tomb_n but_o this_o impatient_a man_n be_v among_o the_o live_n and_o molest_v and_o grieve_v those_o that_o be_v near_o he_o 2._o immoderate_a sorrow_n waste_v the_o spirit_n see_v prov._n 15.13_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v it_o weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v understand_v immoderate_a sorrow_n about_o worldly_a thing_n hasten_v death_n and_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o life_n you_o read_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.7_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o sure_o under_o god_n his_o own_o meekness_n for_o numb_a 12.3_o he_o be_v very_o meek_a above_o all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hypocrates_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animalia_fw-la quae_fw-la felle_fw-la carent_fw-la ut_fw-la cerui_fw-la sunt_fw-la longaeva_fw-la so_o meek_a person_n many_o time_n live_v long_a but_o impatient_a person_n through_o fret_a discontent_n bring_v their_o body_n into_o a_o consumption_n suppose_v as_o job_n say_v job_n 6.12_o your_o strength_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o stone_n yet_o continual_a drop_v of_o tear_n and_o droop_v under_o sorrow_n will_v bring_v you_o down_o and_o wear_v you_o away_o for_o the_o same_o job_n tell_v you_o job_n 14.19_o the_o water_n wear_v the_o stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gutta_n cavat_fw-la lapidem_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la saepè_fw-la cadendo_fw-la and_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v immoderate_a grief_n like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n lay_v upon_o a_o man_n will_v make_v he_o stoop_v and_o break_v he_o many_o a_o man_n look_v wrinkle_v with_o sorrow_n and_o care_n long_o before_o he_o be_v wrinkle_v with_o age_n cura_fw-la facit_fw-la canos_fw-la quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la annos_fw-la let_v we_o then_o 23._o seneca_n consâ—l_n ad_fw-la poâ—â—â—_n c._n 23._o as_o a_o heathen_a say_v spare_v such_o grief_n as_o this_o be_v faciliùs_fw-la illi_fw-la nos_fw-la dolour_n iste_fw-la ad_fw-la jiciet_fw-la quà m_fw-la illum_fw-la nobis_fw-la reducet_fw-la for_o soon_o will_v it_o send_v thou_o to_o he_o who_o thou_o bewail_v than_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o thou_o three_o and_o last_o it_o great_o provoke_v god_n indeed_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o but_o a_o froward_a peevish_a spirit_n be_v abomination_n to_o he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v prov._n 11.20_o &_o 17.20_o &_o 22.5_o so_o ps_n 18.26_o discontent_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o god_n take_v special_a notice_n of_o exod._n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n for_o they_o be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10.5_o 10_o compare_v this_o must_v needs_o he_o hateful_a to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o decompounded_a sin_n make_v up_o of_o many_o bitter_a ingredient_n as_o pride_n passion_n unthankfulness_n etc._n etc._n sigh_n sobbing_n sorrowful_a exclamation_n do_v penetrate_v the_o heaven_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o make_v no_o good_a music_n there_o god_n be_v thereby_o provoke_v to_o lengthen_v our_o misery_n and_o adjourn_v our_o mercy_n paula_n romana_n who_o carry_v it_o froward_o and_o fretful_o at_o death_n of_o her_o child_n meet_v with_o many_o loss_n of_o that_o nature_n we_o say_v impatiens_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la crudelem_fw-la facit_fw-la medicum_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v struggle_v and_o stubbornness_n that_o make_v the_o father_n continue_v to_o beat_v the_o child_n indeed_o god_n be_v a_o indulgent_a tender-hearted_a father_n to_o his_o child_n psal_n 103.13_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o burn_v the_o rod_n till_o their_o stout_a stomach_n be_v take_v down_o how_o do_v he_o pursue_v jonah_n with_o wind_n and_o tempest_n nay_o he_o cast_v he_o overboard_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o plunge_v he_o over_o head_n and_o ear_n into_o the_o hell_n of_o the_o whale_n belly_n never_o leave_v he_o till_o he_o submit_v to_o his_o will_n to_o go_v to_o niniveh_n ferre_n minora_fw-la volo_fw-la nè_fw-la graviora_fw-la feram_fw-la let_v we_o bear_v lesser_a trouble_n patient_o lest_o god_n lie_v great_a trouble_n upon_o we_o to_o end_v this_o a_o man_n in_o a_o seaver_n the_o more_o he_o struggle_v the_o more_o he_o increase_v his_o pain_n a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n isa_n 51.20_o instead_o of_o break_v forth_o by_o struggle_v he_o more_o entangle_v himself_o so_o we_o gain_v nothing_o by_o our_o struggle_a impatience_n and_o obstinacy_n against_o god_n but_o increase_v of_o our_o misery_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n give_v passion_n a_o loose_a reign_n for_o phaiton-like_a with_o his_o wild_a horse_n they_o will_v do_v a_o world_n of_o mischief_n consid_fw-la 10_o ten_o and_o last_o consider_v death_n be_v very_o advantageous_a to_o the_o godly_a phil._n 1.21_o for_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v there_o be_v a_o privative_a and_o positive_a