o a_o lamp_n of_o heat_n and_o moisture_n have_v give_v appetite_n of_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n to_o feed_v this_o lamp_n and_o so_o supply_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o moisture_n by_o the_o heat_n he_o have_v give_v we_o reason_n and_o understanding_n to_o govern_v our_o appetite_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n to_o guide_v our_o reason_n now_o if_o we_o through_o the_o depravation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o predominancy_n of_o temptation_n do_v suffer_v our_o appetite_n to_o dethrone_v our_o reason_n and_o give_v way_n to_o ebriety_n gluttoners_n salacity_n &_o other_o immorality_n which_o have_v a_o natural_a tendency_n to_o extinguish_v the_o lamp_n of_o life_n we_o may_v just_o expect_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o day_n and_o to_o die_v before_o our_o time_n by_o be_v wicked_a over_o much_o as_o solomon_n express_v it_o whereas_o piety_n and_o obedience_n like_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o only_o sacramental_o but_o real_o conduce_v to_o health_n and_o long_a life_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o this_o it_o do_v by_o impregnate_v our_o element_n with_o the_o tincture_n of_o a_o divine_a benediction_n by_o meliorate_n our_o temperament_n and_o constitution_n by_o infuse_v salutiferous_a disposition_n in_o the_o air_n &_o propitious_a influence_n in_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n which_o many_o time_n impress_v the_o seminality_n of_o disease_n upon_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n so_o that_o the_o period_n of_o our_o day_n and_o all_o the_o second_o cause_n conduce_v thereunto_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o divine_a prenotion_n and_o limitation_n chap._n xxxvi_o a_o
man_n may_v die_v in_o a_o time_n when_o god_n forbid_v and_o yet_o die_v when_o god_n permit_v and_o live_v out_o all_o god_n time_n who_o wicked_o shorten_v his_o own_o the_o murmur_a isralite_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o wilderness_n notwithstanding_o their_o promise_n of_o see_v canaan_n their_o infidelity_n anticipate_v their_o funeral_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o may_v as_o just_o be_v pay_v in_o the_o morning_n as_o in_o the_o evening_n of_o our_o life_n indeed_o temperance_n do_v not_o always_o prove_v a_o antidote_n against_o the_o pestilence_n nor_o abstinence_n a_o preservative_n against_o famine_n nor_o innocence_n a_o security_n from_o the_o stroke_n of_o injustice_n but_o they_o be_v likely_a mean_n the_o flagitious_a impiety_n of_o the_o old_a world_n send_v a_o deluge_n which_o possible_o may_v have_v be_v prevent_v have_v their_o repentance_n be_v as_o visible_a as_o the_o ninevite_n be_v who_o be_v repreive_v from_o execution_n after_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n have_v pass_v upon_o they_o whereby_o omnipotence_n do_v demonstrate_v that_o he_o have_v reserve_v a_o power_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o length_n then_o or_o shorten_v the_o life_n of_o man_n as_o he_o please_v and_o to_o make_v the_o sand_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o time_n run_v swift_a or_o slow_a according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a how_o the_o patriarch_n outlive_v all_o their_o title_n of_o consanguinity_n yet_o none_o live_v to_o a_o complete_a thousand_o year_n some_o indeed_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v cause_n god_n will_v make_v good_a his_o threaten_n to_o adam_n that_o in_o the_o day_n he_o eat_v he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o so_o they_o will_v compute_v a_o day_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n as_o st._n peter_n speak_v but_o this_o be_v trifle_v and_o foolish_a a_o more_o probable_a reason_n may_v be_v to_o declare_v to_o the_o world_n the_o vanity_n of_o life_n when_o those_o who_o live_v long_a can_v not_o arrive_v to_o such_o a_o period_n which_o in_o comparison_n of_o god_n eternity_n be_v but_o a_o day_n chap._n xxxvii_o sin_n bring_v death_n at_o first_o and_o as_o sin_v increase_v death_n come_v near_o ere_fw-we by_o 500_o year_n present_o after_o the_o flood_n man_n sin_v still_o and_o build_v castle_n in_o the_o air_n and_o then_o it_o be_v reduce_v to_o 200_o year_n and_o by_o moses_n time_n half_a that_o remnant_n be_v take_v away_o and_o threescore_o and_o ten_o be_v the_o period_n have_v god_n go_v on_o still_o to_o shorten_v our_o day_n as_o we_o increase_v in_o sin_n our_o life_n by_o this_o time_n have_v not_o be_v a_o day_n long_o and_o therefore_o he_o no_o long_o destroy_v the_o kind_n but_o punish_v the_o individual_a and_o set_v it_o down_o for_o a_o rule_n viz._n evil_a shall_v slay_v the_o wicked_a so_o that_o not_o one_o in_o 500_o arrive_v at_o that_o state_n which_o they_o may_v attain_v unto_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n but_o end_n their_o day_n in_o sin_n and_o folly_n and_o in_o a_o period_n appoint_v in_o anger_n we_o may_v easy_o observe_v how_o the_o blessing_n of_o health_n be_v contradict_v by_o a_o impious_a life_n for_o from_o surfeit_n proceed_v dissolution_n of_o member_n relaxation_n of_o neru_n fracture_n of_o bone_n inflammation_n of_o the_o liver_n &_o crudity_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o solomon_n sum_v up_o beside_o the_o unclean_o consequence_n of_o lust_n which_o hunt_v for_o the_o precious_a life_n and_o like_o a_o dart_n strike_v through_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o casual_a death_n cause_v by_o jealousy_n and_o animosity_n thus_o providence_n intervene_v and_o suffer_v