it_o on_o god_n â—eâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d one_o child_n by_o death_n and_o you_o â—ave_n â—o_o since_o os_fw-la the_o breach_n make_v in_o your_o housâ—_n nor_o sorrow_n for_o it_o you_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o smart_a 〈◊〉_d god_n remove_v a_o second_o and_o yâ—t_o yâ—u_o do_v not_o fâ—â—l_v it_o god_n proceed_v from_o a_o child_n to_o a_o wife_n and_o yet_o you_o do_v not_o feel_v it_o nâ—xt_v he_o come_v unto_o your_o sell_v and_o then_o you_o feel_v and_o lay_v you_o dead_a also_o and_o make_v you_o as_o to_o your_o body_n till_o the_o resurrection_n to_o be_v past_a feel_n 9_o want_v of_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n make_v you_o worse_o than_o many_o heathen_n they_o sorrow_n too_o much_o and_o you_o too_o little_a they_o be_v excessive_a the_o man_n call_v christian_n be_v defective_a in_o his_o sorrow_n they_o act_v more_o like_a man_n the_o christian_a so_o call_v worse_o than_o the_o bruit_n who_o show_v their_o sense_n and_o sorrow_n when_o deprive_v of_o their_o young_a 10._o want_v of_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n fill_v funeral_n with_o dissembler_n and_o they_o follow_v the_o corpse_n act_v the_o hypocrite_n open_o in_o the_o street_n he_o walk_v with_o mourn_v on_o his_o head_n and_o back_o and_o hand_n without_o mourn_v in_o his_o heart_n other_o think_v he_o sorrow_n but_o he_o know_v he_o do_v not_o and_o yet_o he_o pretend_v he_o do_v if_o people_n know_v he_o as_o he_o know_v himself_o will_v say_v either_o get_v a_o mourn_a heart_n or_o put_v off_o your_o mourn_a robe_n if_o i_o have_v say_v in_o your_o judgement_n too_o much_o upon_o the_o want_n of_o sorrow_n bear_v with_o i_o for_o i_o have_v say_v it_o out_o of_o a_o detestation_n in_o my_o heart_n of_o such_o more_o than_o brutish_a temper_n in_o many_o towards_o their_o decease_a relation_n worthy_a to_o be_v lament_v when_o yet_o the_o better_a they_o be_v by_o some_o be_v sorrow_v for_o the_o less_o if_o you_o think_v there_o be_v none_o guilty_a in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n you_o be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v with_o people_n in_o the_o world_n chap._n v._o resolve_v this_o question_n when_o be_v our_o sorrow_n for_o our_o dead_a kind_o and_o please_a unto_o god_n and_o when_o a_o turbulent_a passion_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o provoke_v to_o god_n use_v ii_o if_o your_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o sorrow_n for_o your_o dead_a and_o with_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n hand_n upon_o you_o examine_v your_o sorrow_n what_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n it_o be_v for_o sorrow_n mere_o as_o sorrow_n i_o have_v not_o be_v plead_v for_o nor_o reprove_v the_o want_n of_o under_o such_o a_o smart_a dispensation_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o may_v be_v the_o better_o manage_v by_o resolve_v the_o second_o question_n propound_v which_o be_v this_o when_o be_v our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a kind_o and_o please_a unto_o god_n and_o when_o a_o turbulent_a passion_n a_o uâ—xation_n of_o spirit_n and_o provoke_v to_o god_n ans_fw-fr 1._o kind_o sorrow_n for_o our_o dead_a and_o please_v unto_o god_n be_v join_v with_o lively_a prayer_n what_o be_v all_o our_o weep_v for_o they_o in_o the_o grave_a without_o pray_v to_o god_n in_o heaven_n what_o be_v all_o our_o lamentation_n for_o they_o without_o supplication_n to_o god_n and_o the_o more_o kind_o your_o sorrow_n be_v the_o more_o your_o heart_n will_v relent_v and_o melt_v and_o the_o more_o servant_n your_o spirit_n in_o prayer_n will_v be_v while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o health_n with_o you_o it_o may_v be_v you_o tender_v up_o sick_a prayer_n to_o god_n when_o they_o do_v live_v your_o prayer_n be_v dead_a and_o dull_a and_o slothful_a prayer_n when_o they_o be_v wake_v with_o you_o you_o pray_v with_o they_o in_o a_o drowsy_a sleepy_a manner_n when_o god_n rouse_v you_o by_o their_o death_n you_o pray_v after_o with_o more_o life_n when_o they_o fall_v asleep_a god_n awake_v you_o to_o more_o earnest_n and_o importunate_a plead_n with_o he_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n if_o fear_n lest_o mother_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o esau_n move_v jacob_n to_o mix_v his_o fear_v and_o sorrow_v with_o prayer_n and_o wrestle_a