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out_o of_o the_o body_n the_o heathen_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o death_n be_v a_o eternal_a sleep_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o poor_a but_o pious_a st._n augustine_n often_o breathe_v forth_o this_o heavenly_a wish_n say_v o_o that_o i_o can_v see_v death_n not_o as_o it_o be_v but_o as_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v now_o make_v it_o death_n be_v the_o supreme_a monarch_n in_o the_o world_n as_o he_o have_v the_o dominion_n over_o sin_n and_o he_o be_v the_o ancient_a king_n who_o reign_n begin_v from_o adam_n yet_o st._n paul_n tell_v you_o 1_o cor._n 15.26_o at_o last_o this_o king_n shall_v be_v vanquish_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n and_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n pronounce_v this_o sentence_n o_o death_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o death_n ii_o whoever_o be_v the_o author_n and_o father_n of_o death_n sin_n be_v the_o mother_n for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v you_o 1_o james_n 15._o 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dead_a and_o by_o the_o sadness_n of_o the_o countenance_n wait_v on_o that_o consideration_n eccles._n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o xiii_o when_o the_o comforter_n of_o they_o that_o mourn_v be_v depart_v to_o their_o respective_a habitation_n yet_o still_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o dead_a even_o while_o they_o be_v on_o earth_n so_o often_o as_o they_o miss_v their_o depart_a friend_n and_o want_v the_o help_n and_o benefit_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o enjoy_v from_o they_o so_o often_o be_v they_o call_v to_o remember_v death_n that_o cause_v such_o separation_n lum_o 4_o 18.20_o and_o in_o this_o remembrance_n they_o be_v withal_o warn_v to_o be_v prepare_v ready_a for_o death_n and_o not_o to_o be_v conform_v unto_o this_o world_n from_o whence_o their_o comfort_n be_v take_v away_o when_o the_o shepherd_n take_v up_o the_o young_a lamb_n the_o ewe_n follow_v he_o of_o herself_o and_o needs_o no_o calling_n nor_o drive_v when_o the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n take_v away_o 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practical_o consider_v 17_o chap._n v._o of_o sin_n the_o mean_n of_o death_n of_o sickness_n youth_n and_o old_a age._n 26_o chap._n vi_o several_a forerunner_n of_o death_n which_o may_v warn_n man_n to_o prepare_v for_o it_o practical_o consider_v 37_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n with_o other_o memorial_n of_o mortality_n practical_o consider_v 46_o chap._n viii_o eternal_a life_n describe_v and_o practical_o consider_v 57_o chap._n ix_o the_o christian_n map_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o the_o vanity_n of_o it_o be_v show_v in_o the_o shortness_n of_o man_n life_n and_o that_o this_o world_n be_v not_o a_o place_n of_o long_a continuance_n consider_v practical_o 68_o chap._n x._o that_o man_n himself_o be_v frail_a and_o be_v no_o continue_v city_n or_o have_v any_o duration_n here_o practical_o consider_v and_o emblematical_o discuss_v 78_o chap._n xi_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n worthy_a of_o take_v off_o our_o 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