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man_n never_o to_o be_v bear_v the_o next_o best_a to_o die_v soon_o because_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o many_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n which_o they_o see_v into_o with_o their_o natural_a eye_n they_o think_v nature_n be_v a_o mother_n unto_o all_o other_o creature_n and_o a_o stepdame_n unto_o man_n theophrastus_n therefore_o job_n that_o drink_v as_o deep_a in_o this_o cup_n of_o common_a affliction_n incident_a to_o humane_a nature_n as_o ever_o any_o mere_a man_n in_o this_o respect_n desire_v death_n even_o as_o the_o servant_n desire_v the_o shadow_n and_o as_o the_o hireling_n look_v for_o the_o end_n of_o his_o work_n job_n 7.2_o 7_o consider_v that_o god_n do_v not_o only_o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n present_a come_v but_o by_o take_v thou_o now_o away_o he_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o free_v thou_o from_o future_a temporal_a evil_n which_o perhaps_o he_o purpose_v to_o bring_v upon_o that_o place_n and_o people_n 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and_o consume_v isaiah_n 57.1.2.3_o apply_v this_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o thy_o own_o particular_n for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o thy_o faith_n as_o also_o enlarge_v it_o by_o the_o meditation_n of_o these_o evil_n which_o be_v foretold_v in_o these_o last_o time_n mat._n 24.4_o v_o 24._o etc._n etc._n luke_n 21.25_o 1_o tim._n 4.1.2_o 2_o pet._n 2.1.2.3_o god_n 8._o remember_v this_o corporal_a death_n thou_o be_v to_o undergo_v put_v a_o period_n to_o a_o most_o perilous_a and_o dangerous_a fight_n with_o which_o in_o this_o life_n thou_o be_v continual_o exercise_v in_o which_o fight_n thou_o do_v often_o faint_a be_v often_o soil_v often_o wound_v more_o often_o put_v to_o fight_v even_o to_o fly_v to_o heaven_n for_o help_v succour_n and_o refuge_n then_o ever_o the_o israelite_n be_v occasion_v to_o fly_v and_o cry_v unto_o
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leave_v the_o damnable_a custom_n of_o swear_v 434_o eighteen_o thing_n to_o be_v pray_v for_o that_o death_n may_v be_v prosperous_a 437_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o life_n bring_v peace_n in_o death_n 442_o six_o cause_n of_o sickness_n beside_o sin_n 445_o with_o five_o duty_n to_o be_v do_v in_o sickness_n 446_o the_o sick_a man_n must_v send_v for_o a_o minister_n before_o the_o physician_n and_o carnal_a friend_n 451_o the_o necessity_n and_o lawful_a use_n of_o physic_n prove_v and_o urge_v 455_o rule_n observable_a in_o the_o use_n of_o physic_n 457_o against_o seek_v to_o witch_n and_o charmer_n in_o sickness_n 459_o reconciliation_n and_o restitution_n urge_v 461_o five_o reason_n why_o a_o sick_a man_n must_v make_v his_o will._n 465_o four_o rule_n in_o make_v all_o wi_n 466_o a_o christian_a carriage_n prescribe_v in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n 468_o twenty_o several_a comfort_n in_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n 1_o because_o god_n take_v they_o away_o 470_o 2_o the_o saint_n have_v be_v patient_a spectator_n of_o the_o death_n of_o their_o dear_a friend_n 471_o 3_o if_o he_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v translate_v from_o this_o life_n to_o a_o better_a 472_o 4_o he_o be_v bless_v be_v dead_a in_o the_o lord._n ibid._n 5_o he_o be_v return_v home_o to_o his_o father_n house_n ibid._n 6_o he_o be_v inseparable_o unite_v unto_o god_n the_o chief_a good_a 473_o 7_o he_o be_v marry_v unto_o his_o bridegroom_n christ_n ibid._n 8_o his_o warfare_n be_v now_o at_o a_o end_n ibid._n 9_o be_v here_o a_o pilgrim_n he_o be_v return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n 474_o 10_o thou_o have_v not_o lose_v but_o leave_v he_o ibid._n 11_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v unto_o thou_o again_o at_o the_o resurrection_n ibid._n 12_o ere_o long_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o he_o 475_o 13_o his_o better_a part_n be_v yet_o live_v ibid._n 14_o his_o estate_n be_v better_v by_o death_n ibid._n 15_o thou_o sorrow_v for_o that_o can_v not_o be_v prevent_v 476_o 16_o thou_o have_v many_o companion_n in_o thy_o sorrow_n ibid._n 17_o