benefit_n that_o death_n bring_v to_o believer_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o death_n free_v a_o believer_n 1._o from_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la peperit_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o filia_fw-la devoravit_fw-la matrem_fw-la sin_n bring_v in_o death_n rom._n 5.12_o and_o 6.23_o and_o death_n carry_v out_o sin_n viperlike_a it_o devour_v that_o which_o bring_v it_o forth_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n 6.7_o here_o indeed_o be_v no_o perfection_n 1_o john_n 1.8_o grace_n be_v like_a gold_n in_o the_o oar_n mingle_v with_o much_o dross_n the_o most_o refine_a soul_n have_v some_o dregs_o and_o be_v daily_o contest_v with_o homebred_a corruption_n cum_fw-la avarit_fw-la â_fw-la nobis_fw-la cum_fw-la impudicitiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la irâ_fw-la cum_fw-la ambitione_n congressis_fw-la est_fw-la cyprian_a here_o the_o best_a be_v continual_o afflict_v either_o for_o their_o sin_n or_o with_o their_o sin_n but_o death_n free_v they_o from_o all_o sin_n rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o say_v st._n paul_n from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n why_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o death_n 1_o cor._n 15.26_o the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n if_o sin_n continue_v after_o death_n death_n be_v not_o a_o believer_n last_o enemy_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la primo_fw-la homini_fw-la morieres_fw-la si_fw-la peccaveris_fw-la nunc_fw-la dicitur_fw-la morere_fw-la nè_fw-la pecces_fw-la nisi_fw-la peccâssent_fw-la illi_fw-la non_fw-la morerentur_fw-la peccarent_fw-la autem_fw-la justi_fw-la nisi_fw-la moriantur_fw-la st._n august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 3._o whilst_o we_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n latet_fw-la anguis_fw-la in_o herbâ_fw-la fiery_a serpent_n sting_v we_o sin_n stick_v close_o to_o we_o but_o at_o death_n as_o st._n paul_n cast_v the_o viper_n off_o his_o hand_n act_v 28.3_o 5._o so_o do_v believer_n shake_v off_o sin_n their_o die_a day_n be_v the_o funeral_n of_o all_o their_o vice_n the_o least_o of_o which_o make_v they_o grieve_v here_o as_o the_o least_o hair_n make_v the_o eye_n to_o water_n after_o death_n they_o be_v like_o god_n himself_o in_o perfect_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n ephes_n 5.27_o 2._o from_o satan_n temptation_n the_o devil_n like_v to_o joab_n make_v our_o misery_n his_o sport_n and_o play_v 2_o sam._n 2.14_o he_o be_v the_o great_a peripatetic_a go_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n job_n 1.7_o and_o 2.2_o this_o roar_a lion_n be_v continual_o range_v for_o his_o prey_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o he_o assault_v christ_n the_o head_n mat._n 4.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o do_v the_o member_n quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la quà m_fw-la pugna_fw-la adversus_fw-la diabolum_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la geritur_fw-la cypr._n the_o righteous_a be_v the_o white_a at_o which_o the_o devil_n most_o shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o temptation_n chrysostome_n somewhere_o in_o his_o homily_n have_v this_o comparison_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n set_v upon_o the_o rich_a vessel_n so_o satan_n see_v a_o vessel_n fraught_v with_o grace_n use_v all_o art_n and_o exercise_v all_o violence_n to_o master_v both_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o prize_n but_o in_o heaven_n they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v trouble_v with_o satan_n fiery_a dart_n for_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n be_v cast_v out_o rev._n
of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n and_o how_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v he_o up_o and_o his_o company_n vers_fw-la 32_o 33._o so_o rebellious_a absalon_n come_v to_o a_o untimely_a death_n and_o david_n be_v much_o move_v with_o grief_n in_o that_o he_o die_v in_o rebellion_n 2_o sam._n 18.9_o 33_o compare_v see_v prov._n 16.14_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o messenger_n of_o death_n but_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v pacify_v it_o and_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n be_v not_o disobedient_a and_o irreverent_a in_o your_o carriage_n towards_o minister_n which_o be_v your_o spiritual_a parens_fw-la you_o may_v read_v 2_o king_n 2.23_o 24._o two_o she_o bear_v destroy_v forty_o two_o child_n for_o mock_v the_o prophet_n though_o child_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o in_o they_o possible_o as_o some_o think_v because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o gather_v together_o they_o be_v set_v on_o by_o their_o idolatrous_a parent_n to_o do_v what_o they_o do_v and_o therefore_o god_n just_o punish_v they_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o child_n last_o be_v not_o disobedient_a to_o natural_a parent_n god_n may_v just_o deprive_v they_o of_o natural_a life_n that_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n prov._n 30.17_o 7.20_o prov._n 20.20_o mar._n 7.20_o the_o