not_o nature_n to_o take_v its_o course_n by_o reason_n of_o impiety_n chap._n xxxviii_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o not_o a_o son_n die_v a_o natural_a death_n before_o the_o father_n for_o three_o thousand_o year_n until_o terahs_n time_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v the_o people_n to_o make_v image_n of_o clay_n and_o corrupt_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n his_o son_n haron_n be_v snatch_v away_o by_o death_n before_o he_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n do_v observe_v that_o during_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n there_o be_v 300_o high_a priest_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o but_o 18_o which_o stand_v within_o 10_o year_n as_o long_o as_o the_o first_o which_o may_v be_v much_o attribute_v to_o their_o impiety_n it_o be_v think_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancients_n that_o balaam_n wish_n to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v at_o last_o but_o also_o see_v what_o judgement_n god_n have_v purpose_v to_o bring_v upon_o the_o moabite_n that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o his_o grave_n in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n with_o his_o father_n in_o peace_n we_o live_v by_o the_o word_n of_o blessing_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n every_o command_n if_o observe_v like_o food_n and_o physic_n tend_v to_o the_o length_n of_o our_o natural_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a life_n chap._n thirty-nine_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v the_o best_a antidote_n against_o sickness_n as_o it_o be_v a_o direct_a enemy_n to_o sin_n which_o bring_v in_o death_n if_o sin_n destroy_v soul_n and_o body_n why_o shall_v not_o piety_n preserve_v both_o if_o the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n torment_n body_n as_o well_o as_o soul_n doubtless_o peace_n of_o conscience_n relieve_v both_o why_o may_v not_o the_o soul_n as_o well_o conduce_v to_o the_o prolongation_n of_o the_o body_n as_o to_o the_o immortality_n of_o it_o why_o may_v not_o the_o body_n have_v the_o perfection_n of_o life_n viz._n health_n from_o the_o soul_n as_o life_n itself_o chap._n xl._n the_o circumstantial_a action_n of_o piety_n be_v influential_a towards_o the_o lengthen_v the_o life_n of_o man_n as_o the_o sweet_a sleep_n of_o temperate_a person_n and_o their_o freedom_n from_o violent_a and_o enrage_a passion_n and_o the_o admirable_a contentment_n that_o dwell_v in_o a_o holy_a conscience_n these_o must_v necessary_o conduce_v to_o a_o healthful_a life_n die_v to_o sin_n be_v a_o excellent_a mean_n to_o preserve_v life_n if_o man_n will_v try_v the_o experiment_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o male_a heir_n of_o ely_n family_n die_v as_o soon_o as_o bear_v for_o many_o generation_n according_a to_o a_o divine_a threaten_n until_o they_o set_v themselves_o unto_o a_o serious_a humiliation_n and_o solemn_a repentance_n we_o live_v not_o at_o a_o adventure_n but_o the_o manner_n and_o moment_n of_o our_o death_n come_v under_o a_o divine_a appointment_n the_o jew_n can_v not_o prejudice_v our_o saviour_n life_n until_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v viz._n that_o hour_n which_o by_o a_o special_a providence_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v his_o last_o hour_n although_o st._n paul_n be_v in_o death_n often_o yet_o he_o die_v not_o before_o providence_n think_v meet_v it_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n once_o to_o die_v that_o be_v it_o be_v once_o appoint_v to_o man_n to_o die_v chap._n xli_o a_o man_n may_v shorten_v his_o own_o day_n but_o he_o can_v shorten_v a_o divine_a determination_n the_o date_n of_o hezekia_n life_n be_v lengthen_v with_o respect_n to_o himself_o but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o divine_a purpose_n that_o be_v the_o same_o be_v our_o time_n long_o or_o short_a chap._n xlii_o object_n but_o if_o piety_n do_v so_o prevail_v with_o god_n to_o lengthen_v our_o life_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o many_o good_a and_o holy_a man_n die_v whilst_o in_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o year_n answer_v those_o that_o reason_n thus_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o righteous_a may_v be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o by_o their_o death_n god_n may_v serve_v other_o end_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o yet_o make_v his_o promise_n good_a by_o recompense_v temporal_a with_o eternal_a life_n although_o god_n have_v promise_v long_a life_n to_o they_o that_o obey_v yet_o he_o never_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v not_o borrow_v our_o natural_a life_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v a_o glorious_a exchange_n chap._n xliii_o death_n may_v sometime_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o life_n a_o great_a misery_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o from_o adam_n to_o to_o the_o flood_n by_o the_o patriarch_n be_v eleven_o generation_n but_o by_o cain_n line_n eight_o they_o be_v short_a live_v because_o god_n intend_v to_o bring_v a_o flood_n upon_o the_o world_n rescue_v the_o elect_a from_o the_o fatal_a deluge_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v general_o give_v in_o case_n infant_n die_v before_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n although_o abijah_n come_v to_o his_o grave_n whilst_o young_a yet_o there_o be_v some_o good_a thing_n find_v in_o he_o towards_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n