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office_n without_o a_o call_n see_v numb_a 16.35_o you_o read_v there_o of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o man_n that_o offer_v incense_n usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n be_v punish_v by_o fire_n wherein_o they_o offend_v so_o vzziahs_n rash_a adventure_n to_o do_v the_o like_a be_v punish_v with_o the_o leprosy_n as_o you_o read_v 2_o chron._n 26.16_o etc._n etc._n 16._o last_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n as_o lie_v swear_v forswear_n curse_v false-accusing_a backbiting_a brawl_v blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n see_v prov._n 17.20_o he_o that_o have_v a_o perverse_a tongue_n fall_v into_o mischief_n and_o prov._n 13.3_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o mouth_n keep_v his_o life_n but_o he_o that_o open_v wide_a his_o lip_n shall_v have_v destruction_n so_o prov._n 18.21_o death_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o they_o that_o love_v it_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o the_o psalmist_n word_n shall_v shut_v up_o this_o point_n psal_n 34.12_o 13_o 14._o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o desire_v life_n and_o love_v many_o day_n that_o he_o may_v see_v good_a keep_v thy_o tongue_n from_o evil_n and_o thy_o lip_n from_o speak_a guile_n depart_v from_o evil_a and_o do_v good_a seek_v peace_n and_o ensue_v it_o i_o may_v add_v to_o these_o sin_n which_o endanger_v health_n and_o life_n bold_a and_o audacious_a attempt_n as_o leap_v hedge_n swim_v water_n etc._n etc._n when_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n for_o either_o this_o be_v call_v proper_o a_o tempt_a of_o god_n when_o man_n without_o any_o warrant_n from_o god_n word_n make_v trial_n of_o his_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v express_o forbid_v deut._n 6.16_o you_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n as_o you_o tempt_v he_o in_o massah_n whereof_o you_o read_v exod._n 17.2_o where_o they_o be_v say_v to_o tempt_v god_n by_o require_v a_o miraculus_fw-la evidence_n of_o his_o presence_n among_o they_o our_o saviour_n do_v beat_v back_o the_o devil_n 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be_v he_o who_o other_o man_n harm_n do_v make_v to_o beware_v well_o then_o life_n be_v so_o great_a a_o mercy_n let_v we_o avoid_v all_o such_o sin_n as_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o shorten_v it_o and_o let_v we_o use_v all_o lawful_a mean_n to_o preserve_v it_o as_o food_n and_o physic_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v let_v we_o not_o through_o discouragement_n of_o spirit_n because_o of_o deadly_a danger_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o our_o christian_a calling_n 15._o numb_a 10.14_o 15._o as_o weary_a of_o life_n wish_v for_o death_n which_o be_v a_o infirmity_n in_o that_o good_a man_n elijah_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o much_o less_o ought_v we_o through_o discontent_n as_o jonah_n do_v jonah_n 4.3_o 8._o wish_v for_o death_n but_o most_o prodigious_o to_o blame_v be_v they_o that_o lie_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o man_n breath_n say_v a_o worthy_a bishop_n be_v put_v into_o his_o body_n as_o a_o tenant_n at_o will_n into_o a_o house_n 543._o dr._n abbot_n on_o jonah_n 4.3_o 4._o lect._n 26._o p._n 543._o whereinto_o it_o may_v not_o enter_v without_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o landlord_n and_o be_v once_o in_o it_o must_v keep_v there_o and_o hold_v the_o build_n upright_o till_o it_o have_v its_o discharge_n to_o remove_v somewhere_o else_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o care_n you_o shall_v have_v to_o maintain_v health_n and_o preserve_v life_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o put_v in_o a_o caveat_n or_o cautionary_a proposition_n to_o prevent_v a_o mistake_n and_o it_o be_v this_o caution_n caution_n that_o you_o ought_v to_o hazard_v health_n and_o life_n for_o the_o church_n sake_n and_o for_o christ_n sake_n to_o witness_v to_o his_o truth_n if_o call_v to_o it_o 1_o john_n 3.16_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n st._n paul_n be_v willing_a to_o spend_v and_o be_v spend_v 2_o cor._n 12.15_o for_o the_o propogation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o good_a of_o god_n church_n and_o people_n see_v act_n 20.24_o and_o 21.13_o truth_n have_v be_v seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o many_o martyr_n a_o heathen_a set_v such_o a_o price_n on_o truth_n that_o he_o think_v it_o worth_a our_o life_n vitamque_fw-la impendere_fw-la vero_fw-la nec_fw-la propter_fw-la vitam_fw-la vivendi_fw-la perdere_fw-la causam_fw-la what_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o epaphroditus_n see_v phil._n 2.30_o for_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v nigh_o unto_o death_n not_o regard_v his_o life_n to_o supply_v your_o lack_n of_o service_n towards_o i_o epaphroditus_n undertake_v a_o great_a journey_n to_o minister_v to_o paul_n necessity_n which_o be_v here_o call_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n for_o what_o be_v do_v to_o his_o member_n he_o take_v it_o as_o do_v to_o himself_o mat._n 25.40_o this_o journey_n occasion_v his_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o when_o the_o godly_a man_n flesh_n fail_v health_n decline_v strength_n be_v weaken_v then_o be_v god_n ready_a to_o support_v he_o under_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n either_o by_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n or_o by_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n by_o death_n so_o that_o if_o we_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o bullinger_n 2.27_o bull_v in_o phil_n 2.27_o say_v optimè_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la sive_fw-la revalescamus_fw-la sive_fw-la moriamur_fw-la it_o will_v go_v well_o with_o we_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v 2._o this_o consideration_n afford_v comfort_n not_o only_o to_o believer_n '_o midst_n personal_a sickness_n but_o likewise_o to_o god_n church_n '_o midst_n national_a calamity_n though_o church_n and_o state_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v bedrid_a languish_v unto_o death_n under_o schism_n and_o division_n sin_n and_o 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