eye_n that_o mock_v at_o his_o father_n and_o despise_v to_o obey_v his_o mother_n the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v it_o out_o and_o the_o young_a eagle_n shall_v eat_v it_o homer_n though_o common_o report_v to_o be_v blind_a yet_o see_v and_o observe_v as_o much_o for_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o do_v not_o relieve_v his_o parent_n he_o tell_v we_o he_o live_v but_o a_o short_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n δ._n take_v heed_n then_o of_o disobedience_n to_o magistrate_n minister_n or_o natural_a parent_n as_o you_o love_v your_o life_n 2._o take_v heed_n of_o lustful_a uncleanness_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o city_n about_o they_o burn_v strong_o in_o lust_n judas_n 7._o and_o god_n send_v a_o strange_a fire_n to_o destroy_v they_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 19.24_o 25._o so_o god_n cut_v off_o onan_n for_o his_o filthiness_n gen._n 38.9_o 10._o so_o 1_o cor._n 10.8_o you_o read_v how_o that_o for_o uncleanness_n there_o fall_v in_o one_o day_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o 53._o plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 7._o c._n 53._o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o cornelius_n gallus_n and_o t._n aetherius_n two_o great_a person_n in_o rome_n that_o die_v in_o the_o act_n of_o unchastity_n the_o dog-day_n of_o lust_n be_v very_o dangerous_a indeed_o this_o sin_n consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n tend_v to_o weakness_n and_o sickness_n and_o the_o shorten_n of_o a_o man_n day_n the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o the_o harlot_n house_n incline_v unto_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a prov._n 2.18_o so_o likewise_o prov._n 5.9_o 11._o &_o prov._n 6.26_o 33_o 34_o 35._o &_o prov._n 7.22_o 23._o &_o prov._n 31.3_o solomon_n mother_n there_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o give_v his_o strength_n unto_o woman_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o intemperance_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v this_o be_v as_o a_o knife_n to_o cut_v our_o own_o throat_n see_v prov._n 23.1_o 2._o when_o thou_o sit_v to_o eat_v with_o a_o ruler_n a_o magistrate_n or_o some_o great_a man_n consider_v diligent_o what_o be_v before_o thou_o and_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n some_o read_v it_o impones_fw-la cultellum_fw-la gutturi_fw-la tuo_fw-la and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o thou_o do_v as_o good_a as_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n thou_o may_v endanger_v thy_o life_n if_o thou_o feed_v too_o plentiful_o so_o vers_fw-la 29_o 30._o who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n our_o own_o luxury_n as_o one_o say_v fill_v we_o full_a of_o disease_n which_o shorten_v this_o our_o short_a day_n of_o life_n and_o set_v our_o clock_n forward_o that_o it_o strike_v dead_a before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o natural_a circle_n be_v go_v about_o deinde_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la say_v musculus_fw-la 6.2_o musculus_fw-la in_o ps_n 6.2_o quae_fw-la sit_fw-la illorum_fw-la vaesania_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la gulam_fw-la &_o intemperantiam_fw-la seipsos_fw-la donâ—_n sanitatis_fw-la privant_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la morbis_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la reddunt_fw-la we_o may_v say_v of_o fast_v and_o feast_v as_o the_o womâ—n_n sing_v of_o saul_n and_o david_n sam._n 18.7_o saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o feast_v kill_v more_o ten_o to_o one_o than_o fast_v poor_a people_n who_o have_v the_o short_a meal_n have_v common_o the_o long_a grace_n and_o the_o best_a health_n the_o glutton_n dig_v his_o grave_n with_o his_o own_o tooth_n the_o drunkard_n drink_v health_n so_o long_o to_o other_o that_o he_o have_v none_o to_o himself_o non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o potâ_fw-la vera_fw-la salute_v salus_fw-la and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o strike_v he_o dead_a that_o make_v himself_o dead_a drink_v take_v heed_n then_o of_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v good_a advice_n at_o all_o time_n but_o most_o seasonable_a at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v a_o time_n of_o much_o feast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la we_o ought_v say_v a_o heathen_a to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o to_o observe_v a_o mean_a in_o drink_v diet_n and_o recreation_n 4._o take_v heed_n of_o immoderate_a sorrow_n this_o like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n break_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o stoop_v prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v so_o prov._n 15.13_o a_o merry_a heart_n make_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n but_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v david_n tell_v we_o psal_n 31.10_o my_o life_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n and_o my_o year_n with_o sigh_v and_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o loss_n of_o worldly_a thing_n weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o impatience_n passion_n and_o discontent_n the_o murmur_v israelite_n be_v destroy_v of_o the_o destroyer_n 1_o cor._n 10.10_o a_o impatient_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o scourge_n we_o say_v true_o the_o hasty_a man_n never_o want_v wo._n pettish_a fretful_a passionate_a person_n like_o the_o demoniac_a in_o the_o gospel_n mar._n 5.2_o 3._o wound_n and_o cut_v themselves_o wrath_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n in_o scripture_n gen._n 39.19_o 20._o esth_n 1.12_o est_fw-la intus_fw-la flamma_fw-la medullas_fw-la this_o fire_n of_o passion_n devour_v and_o consume_v that_o which_o shall_v maintain_v natural_a life_n the_o passionate_a man_n like_o mount_n aetna_n consume_v his_o own_o bowel_n with_o inward_a burn_n thus_o as_o eliphas_n tell_v job_n job_n 5.2_o wrath_n kill_v the_o foolish_a man_n vex_v and_o fret_v under_o providential_a dispensation_n spend_v a_o man_n spirit_n and_o put_v he_o upon_o take_v such_o unlawful_a course_n as_o be_v ofttimes_o attend_v with_o destruction_n prov._n 19.19_o a_o man_n of_o great_a wrath_n shall_v suffer_v punishment_n for_o if_o thou_o deliver_v he_o yet_o thou_o must_v do_v it_o again_o q._n d._n a_o passionate_a man_n be_v no_o soon_o deliver_v from_o one_o danger_n but_o he_o bring_v himself_o into_o another_o 6._o take_v heed_n of_o envy_n job_n 5.2_o envy_n slay_v the_o silly_a one_o if_o a_o man_n be_v so_o silly_a as_o to_o hug_v this_o viper_n in_o his_o bosom_n he_o do_v it_o to_o his_o destruction_n envy_n like_o a_o moth_n do_v insensible_o consume_v a_o man_n deprive_v he_o of_o health_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n hence_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v envy_v the_o rottenness_n of_o the_o bone_n prov._n 14.30_o the_o envious_a man_n melt_v away_o at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o other_o as_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 112.10_o inuidus_fw-la alterius_fw-la rebus_fw-la macrescit_fw-la opimis_fw-la the_o dart_n of_o envy_n be_v as_o a_o worthy_a divine_a observe_v like_o that_o in_o homer_n implead_v dr._n pierce_v in_o sinner_n implead_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n γ._fw-la v._o 348._o reflexa_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la cuspis_fw-la scuto_fw-la in_o valido_fw-la it_o always_o recoil_v into_o the_o breast_n of_o he_o that_o shoot_v it_o and_o mischief_n most_o at_o rebound_n 7._o take_v heed_n of_o pride_n and_o ambition_n
the_o young_a man_n the_o king_n son_n for_o amnon_n only_o be_v dead_a now_o therefore_o let_v not_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n take_v the_o thing_n to_o his_o heart_n 2_o sam._n 13.31_o 32_o 33._o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o but_o one_o relation_n at_o a_o time_n let_v we_o not_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n to_o grieve_v excessive_o see_v he_o continue_v to_o we_o several_a other_o relation_n who_o he_o for_o our_o sin_n may_v just_o have_v deprive_v we_o of_o beside_o god_n may_v have_v take_v away_o our_o health_n wealth_n yea_o life_n itself_o and_o send_v we_o to_o hell_n it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v because_o his_o compassio_fw-la be_v fail_v not_o they_o be_v new_a every_o morning_n great_a be_v thy_o faithfulness_n lam._n 3.22_o 23._o look_v round_o about_o thou_o and_o thou_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o see_v many_o precious_a mercy_n that_o thou_o still_o enjoy_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v thankful_a for_o what_o thou_o have_v rather_o than_o repine_v at_o what_o thou_o have_v lose_v lot_z have_v most_o of_o his_o good_n which_o he_o have_v not_o time_n to_o remove_v and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n consume_v in_o a_o fearful_a fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o his_o wise_a turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n before_o his_o eye_n a_o fearful_a spectacle_n as_o you_o may_v read_v gen._n 19_o yet_o he_o count_v it_o notwithstanding_o his_o great_a loss_n a_o great_a mercy_n that_o he_o have_v his_o life_n spare_v verse_n 19_o behold_v now_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o thou_o have_v magnify_v thy_o mercy_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o i_o in_o save_v my_o life_n and_o job_n who_o case_n as_o to_o outward_a loss_n be_v far_o worse_a than_o thou_o think_v himself_o bind_v by_o the_o good_a to_o endure_v the_o bad_a job_n 2.10_o what_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a it_o be_v a_o fearful_a miscarriage_n in_o rachel_n 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mercy_n sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o oblivion_n and_o light_a misery_n swim_v on_o the_o top_n and_o be_v always_o think_v on_o with_o repine_a grief_n god_n forbid_v if_o man_n do_v we_o but_o a_o small_a courtesy_n we_o usual_o be_v thankful_a but_o if_o god_n load_v we_o as_o he_o daily_o do_v with_o his_o benefit_n psal_n 68.19_o we_o make_v light_n of_o that_o load_n and_o forget_v he_o what_o ado_n we_o make_v with_o a_o little_a misery_n and_o how_o little_a we_o make_v of_o much_o mercy_n a_o little_a