shall_v not_o feeling_n of_o the_o stroke_n of_o death_n upon_o a_o mother_n a_o wife_n a_o child_n put_v we_o on_o to_o the_o like_o pray_v to_o and_o plead_v with_o god_n if_o he_o when_o his_o case_n only_o be_v it_o may_v be_v they_o must_v die_v now_o shall_v not_o we_o when_o we_o must_v say_v he_o or_o she_o be_v already_o dead_a if_o he_o do_v it_o to_o preserve_v life_n may_v not_o we_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o life_n he_o for_o the_o good_a of_o preservation_n we_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o afâ—l_a ction_n gen._n 32.9_o 10_o 11_o 24_o 25_o 26._o hos_fw-la 12.4_o he_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o he_o job_n lose_v ten_o child_n in_o one_o day_n to_o express_v his_o sorrow_n he_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n all_o which_o he_o do_v not_o under_o all_o his_o former_a loss_n till_o the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o the_o deatâ—_n of_o his_o child_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o all_o this_o great_a sorrow_n what_o do_v he_o do_v he_o worship_v he_o bow_v down_o before_o god_n and_o give_v divine_a worship_n unto_o he_o by_o prayer_n and_o praise_n job_n 1.19_o 20_o 21._o in_o all_o this_o he_o please_v god_n for_o in_o all_o this_o he_o sin_v not_o ver_fw-la 22._o what_o if_o we_o weep_v night_n and_o day_n but_o pray_v not_o neither_o night_n nor_o day_n what_o if_o we_o pour_v out_o our_o tear_n but_o do_v not_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n can_v we_o weep_v ourselves_o blind_a kill_v ourselves_o with_o sorrow_n or_o rend_v our_o garment_n and_o wring_v our_o hand_n and_o tear_v our_o hair_n and_o never_o worship_n all_o this_o be_v exorbitant_a sorrow_n turbulent_a passion_n neither_o profitable_a to_o ourselves_o nor_o please_v to_o god_n nor_o advantageous_a to_o the_o dead_a some_o person_n when_o one_o lie_v dead_a in_o the_o house_n though_o on_o a_o lord_n day_n will_v stay_v at_o home_n and_o weep_v but_o not_o go_v out_o and_o worship_n god_n in_o holy_a duty_n but_o when_o you_o have_v any_o dead_a it_o be_v better_a drop_n your_o tear_n into_o god_n bottle_n than_o with_o they_o wash_v your_o own_o face_n or_o wet_v your_o handkerchief_n from_o such_o turbulent_a sorrow_n ans_fw-fr 2._o kind_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n will_v usher_v in_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n especial_o such_o sin_n as_o at_o such_o a_o time_n come_v to_o our_o thought_n relate_v to_o the_o person_n whose_o death_n we_o mourn_v for_o as_o neglect_v of_o our_o duty_n to_o they_o unjust_a and_o ungrounded_a grieve_v of_o they_o or_o any_o sinful_a and_o unsuitable_a carriage_n towards_o they_o when_o they_o live_v with_o we_o as_o do_v i_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a corpse_n i_o will_v shed_v my_o tear_n for_o omission_n of_o my_o duty_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o live_a soul_n that_o i_o do_v not_o instruct_v they_o nor_o do_v i_o pray_v with_o they_o nor_o for_o they_o do_v not_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o live_v nor_o help_v they_o to_o prepare_v to_o die_v when_o nathan_n come_v to_o david_n his_o child_n die_v when_o david_n be_v convince_v of_o his_o sin_n for_o which_o his_o child_n do_v die_v david_n turn_v his_o sorrow_n for_o his_o dead_a child_n into_o sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o lament_n and_o weep_v and_o wail_v for_o the_o one_o much_o more_o than_o for_o the_o other_o psalm_n 51._o title_n and_o psalm_n compare_v so_o you_o shall_v i_o lament_v my_o dead_a child_n and_o not_o my_o dead_a heart_n shall_v i_o shed_v tear_n because_o it_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o natural_a death_n and_o have_v not_o i_o one_o tear_n to_o drop_n because_o my_o soul_n be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o spiritual_a death_n do_v i_o look_v upon_o its_o pale_a face_n and_o feel_v its_o cold_a flesh_n and_o thereby_o pierce_v myself_o through_o with_o many_o and_o bitter_a sorrow_n and_o do_v i_o feel_v my_o own_o cold_a affection_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o all_o that_o be_v good_a do_v i_o see_v the_o deformity_n of_o my_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n and_o be_o i_o more_o loathsome_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o pure_a and_o holy_a god_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o shall_v i_o be_v grieve_v more_o for_o the_o lesser_a than_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v it_o not_o sin_n that_o have_v captivate_v my_o soul_n worse_o than_o death_n that_o have_v take_v my_o wife_n or_o husband_n my_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o carry_v they_o prisoner_n to_o the_o grave_a o_o my_o soul_n correct_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o