thy_o impatient_a sorrow_n hurt_v thyself_o 477_o 18_o thy_o extreme_a sorrow_n be_v as_o fruitless_a as_o faithless_a ibid._n 19_o the_o lord_n thy_o best_a friend_n be_v still_o live_v ibid._n 20_o they_o be_v insensible_a of_o thy_o sorrow_n 479_o twenty_o cordial_n against_o the_o cross_n of_o sickness_n 482_o and_o meditation_n how_o to_o bear_v the_o intolerable_a burden_n thereof_o 499_o eight_o several_a consolation_n against_o the_o unkindness_n of_o merciless_a friend_n 500_o 1_o thy_o case_n be_v not_o singular_a but_o ordinary_a ibid._n 2_o the_o saint_n have_v have_v the_o same_o measure_n 501_o 3_o christ_n himself_o be_v malist_v of_o his_o own_o brethren_n ibid._n 4_o there_o have_v be_v hatred_n among_o the_o near_a friend_n by_o nature_n ibid._n 5_o though_o thy_o friend_n forsake_v thou_o yet_o god_n care_v for_o thou_o 502_o 6_o as_o thy_o friend_n be_v unkind_a to_o thou_o so_o thou_o have_v be_v unthankful_a to_o god_n ibid._n 7_o god_n have_v elect_v thou_o though_o man_n reject_v thou_o 503_o 8_o though_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v thy_o friend_n here_o with_o comfort_n yet_o ere_o long_o thou_o shall_v see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v ibid._n thirteen_o preparative_n against_o poverty_n 504_o 1_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v poor_a 504_o 2_o thy_o cross_n be_v not_o singular_a 505_o 3_o poverty_n be_v no_o token_n of_o god_n displeasure_n ibid._n 4_o a_o little_a with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v better_a than_o great_a riches_n of_o the_o ungodly_a 507_o 5_o as_o well_o poverty_n as_o riches_n fall_v out_o to_o the_o best_a to_o they_o that_o fear_v god_n ibid._n 6_o the_o lord_n
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five_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o seemly_a thing_n and_o become_v the_o saint_n to_o be_v thankful_a psal_n 33.1_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a thing_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n psal_n 92.1_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n and_o praise_n be_v comely_a psal_n 147.1_o six_o the_o very_a heathen_n have_v commend_v it_o and_o the_o beast_n have_v perform_v it_o in_o their_o brutish_a manner_n to_o their_o benefactor_n as_o appear_v in_o androdius_n his_o livy_n lion_n seven_o a_o unthankful_a man_n be_v hate_v of_o man_n account_v as_o a_o viper_n and_o a_o unprofitable_a burden_n to_o the_o earth_n pondus_fw-la the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n and_o common_a humanity_n cry_v out_o upon_o it_o eight_o god_n upbrayde_v and_o brand_v his_o dear_a child_n for_o the_o omission_n of_o this_o duty_n 2_o chron._n 32.25_o nine_o the_o omission_n of_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o proud_a heart_n and_o bring_v down_o god_n wrath_n ibidem_fw-la ten_o this_o be_v the_o conversation_n which_o 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medice_fw-la oh_o what_o a_o unequal_a course_n be_v this_o that_o although_o till_o help_v be_v have_v for_o the_o soul_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o sickness_n be_v cure_v physic_n to_o the_o body_n seldom_o avail_v for_o which_o cause_n the_o physician_n shall_v begin_v where_o the_o divine_a end_n yet_o usual_o the_o divine_a begin_v when_o the_o physician_n make_v a_o end_n nay_o oft_o when_o life_n be_v make_v a_o end_n the_o physician_n be_v send_v for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o sickness_n we_o in_o the_o end_n of_o life_n when_o a_o man_n be_v half_a dead_a yea_o when_o he_o lie_v draw_v on_o and_o gasp_v for_o breath_n as_o though_o we_o be_v able_a then_o to_o work_v miracle_n and_o recover_v he_o if_o i_o know_v not_o these_o thing_n by_o experience_n if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v present_a with_o some_o of_o who_o sickness_n i_o never_o hear_v till_o i_o come_v to_o the_o close_n up_o of_o their_o die_a eye_n if_o i_o have_v not_o spend_v much_o spirit_n with_o 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god_n have_v practise_v it_o ezekias_n by_o the_o prophet_n prescription_n apply_v to_o his_o boil_v a_o lump_n of_o dry_a fig_n 2_o king_n 10.7_o which_o fig_n 6._o even_o galen_n prescribe_v as_o a_o ordinary_a medicine_n to_o