misery_n afflict_v we_o much_o and_o much_o mercy_n affect_v we_o but_o a_o little_a god_n help_v we_o i_o have_v read_v somewhere_o of_o alcibiades_n a_o heathen_a that_o be_v tell_v of_o one_o that_o have_v steal_v half_o his_o plate_n say_v cheerful_o i_o have_v cause_n rather_o to_o be_v thankful_a that_o he_o have_v steal_v no_o more_o than_o be_v trouble_v that_o he_o have_v take_v so_o much_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v for_o christian_n to_o think_v so_o 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redeem_v our_o depart_a friend_n from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o grave_a if_o you_o can_v weep_v as_o one_o say_v aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la retrorsum_fw-la dr._n walker_n funr_n serm._n on_o luk_n 7_o 12_o 13_o â—_o 14â—â—râ—gia_fw-it â—â—râ—gia_z nulla_fw-la retrorsum_fw-la your_o tear_n will_v not_o dissolve_v the_o chain_n of_o death_n 2_o sam._n 14.14_o we_o must_v neeeds_o die_v and_o if_o once_o dead_a we_o be_v as_o water_v spill_v on_o the_o ground_n which_o can_v be_v gather_v up_o again_o death_n be_v a_o strict_a doorkeeper_n all_o that_o pass_v out_o that_o way_n the_o door_n be_v shut_v on_o they_o they_o shall_v never_o return_v viz_o to_o converse_v more_o with_o we_o in_o this_o world_n or_o to_o enjoy_v those_o worldly_a comfort_n they_o once_o have_v and_o by_o death_n have_v lose_v see_v job_n 7.9_o 10._o so_o job_n 10.21_o and_o 14.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o 16.22_o so_o psal_n 39_o last_v vers_fw-la all_o our_o groan_n sigh_n sob_n and_o pitiful_a out-cry_n can_v 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12.9_o 10._o he_o be_v cast_v out_o ejectione_n firmâ_fw-la and_o shall_v never_o re-enter_v he_o set_v not_o his_o ugly_a paw_n upon_o the_o pavement_n of_o heaven_n the_o tempter_n enter_v not_o into_o this_o paradise_n for_o rev._n 21.27_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a enter_v into_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o defile_v 3._o from_o spiritual_a desertion_n the_o church_n like_o the_o moon_n have_v her_o spot_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o her_o eclipse_n so_o long_o as_o she_o wander_v in_o this_o planetary_a world_n see_v isa_n 50.10_o the_o prophet_n there_o intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v no_o light_n so_o it_o be_v with_o david_n psal_n 22.1_o with_o asaph_n psal_n 77.7_o 8_o 9_o with_o heman_n psal_n 88_o with_o ethan_n ps_n 89.46_o so_o it_o be_v with_o jonah_n jon._n 2.2_o 4._o nay_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o christ_n himself_o mat._n 27.46_o and_o thus_o to_o want_v the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n must_v needs_o be_v troublesome_a psal_n 30.7_o thou_o do_v hide_v thy_o face_n and_o i_o be_v trouble_v so_o psal_n 104.29_o so_o cant._n 5.6_o my_o beloved_a have_v withdraw_v himself_o and_o be_v go_v say_v the_o spouse_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v my_o soul_n fail_v egressa_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la she_o be_v as_o it_o be_v without_o her_o soul_n whilst_o without_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n but_o death_n free_v believer_n from_o such_o desertion_n they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o suspension_n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n no_o more_o eclipse_n of_o his_o savour_n never_o cloud_n more_o shall_v interpose_v betwixt_o heaven_n and_o their_o soul_n but_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v upon_o they_o with_o perpendicular_a ray_n of_o comfort_n to_o all_o eternity_n 4._o from_o evil_a company_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a affliction_n to_o live_v among_o the_o wicked_a psal_n 84.10_o so_o 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it_o vex_v but_o according_a to_o orig._n he_o be_v labour_v against_o he_o labour_v under_o it_o as_o under_o a_o burden_n he_o be_v even_o tire_v out_o under_o their_o wicked_a course_n beside_o the_o wicked_a load_n the_o righteous_a among_o who_o they_o live_v with_o calumny_n railing_n revile_n scoff_v jeer_n taunt_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o run_v not_o with_o they_o to_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n see_v 1_o pet._n 4.4_o like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n they_o will_v cast_v forth_o mire_n and_o dirt_n upon_o they_o isa_n 57.20_o thus_o the_o old_a world_n deal_v with_o noah_n that_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n 2_o pet._n 2.5_o so_o david_n be_v abuse_v for_o his_o goodness_n psal_n 69.12_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v speak_v against_o he_o be_v the_o drunkard_n song_n and_o v._o 19_o lord_n say_v he_o thou_o have_v know_v my_o reproach_n and_o my_o shame_n and_o my_o dishonour_n my_o adversary_n be_v all_o before_o thou_o see_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 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that_o he_o may_v rip_v open_a his_o bag_n will_v have_v he_o in_o his_o coffin_n that_o he_o may_v enter_v into_o his_o coffer_n and_o when_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n interment_n be_v at_o hand_n which_o