have_v none_o in_o that_o day_n though_o other_o be_v condemn_v do_v you_o think_v this_o self-tormenting_a sorrow_n for_o the_o damn_a proceed_v from_o such_o mercy_n in_o you_o to_o they_o in_o your_o imperfect_a state_n on_o earth_n when_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o mercy_n to_o they_o nor_o sorrow_n foâ—_n they_o in_o your_o perfect_a state_n in_o heaven_n q._n 8._o shall_v not_o your_o zeal_n for_o love_n to_o desire_v after_o delight_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n overpower_v and_o overcome_v all_o your_o passionate_a sorrow_n at_o the_o concernment_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v your_o own_o salvation_n to_o be_v seek_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o gloâ—y_n of_o god_n and_o will_v you_o have_v the_o salvation_n of_o you_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o it_o or_o be_v prefer_v before_o it_o will_v you_o have_v god_n lose_v his_o glory_n in_o give_v â—â—ing_n to_o your_o relation_n if_o they_o do_v not_o anâ—_n indeed_o will_v not_o glorify_v he_o by_o pâ—â—â—â—ent_n confess_v of_o their_o sin_n by_o serious_a tuâ—ning_n to_o he_o by_o thankful_a consent_n to_o a_o saviour_n freeâ—y_a and_o frequent_o offer_v to_o they_o but_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n despise_v his_o grace_n and_o slight_v his_o mercy_n and_o abuse_v his_o patience_n and_o final_o refuse_v the_o only_a saviour_n and_o all_o this_o to_o his_o dishonour_n in_o this_o world_n while_o they_o live_v will_v you_o have_v god_n also_o to_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n holiness_n power_n and_o truth_n in_o not_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n thus_o persi_v in_o when_o they_o die_v in_o the_o other_o world_n shall_v you_o so_o sorrow_n beyond_o all_o bound_n when_o you_o mourn_v for_o their_o death_n to_o mourn_v so_o much_o for_o their_o damnation_n when_o god_n most_o righteous_o glorifi_v himself_o in_o most_o just_a punish_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n who_o by_o their_o sin_n do_v so_o wicked_o dishonour_v he_o as_o for_o the_o eternal_a state_n of_o infant_n who_o the_o sorrowful_a religious_a parent_n follow_v to_o the_o grave_a and_o lodge_v they_o in_o the_o dust_n i_o shall_v not_o now_o discourse_v it_o but_o think_v they_o be_v to_o hope_v well_o concern_v they_o and_o though_o they_o be_v their_o parent_n not_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v their_o judge_n and_o when_o they_o have_v pass_v a_o sentence_n upon_o they_o according_a to_o their_o ungrounded_a fear_n next_o torment_v themselves_o and_o pierce_v themselves_o through_o with_o self-wracking_a sorrow_n chap._n x._o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o rule_n five_o reason_n for_o great_a sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o minister_n rule_n 9_o our_o sorrow_n for_o such_o as_o die_v full_a of_o day_n and_o full_a of_o grace_n and_o hope_n of_o glory_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o deep_a as_o for_o such_o that_o be_v holy_a but_o take_v from_o we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o day_n when_o a_o holy_a person_n convert_v when_o young_a have_v lead_v a_o holy_a conversation_n fill_v up_o his_o duty_n in_o his_o general_n and_o particular_a call_v be_v useful_a and_o serviceable_a in_o his_o respective_a circumstance_n have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n have_v keep_v the_o faith_n and_o finish_v his_o course_n when_o the_o lease_n of_o man_n life_n seventy_o year_n be_v almost_o out_o be_v ripe_a for_o heaven_n and_o nature_n be_v wear_v part_n of_o the_o body_n decay_v with_o age_n and_o with_o such_o a_o constitution_n in_o a_o course_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o live_v much_o long_o but_o with_o grief_n and_o pain_n with_o ache_n and_o groan_n like_o ripe_a and_o mellow_a fruit_n without_o violent_a shake_a fall_n to_o the_o ground_n we_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n they_o live_v so_o