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all_o his_o righteousness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v shall_v not_o be_v mention_v in_o his_o trespass_n that_o he_o have_v trespass_v and_o in_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o they_o shall_v he_o die_v if_o any_o man_n draw_v back_o say_v god_n heb._n 10.38_o my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 39_o they_o draw_v back_o unto_o perdition_n let_v christian_n then_o who_o expect_v the_o crown_n fight_v manful_o under_o christ_n banner_n against_o the_o world_n sin_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o continue_v christ_n faithful_a soldier_n and_o servant_n unto_o their_o life_n end_v let_v they_o do_v that_o in_o their_o spiritual_a what_o caesar_n be_v say_v to_o do_v in_o his_o temporal-warfare_n nil_fw-la actum_fw-la credens_fw-fr siquid_fw-la superesset_fw-la agendum_fw-la 2._o lucan_n pharsal_a lib._n 2._o be_v still_o do_v as_o though_o they_o have_v do_v nothing_o till_o all_o be_v do_v now_o there_o will_v be_v always_o something_o for_o 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19_o herod_n look_v on_o it_o so_o sad_a to_o die_v unlamented_a that_o he_o give_v express_v command_n that_o when_o he_o die_v one_o of_o every_o noble_a family_n in_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v slay_v 124.1_o dr._n abbot_n 6_o lect._n on_o jonah_n p._n 124.1_o that_o by_o that_o mean_v his_o death_n may_v of_o necessity_n be_v lament_v if_o not_o for_o love_v of_o he_o as_o the_o tyrant_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v yet_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o other_o joseph_n antiquit._n the_o say_n of_o solon_n 251._o dr._n willet_n on_o gen._n p._n 251._o mors_fw-la mea_fw-la non_fw-la careat_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la and_o let_v not_o my_o death_n want_v tear_n so_o it_o be_v do_v temperate_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o of_o ennius_n nemo_n i_o lachrymis_fw-la decoret_fw-la let_v no_o man_n mourn_v for_o i_o he_o have_v live_v tellius_fw-la inutile_fw-la pondus_fw-la a_o very_a unprofitable_a wretch_n who_o be_v dead_a be_v carry_v forth_o as_o servant_n carry_v out_o the_o 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undergo_v a_o change_n and_o the_o like_a be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v expect_v so_o than_o that_o all_o must_v die_v be_v a_o universal_a rule_n admit_v of_o no_o exception_n and_o how_o soon_o all_o we_o may_v be_v bring_v in_o as_o example_n to_o this_o general_a rule_n we_o know_v not_o even_o king_n on_o earth_n be_v but_o earthen_a king_n and_o like_a nebuchadnezar_n image_n dan._n 2._o stand_v on_o foot_n of_o clay_n and_o moulder_v away_o as_o well_o as_o other_o aequo_fw-la pede_fw-la pulsat_fw-la pauperum_fw-la tabernas_fw-la regumque_fw-la turres_fw-la hor._n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n but_o you_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n psal_n 82.6_o 7._o augustus_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la nay_o christ_n himself_o die_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n be_v put_v to_o death_n though_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n actual_o yet_o because_o he_o have_v our_o sin_n by_o imputation_n isa_n 53.6_o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o he_o stand_v guilty_a of_o our_o sin_n for_o he_o become_v our_o surety_n and_o 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1.23_o i_o desire_v to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a st._n ambrose_n ready_a to_o depart_v say_v to_o his_o friend_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la vixi_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o pudent_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la vivere_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la mori_fw-la timeo_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la dominum_fw-la habemus_fw-la he_o be_v neither_o ashamed_a to_o live_v nor_o afraid_a to_o die_v old_a hilarion_n be_v somewhat_o backward_o at_o first_o to_o entertain_v death_n he_o check_v himself_o for_o his_o vain_a fear_n egredore_n anima_fw-la quid_fw-la time_n septuaginta_fw-la annos_fw-la servivisti_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la mori_fw-la time_n egredere_fw-la anima_fw-la go_v out_o my_o soul_n say_v he_o what_o fear_v thou_o thou_o have_v serve_v god_n these_o threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o
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