to_o he_o come_v never_o soon_o than_o expect_v or_o desire_v this_o unnatural_a son_n it_o may_v be_v go_v clothe_v in_o black_a have_v a_o light_n and_o merry_a heart_n under_o a_o sad_a and_o mournful_a habit_n so_o many_o wife_n that_o have_v live_v it_o may_v be_v too_o loose_o and_o wanton_o at_o their_o husband_n death_n like_o that_o woman_n that_o joab_n send_v for_o 2_o sam._n 14.2_o feigh_v themselves_o to_o be_v mourner_n and_o put_v on_o monr_a apparel_n thus_o bathsheba_n mourning_n for_o her_o husband_n uriah_n 2_o sam._n 11.26_o be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o be_v hypocritical_a for_o by_o his_o death_n she_o be_v free_v from_o her_o husband_n rage_n from_o shame_n and_o punishment_n which_o she_o just_o deserve_v and_o withal_o she_o have_v hope_n to_o become_v 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distraction_n 1_o cor._n 7.35_o they_o can_v pray_v nor_o meditate_v nor_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n with_o that_o fixedness_n and_o composure_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v psal_n 57.7_o and_o it_o may_v be_v they_o forbear_v go_v to_o church_n because_o they_o can_v endure_v the_o sight_n of_o their_o friend_n grave_a nay_o further_o they_o be_v not_o only_o inward_o pensive_a but_o outward_o passionate_a they_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o exclamation_n horrendis_fw-la gravitèr_fw-la coelum_fw-la pulsâsse_fw-la querelis_fw-la and_o many_o time_n passionate_a unsavoury_a speech_n the_o scum_n of_o a_o discontent_a spirit_n proceed_v from_o they_o as_o from_o jonah_n when_o his_o gourd_n wither_v jonah_n 4.8_o 9_o he_o wish_v himself_o dead_a and_o tell_v god_n he_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a even_o unto_o death_n st._n austin_n speak_v of_o his_o mother_n death_n say_v 12._o aug._n confess_v lib_n 9_o cap._n 12._o oculi_fw-la mei_fw-la resorbebant_fw-la fontem_fw-la suum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la siccitatem_fw-la his_o eye_n have_v drain_v his_o very_a fountain_n dry_a so_o excessive_a he_o be_v in_o weep_v indeed_o this_o have_v be_v a_o infirmity_n in_o the_o best_a of_o man_n and_o woman_n see_v jacob_n at_o the_o suppose_a death_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 37.33_o 34_o 35._o he_o 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 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 but_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 his_o mourning_n like_o the_o swell_n of_o jordan_n jer._n 12.5_o impetuous_o pass_v the_o bank_n of_o reason_n so_o if_o mischief_n say_v he_o befall_z benjamin_n by_o the_o way_n in_o which_o you_o go_v then_o shall_v you_o bring_v down_o my_o gray_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_n gen._n 42.38_o so_o david_n hear_v news_n of_o the_o untimely_a death_n of_o absalon_n the_o text_n tell_v you_o â—_o sam._n 18.33_o the_o king_n be_v much_o move_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o chamber_n over_o the_o gate_n and_o as_o he_o go_v thus_o he_o say_v o_o my_o son_n absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n absalon_n will_v god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o o_o absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n david_n be_v too_o excessive_a in_o his_o grief_n and_o speak_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o fit_v as_o passionate_a man_n use_v to_o do_v will_v god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o why_o david_n what_o will_v have_v become_v of_o the_o kingdom_n what_o misery_n will_v it_o have_v be_v involve_v in_o if_o absalon_n have_v survive_v the_o violence_n of_o passion_n here_o make_v david_n forget_v himself_o god_n
church_n and_o people_n so_o naomi_n ruth_n 1.3_o 5._o have_v lose_v her_o husband_n and_o two_o son_n and_o vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o because_o god_n have_v deal_v thus_o bitter_o with_o she_o she_o refuse_v her_o name_n will_v be_v call_v marah_n that_o signify_v bitterness_n and_o not_o naomi_n that_o signify_v pleasant_a she_o refuse_v this_o name_n be_v so_o unsuitable_a to_o her_o condition_n so_o the_o woman_n of_o bethlehem_n at_o the_o untimely_a death_n of_o their_o infant_n mat._n 2.16_o 18_o mourn_v &_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v and_o indeed_o the_o female_a kind_n natural_o be_v more_o dispose_v to_o tenderness_n than_o the_o male_n isa_n 49.15_o and_o so_o more_o apt_a to_o weep_v immoderate_o and_o as_o one_o say_v of_o the_o two_o the_o more_o to_o be_v pity_v and_o the_o more_o capable_a of_o excuse_n and_o pardon_v but_o yet_o immoderate_a sorrow_n in_o none_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v as_o we_o approve_v not_o then_o of_o a_o stoical_a apathy_n for_o the_o best_a of_o god_n servant_n have_v passion_n in_o they_o passion_n see_v dr._n renolds_n on_o the_o passion_n act_v 14.15_o james_n 5.17_o and_o passion_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o soul_n place_v in_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n so_o neither_o do_v we_o approve_v of_o passion_n when_o irregular_a for_o than_o they_o be_v disease_n of_o the_o mind_n depraver_n of_o reason_n disturber_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o