long_o serve_v he_o so_o much_o be_v useful_a so_o many_o year_n and_o such_o a_o long-standing_a comfort_n to_o relation_n than_o to_o be_v bow_v down_o with_o sorrow_n to_o be_v fill_v straighten_a and_o load_v with_o grief_n that_o they_o die_v at_o last_o wherefore_o the_o survivor_n of_o such_o shall_v reckon_v up_o their_o mercy_n take_v a_o account_n of_o their_o many_o comfort_n and_o remember_v blessing_n old_a and_o new_a have_v and_o receive_v in_o the_o long_a enjoyment_n of_o such_o a_o relation_n in_o life_n and_o then_o let_v thankfulness_n and_o sorrow_n joy_n and_o grief_n contend_v for_o victory_n and_o strive_v which_o shall_v exceed_v the_o other_o and_o when_o all_o be_v lay_v together_o and_o due_o weigh_v by_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v desirous_a that_o god_n shall_v have_v the_o praise_n of_o his_o manifold_a mercy_n in_o a_o relative_n state_n almost_o for_o forty_o year_n as_o well_o as_o himself_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o his_o loss_n if_o nature_n prompt_v he_o to_o be_v sorrowful_a grace_n will_v provoke_v he_o to_o be_v thankful_a but_o yet_o if_o the_o contest_v remain_v as_o his_o condition_n be_v mix_v with_o mercy_n and_o affliction_n so_o let_v his_o frame_n of_o heart_n be_v mix_v with_o a_o tincture_n of_o both_o and_o let_v they_o take_v their_o turn_n that_o one_o while_o he_o may_v be_v sorrowful_a for_o his_o loss_n another_z while_o be_v thankful_a for_o so_o many_o mercy_n before_o that_o loss_n do_v befall_v he_o rule_n 10._o our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o godly_a and_o zealous_a man_n that_o be_v in_o a_o public_a station_n and_o capacity_n admit_v of_o great_a degree_n than_o sorrow_n for_o our_o own_o relation_n as_o private_a person_n though_o our_o sorrow_n for_o these_o may_v be_v more_o sensitive_a and_o passionate_a yet_o the_o sorrow_n for_o the_o other_o may_v exceed_v in_o degree_n as_o more_o judicious_a and_o rational_a sorrow_n for_o godly_a religious_a zealous_a magistrate_n for_o able_a holy_a and_o laborious_a minister_n when_o take_v away_o by_o death_n shall_v be_v more_o extensive_a and_o intensive_a than_o for_o other_o that_o do_v only_o live_v a_o private_a life_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v more_o mourner_n in_o number_n and_o all_o these_o shall_v mourn_v with_o great_a degree_n at_o least_o of_o rational_a sorrow_n for_o public_a person_n than_o for_o private_a thus_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v for_o josiah_n with_o a_o very_a great_a mourning_n 2_o chron._n 35.24_o 25._o when_o samuel_n die_v all_o the_o israelite_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o lament_v he_o 1_o sam._n 25.1_o the_o hear_n that_o a_o minister_n be_v sick_a shall_v fill_v many_o heart_n with_o much_o sorrow_n the_o hear_n that_o he_o be_v recover_v be_v matter_n of_o joy_n phil._n 2.26_o 27_o 28._o but_o the_o hear_n that_o he_o be_v dead_a shall_v multiply_v the_o sorrow_n of_o many_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n of_o great_a sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o such_o 1._o the_o death_n of_o such_o public_a person_n be_v a_o public_a loss_n and_o the_o more_o general_a the_o loss_n be_v the_o more_o general_a the_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v when_o a_o private_a person_n die_v that_o be_v godly_a as_o he_o be_v a_o pray_v christian_n many_o be_v loser_n 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sorrowful_a occasion_n be_v unworthy_a of_o a_o wife_n abraham_n weep_v for_o sarah_n so_o wife_n for_o their_o husband_n the_o tiding_n that_o vriah_n be_v dead_a be_v grievous_a to_o bathsheba_n and_o cause_v she_o to_o mourn_v 2_o sam._n 11.26_o when_o the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n hear_v that_o her_o husband_n vriah_n be_v dead_a she_o mourn_v for_o her_o husband_n powerful_a death_n have_v make_v many_o sorrowful_a heart_n because_o it_o have_v power_n to_o do_v that_o which_o all_o the_o create_v power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n can_v not_o do_v that_o be_v to_o separate_v those_o that_o god_n by_o his_o institution_n have_v join_v together_o this_o knot_n of_o unfeigned_a lover_n
