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they_o which_o bring_v this_o honourable_a person_n to_o her_o grave_n be_v ready_a to_o bear_v thou_o to_o the_o same_o place_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d to_o consider_v our_o latter_a end_n and_o prepare_v for_o it_o since_o its_o 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o uncertain_a and_o perhaps_o in_o this_o case_n that_o advice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o amiss_o to_o he_o that_o desire_v to_o know_v when_o be_v the_o best_a time_n to_o repent_v and_o reform_v his_o life_n in_o to_o who_o he_o give_v this_o answer_n that_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o do_v that_o the_o day_n before_o he_o die_v which_o be_v that_o present_a day_n for_o any_o thing_n he_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o contrary_n 2._o as_o his_o particular_a come_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v certain_a so_o be_v his_o last_o come_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n 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hour_n when_o this_o judgement_n shall_v pass_v on_o the_o whole_a world_n know_v not_o man_n our_o lord_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o this_o his_o come_n will_v be_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n to_o alarm_n we_o to_o stand_v upon_o our_o guard_n and_o watch_v that_o we_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o improvidence_n and_o so_o overtake_v with_o the_o surprise_n of_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n we_o have_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n come_n and_o the_o use_n we_o shall_v make_v of_o it_o both_o lay_v down_o by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o the_o 42._o v._o of_o this_o cb_n watch_z therefore_o for_o you_o know_v not_o what_o hour_n your_o lord_n do_v come_v and_o again_o vers_fw-la 44._o therefore_o be_v you_o also_o ready_a for_o in_o such_o a_o hour_n you_o think_v not_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v there_o have_v indeed_o be_v some_o so_o bold_a as_o to_o adventure_v to_o define_v those_o time_n and_o season_n which_o the_o father_n have_v put_v in_o his_o own_o power_n and_o 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