cause_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o speak_v and_o act_v not_o like_o themselves_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n luke_n 7.12_o 13._o say_v to_o the_o widow_n who_o weep_v for_o her_o only_a son_n weep_v not_o he_o do_v not_o there_o forbid_v natural_a affection_n but_o inordinate_a passion_n not_o tear_n simple_o but_o their_o excess_n not_o tear_n of_o sympathy_n and_o parental_a tenderness_n but_o despair_v repine_a tear_n to_o shut_v up_o this_o text._n see_v dr._n walkers_n sermon_n on_o that_o text._n the_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o to_o mortify_v inordinate_a affection_n col._n 3.4_o that_o of_o sorrow_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o anger_n etc._n etc._n now_o it_o be_v inordinate_a when_o set_v on_o wrong_a object_n or_o when_o it_o be_v in_o extreme_n either_o defective_a or_o excessive_a this_o corruption_n or_o disorder_n in_o our_o affection_n must_v be_v purge_v out_o now_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o several_a argument_n to_o prevent_v inordinate_a mourning_n at_o death_n of_o friend_n take_v ten_o which_o be_v as_o so_o many_o cork_n to_o the_o net_n to_o keep_v the_o soul_n under_o such_o loss_n from_o sink_v too_o deep_a in_o sorrow_n chap._n ii_o ten_o consideration_n to_o prevent_v immoderate_a mourn_v at_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n in_o the_o first_o place_n consider_v the_o necessity_n of_o die_v for_o we_o must_v needs_o die_v 2_o sam._n 14.14_o so_o eccles_n 12.5_o man_n go_v to_o his_o long_a home_n man_n indefinite_o i._n e._n every_o man_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a beautiful_a and_o deform_a male_a and_o female_a young_a and_o old_a good_a and_o bad_a all_o go_v to_o their_o long_a home_n the_o grave_a so_o ps_n 89.48_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n text._n see_v mr._n dugard_v sermon_n on_o that_o text._n shall_v he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grave_a selah_n no_o though_o he_o now_o live_v yet_o he_o shall_v not_o always_o live_v but_o soon_o or_o late_a shall_v see_v death_n joshua_n and_o david_n call_v death_n the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n josh_n 23.14_o 1_o king_n 2.2_o this_o way_n all_o creature_n of_o the_o earth_n walk_v and_o therefore_o job_n call_v the_o grave_a the_o house_n appoint_v for_o all_o live_n job_n 30.23_o no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n eccles_n 8.8_o but_o when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o eccles_n 12.7_o death_n that_o black_a prince_n or_o king_n of_o terror_n so_o call_v job_n 18.14_o be_v a_o invincible_a champion_n who_o ride_v on_o his_o pale_a horse_n for_o above_o these_o five_o thousand_o year_n have_v with_o a_o impartial_a stroke_n lay_v all_o flat_a before_o he_o the_o long-lived_a patriarch_n adam_n seth_n enoch_n etc._n etc._n like_o stout_a oak_n hold_v out_o long_o but_o be_v force_v at_o last_o to_o submit_v to_o death_n fatal_a stroke_n as_o you_o my_o read_n gen._n chap._n 5._o statutum_n est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la semel_fw-la mori_fw-la heb._n 9.27_o it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v it_o be_v statute_n law_n enact_v in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n the_o decree_n be_v establi_v the_o write_v sign_v and_o like_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n dan._n chap._n 6._o vers_fw-la 8._o never_o to_o be_v reverse_v while_o this_o world_n last_v we_o only_o read_v of_o two_o exempt_v since_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n enoch_n and_o elijah_n who_o though_o they_o die_v not_o yet_o 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 therefore_o undergo_v a_o dissolution_n though_o indeed_o he_o see_v no_o corruption_n act_v 2.27_o so_o act_v 13.37_o now_o as_o photion_n say_v to_o one_o that_o be_v condemn_v to_o the_o same_o death_n with_o he_o be_v thou_o not_o glad_a to_o fare_v as_o photion_n do_v so_o shall_v we_o be_v too_o much_o cast_v down_o at_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n see_v the_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n nay_o christ_n himself_o have_v taste_v death_n bitter_a cup._n well_o then_o at_o death_n of_o your_o friend_n consider_v that_o job_n 21.33_o every_o man_n shall_v draw_v after_o he_o as_o there_o be_v innumerable_a before_o he_o methinks_v this_o shall_v somewhat_o alleviate_v our_o sorrow_n .24_o seneca_n de_fw-fr consol_fw-fr ad_fw-la polib_n .24_o quis_fw-la tam_fw-la superbae_fw-la impotentisque_fw-la arrogantiae_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o hâc_fw-la naturae_fw-la necessitate_v omne_fw-la in_fw-la eundem_fw-la finem_fw-la revocantis_fw-la se_fw-la unum_fw-la ac_fw-la suos_fw-la seponi_fw-la velit_fw-la a_o heathen_a look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o weakness_n and_o pride_n for_o any_o man_n to_o expect_v that_o either_o he_o or_o any_o of_o he_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o mortality_n consid_fw-la 2_o second_o consider_v the_o friend_n you_o lose_v be_v not_o so_o much_o you_o as_o god_n 1_o chron._n 29.14_o all_o thing_n come_v of_o thou_o say_v david_n and_o st._n james_n say_v jam._n 1.17_o every_o good_a gift_n and_o every_o perfect_a gift_n be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n etc._n etc._n child_n among_o other_o thing_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n this_o lesson_n our_o great_a grandmother_n eve_n teach_v we_o call_v her_o first-born_a cain_n say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.1_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d musculus_fw-la in_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