none_o but_o death_n can_v untie_v this_o union_n none_o but_o death_n can_v dissolve_v god_n that_o have_v give_v a_o charge_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v part_v asunder_o such_o as_o he_o have_v join_v together_o have_v give_v a_o commission_n alas_o he_o have_v give_v a_o commission_n to_o death_n to_o part_v they_o as_o to_o that_o relation_n for_o ever_o in_o one_o instant_a i_o can_v say_v this_o woman_n be_v my_o wife_n in_o the_o next_o thou_o even_o thou_o o_o powerful_a death_n do_v both_o stop_n her_o breath_n and_o tie_v my_o tongue_n that_o i_o can_v no_o long_o call_v she_o i_o i_o and_o not_o i_o in_o that_o instant_n and_o not_o in_o this_o that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o former_a lord_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o sorrow_n that_o that_o which_o be_v most_o mine_n be_v no_o long_o i_o 2._o when_o death_n snatch_v away_o child_n out_o of_o their_o parent_n arm_n and_o bosom_n which_o before_o be_v in_o their_o loin_n the_o parent_n have_v sorrow_v and_o lament_v death_n do_n jacob_n when_o he_o do_v but_o suppose_v his_o son_n josâ—ph_n be_v dead_a do_v grieve_v and_o sorrow_n as_o though_o his_o heart_n will_v break_v and_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v comfort_v i_o be_v joseph_n dead_a and_o do_v you_o speak_v of_o comfort_n my_o son_n dead_a and_o i_o admit_v of_o comfort_n no_o i_o will_v give_v place_n to_o sorrow_n my_o son_n be_v dead_a and_o my_o sorrow_n shall_v live_v as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v and_o i_o will_v go_v sorrow_v to_o my_o grave_n to_o he_o gen._n 37.32_o and_o they_o send_v the_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n and_o they_o bring_v it_o to_o their_o father_n and_o say_v this_o have_v we_o find_v know_v now_o whether_o it_o be_v thy_o son_n coat_n or_o no._n 33._o and_o he_o know_v it_o and_o say_v it_o be_v my_o son_n coat_n a_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o joseph_n be_v without_o doubt_n rend_v in_o piece_n 34._o and_o jacob_n rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v sackcloth_n upon_o his_o loin_n and_o mourn_v for_o his_o son_n many_o day_n 35._o and_o all_o his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o daughter_n rise_v up_o to_o comfort_v he_o and_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v and_o he_o say_v for_o i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_n unto_o my_o son_n mourning_n thus_o his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o david_n grieve_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n amnon_n 2_o sam._n 13.37_o david_n mourn_v for_o his_o son_n every_o day_n and_o for_o his_o son_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 18.33_o and_o 19_o 1._o it_o be_v tell_v joab_n behold_v the_o king_n weep_v and_o mourn_v for_o absolom_n 2._o the_o people_n hear_v say_v that_o day_n how_o the_o king_n be_v grieve_v for_o his_o son_n 4._o the_o king_n cover_v his_o face_n and_o the_o king_n cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n o_o my_o son_n absalon_n o_o absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n 1._o this_o sorrow_n be_v use_v to_o express_v degree_n of_o sorrow_n for_o the_o afflict_a church_n shall_v not_o we_o mourn_v for_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o best_a man_n shall_v we_o not_o grieve_v and_o sorrow_n when_o the_o sword_n of_o a_o enemy_n and_o fear_n be_v round_o about_o we_o when_o the_o spoiler_n come_v upon_o we_o and_o shall_v not_o the_o degree_n of_o our_o sorrow_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o befall_v we_o what_o be_v those_o degree_n such_o as_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n of_o parent_n for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o only_a son_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n choose_v out_o such_o sorrow_n for_o a_o pattern_n of_o sorrow_n for_o the_o church_n in_o great_a distress_n do_v it_o not_o import_v that_o such_o sorrow_n for_o child_n remove_v by_o death_n be_v great_a sorrow_n jer._n 6.25_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o fear_n be_v on_o every_o side_n 26._o o_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n gird_v thou_o with_o sackcloth_n and_o wallow_v thyself_o in_o ash_n make_v thou_o mourn_v as_o for_o a_o only_a son_n most_o bitter_a lamentation_n for_o the_o spoiler_n shall_v sudden_o come_v upon_o thou_o let_v parent_n that_o be_v little_o affect_v with_o the_o death_n of_o a_o child_n inquire_v where_o be_v their_o natural_a affection_n their_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o so_o severe_a a_o blow_n when_o god_n himself_o rank_n