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far_o we_o shall_v not_o exercise_v your_o patience_n or_o your_o devotion_n upon_o these_o three_o piece_n which_o constitute_v our_o first_o part_n the_o primogeniture_n of_o god_n mercy_n which_o be_v first_o in_o all_o the_o specification_n of_o god_n mercy_n long_a life_n as_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o and_o a_o way_n to_o eternity_n and_o then_o the_o association_n of_o god_n mercy_n that_o death_n as_o well_o as_o life_n be_v a_o blessing_n to_o the_o righteous_a so_o then_o we_o have_v bring_v our_o sun_n to_o his_o meridianall_a height_n 2._o to_o a_o full_a noon_n in_o which_o all_o shadow_n be_v remove_v for_o even_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n death_n itself_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o mercy_n but_o the_o afternoon_n shadow_n break_v out_o upon_o we_o in_o our_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text._n and_o as_o afternoon_n shadow_n do_v these_o in_o our_o text_n do_v also_o they_o grow_v great_a and_o great_a upon_o we_o till_o they_o end_v in_o 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enjoin_v and_o multiply_v there_o be_v maledictus_fw-la upon_o maledictus_fw-la but_o it_o be_v maledictus_fw-la homo_fw-la curse_v be_v the_o man_n he_o be_v not_o curse_v by_o god_n before_o he_o be_v a_o man_n nor_o curse_v by_o god_n because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n but_o if_o that_o man_n commit_v idolatry_n adultery_n incest_n beastiality_n bribery_n calumny_n as_o the_o sin_n be_v reckon_v there_o there_o he_o meet_v a_o particular_a curse_n upon_o his_o particular_a sin_n the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v but_o name_v write_v in_o heaven_n all_o the_o book_n of_o death_n that_o be_v be_v but_o that_o in_o the_o prophet_n when_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n 13._o but_o who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n there_o they_o that_o depart_v from_o thou_o shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n they_o shall_v be_v when_o they_o depart_v from_o thou_o for_o say_v he_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n the_o fountain_n of_o live_v water_n they_o do_v not_o that_o because_o 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