who_o come_v thither_o wrought_v many_o miracle_n teach_v the_o gospel_n and_o convert_v many_o to_o the_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n as_o you_o may_v read_v act_v 16._o from_o corinthian_n from_o see_v dr._n hammond_n his_o preface_n in_o annot._n on_o 2_o epist_n corinthian_n hence_o st._n paul_n write_v his_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o send_v it_o to_o corinth_n by_o titus_n and_o luke_n which_o be_v say_v a_o 540._o a_o see_v itiner_n tot._n s._n scrip._n 540._o author_n 292_o dutch_a mile_n he_o write_v also_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n from_o rome_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o philippi_n and_o send_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o epaphroditus_n which_o be_v say_v the_o same_o 540._o same_o see_v itiner_n tot._n s._n scrip._n 540._o author_n 628_o mile_n and_o he_o reckon_v by_o common_a dutch_a mile_n whereof_o four_o thousand_o pace_n make_v a_o mile_n p._n 3_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o epistle_n be_v this_o the_o philippian_n 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private_a &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d robur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la viribus_fw-la destitutus_fw-la &_o tum_fw-la sibi_fw-la tum_fw-la aliis_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inutilis_fw-la sicut_fw-la cadaver_n beza_n in_o rom._n 5.6_o he_o have_v faciem_fw-la cadaverosam_fw-la death_n have_v take_v possession_n on_o this_o sick_a man_n countenance_n he_o be_v grow_v so_o weak_a and_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o grief_n to_o they_o locum_fw-la they_o muscul_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la quod_fw-la apostolo_n amplius_fw-la subministrare_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la that_o he_o be_v a_o burden_n and_o not_o a_o help_n to_o the_o apostle_n but_o to_o show_v yet_o further_o how_o near_a death_n he_o be_v the_o apostle_n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o tender_a vicinus_fw-la morti_fw-la so_o marlorat_n and_o musculus_fw-la who_o add_v corripitur_fw-la morbo_fw-la tà m_fw-la gravi_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsas_fw-la portas_fw-la mortis_fw-la usque_fw-la pervenisse_fw-la videretur_fw-la proximè_fw-la mortem_fw-la piscator_fw-la hemingius_fw-la proximè_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la beza_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la tremel_n aquinas_n osiander_n estius_n who_o add_v lethali_fw-la morbo_fw-la laborabat_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la moriturum_fw-la metuerem_fw-la he_o be_v a_o neighbour_n to_o death_n or_o neighbour_a upon_o death_n he_o be_v even_o upon_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n if_o every_o man_n in_o his_o healthful_a state_n be_v like_o a_o mariner_n as_o some_o say_v in_o the_o sea_n of_o this_o world_n juven_n digitis_fw-la amor_fw-la tu_fw-la remotus_fw-la quatuor_fw-la aut_fw-la septem_fw-la juven_n within_o a_o few_o inch_n of_o death_n sure_o languish_v epaphroditus_n be_v within_o a_o hair_n breadth_n of_o it_o but_o if_o you_o ask_v i_o what_o his_o particular_a distemper_n be_v i_o must_v tell_v you_o i_o know_v not_o the_o physician_n may_v be_v will_v say_v non_fw-la erat_fw-la assuetus_fw-la mari_fw-fr ideoque_fw-la inter_fw-la 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assault_n as_o other_o man_n frequent_o be_v so_o vers_fw-la 5._o they_o be_v not_o in_o trouble_v we_o other_o man_n neither_o be_v they_o plague_v like_o other_o man_n this_o stumble_v he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v afterward_o but_o at_o last_o he_o recover_v himself_o have_v make_v his_o resort_n to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 17._o he_o learn_v out_o of_o his_o word_n that_o god_n govern_v all_o thing_n wise_o and_o have_v judgement_n in_o store_n for_o they_o as_o you_o may_v read_v vers_n 18_o 19_o 20._o god_n lift_v they_o the_o high_a that_o their_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o great_a tolluntur_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsu_fw-la graviore_fw-la ruant_fw-la so_o then_o though_o wicked_a man_n sleep_v secure_o in_o sin_n yet_o their_o damnation_n sleep_v not_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o when_o they_o say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o sudden_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o as_o travel_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n which_o come_v sudden_o certain_o and_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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