gird_v with_o sackcloth_n wallow_v in_o ash_n bitter_a lamentation_n and_o mourn_v for_o a_o only_a son_n as_o equalize_v each_o other_o in_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n 2._o to_o set_v forth_o the_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n under_o sore_n and_o heavy_a judgement_n when_o god_n threaten_v to_o bring_v such_o sore_a and_o heavy_a judgement_n that_o shall_v cause_v man_n mirth_n to_o cease_v their_o joy_n to_o be_v banish_v their_o sorrow_n to_o be_v multiply_v he_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o mourning_n for_o a_o only_a son_n as_o what_o use_v to_o be_v in_o high_a degree_n amos_n 8.10_o and_o i_o will_v turn_v your_o feast_n into_o mourning_n and_o all_o your_o song_n into_o lamentation_n and_o i_o will_v bring_v up_o sackcloth_n upon_o all_o loin_n and_o baldness_n upon_o every_o head_n and_o i_o will_v make_v it_o as_o the_o mourning_n of_o a_o only_a son_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o as_o a_o bitter_a day_n 3._o the_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n of_o convince_a repent_v sinner_n this_o manner_n of_o mourning_n be_v use_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o great_a degree_n of_o sorrow_n that_o the_o repent_a jew_n shall_v have_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a fact_n in_o murder_v of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n zech._n 12.10_o and_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o supplication_n and_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o how_o much_o as_o one_o mourn_v for_o his_o only_a son_n and_o shall_v be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o his_o first-born_a all_o these_o show_v not_o only_o what_o sorrow_n be_v allow_v but_o what_o degree_n also_o be_v require_v and_o have_v be_v in_o parent_n for_o the_o death_n of_o child_n that_o have_v have_v a_o due_a sense_n of_o god_n afflict_a hand_n in_o take_v their_o child_n from_o they_o by_o death_n even_o sorrow_n set_v forth_o 1._o the_o sorrow_n for_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sorrow_n man_n be_v fill_v with_o when_o god_n heavy_a judgement_n be_v upon_o they_o 3._o the_o sorrow_n of_o true_a penitent_n for_o their_o sinful_a carriage_n to_o god_n own_o son_n though_o the_o parallel_n will_v not_o hold_v in_o all_o respect_n yet_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o one_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o declare_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o other_o which_o be_v sufficient_a evidence_n that_o such_o sorrow_n be_v great_a in_o itself_o though_o love_n do_v descend_v from_o parent_n to_o child_n more_o than_o it_o do_v ascend_v from_o child_n to_o parent_n yet_o child_n the_o more_o dutiful_a they_o be_v to_o their_o live_a parent_n the_o more_o they_o mourn_v for_o they_o when_o remove_v from_o they_o by_o death_n 1._o for_o their_o father_n so_o joseph_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n for_o jacob._n gen._n 49.33_o when_o jacob_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o command_v his_o son_n he_o gather_v up_o his_o foot_n into_o the_o bed_n and_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n gen._n 50.1_o and_o joseph_n fall_v upon_o his_o father_n face_n and_o weep_v upon_o he_o and_o kiss_v he_o 7._o joseph_n go_v up_o to_o bury_v his_o father_n 8._o and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o his_o father_n house_n 10._o and_o they_o come_v to_o the_o threshing-floor_n of_o atad_n which_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o there_o they_o mourn_v with_o a_o very_a great_a and_o very_o sore_a lamentation_n and_o he_o make_v a_o mourning_n for_o his_o father_n seven_o day_n 11._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n when_o they_o see_v the_o mourning_n say_v this_o be_v a_o very_a grievous_a mourning_n 2._o the_o death_n of_o mother_n have_v be_v no_o less_o lament_v by_o their_o child_n isaac_n mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n gen._n 24.67_o when_o david_n will_v express_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sorrow_n for_o other_o he_o aggravate_v it_o by_o this_o i_o be_v bow_v down_o as_o one_o that_o mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n psal_n 35.14_o 3._o when_o breach_n have_v be_v make_v by_o death_n betwixt_o brethren_n and_o sister_n the_o surviving_n have_v great_o sorrow_v for_o those_o that_o be_v