soften_v and_o ripen_v tumor_n in_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o the_o cure_n be_v not_o altogether_o miraculous_a as_o some_o think_v but_o in_o part_n natural_a beside_o prove_v do_v not_o the_o samaritan_n luke_n 10.34_o pour_v into_o the_o wound_n of_o he_o that_o travel_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n wine_n and_o oil_n which_o valesius_fw-la make_v a_o right_a physical_a practice_n wine_n serve_v to_o cleanse_v the_o wound_n and_o ease_v the_o pain_n within_o oil_n to_o supple_a the_o flesh_n and_o assuage_v the_o pain_n without_o to_o which_o kind_n of_o cure_v it_o seem_v isaiah_n have_v relation_n isaiah_n 1.6_o beside_o as_o the_o phrase_n be_v as_o there_o be_v no_o sore_o but_o there_o be_v a_o salve_n for_o it_o so_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o some_o man_n art_n and_o skill_n how_o to_o apply_v the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o be_v in_o beast_n bird_n fish_n herb_n plant_n and_o fruit_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o cure_n of_o man_n which_o who_o so_o neglect_v neglect_v the_o mean_n and_o so_o direct_o tempt_v god_n in_o which_o respect_n his_o death_n can_v neither_o be_v so_o comfortable_a nor_o conscionable_a as_o if_o he_o have_v submit_v himself_o to_o this_o ordinance_n of_o god_n therefore_o since_o thou_o may_v use_v physic_n lawful_o and_o commendable_o let_v it_o be_v thy_o care_n in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o physician_n as_o be_v skilful_a and_o conscionable_a i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o of_o great_a 41._o judgement_n that_o do_v accept_v against_o the_o skill_n of_o those_o physician_n that_o administer_v to_o their_o patient_n upon_o the_o bare_a inspect_n of_o their_o urine_n without_o further_a knowledge_n of_o their_o estate_n affirm_v this_o judge_v by_o the_o urine_n to_o be_v very_o deceitful_a since_o the_o water_n of_o he_o that_o have_v the_o pleurisy_n or_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n or_o the_o squinancy_n as_o also_o of_o he_o that_o have_v a_o quartan_n or_o any_o intermit_a fever_n chief_o if_o they_o have_v keep_v a_o good_a diet_n from_o the_o beginning_n look_v for_o substance_n and_o colour_n as_o the_o water_n of_o a_o whole_a man_n other_o take_v also_o exception_n against_o those_o which_o will_v administer_v no_o physic_n nor_o use_v phlebotomy_n without_o the_o direction_n of_o judicial_a astrology_n a_o suppose_a art_n in_o which_o there_o be_v much_o superstition_n little_a certainty_n prophecy_n whereas_o it_o be_v think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o far_o better_a course_n to_o consider_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o disease_n with_o the_o disposition_n and_o ripen_n of_o it_o as_o also_o the_o course_n and_o symptom_n and_o crisis_n of_o it_o then_o to_o minister_v purgation_n and_o let_v blood_n no_o otherways_o then_o they_o be_v counsel_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o star_n but_o i_o meddle_v not_o with_o their_o mystery_n i_o see_v but_o with_o other_o eye_n in_o this_o case_n i_o know_v the_o cobbler_n be_v not_o to_o go_v beyond_o his_o last_o only_o make_v thou_o choice_n of_o a_o meet_a physician_n for_o thy_o health_n as_o thou_o be_v careful_a of_o a_o good_a lawyer_n for_o thy_o estate_n and_o of_o a_o good_a divine_a for_o thy_o soul_n meddle_v not_o with_o empiric_n quacksalver_n womenâ—physitians_n and_o the_o like_a who_o oft_o do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a now_o in_o the_o three_o place_n physic_n use_v this_o mean_n of_o physic_n conscionable_o 1._o let_v it_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o thou_o as_o thy_o meat_n and_o thy_o drink_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prayer_n 1_o tim._n 4.3_o physic_n commend_v it_o to_o god_n blessing_n for_o restore_v of_o thy_o health_n if_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n 2._o humble_a thy_o soul_n that_o god_n may_v heal_v thy_o body_n 3._o persuade_v thyself_o that_o it_o can_v neither_o prevent_v old_a age_n nor_o death_n but_o still_o prepare_v thyself_o for_o thy_o departure_n 4._o rely_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o mean_n but_o wait_v god_n leisure_n in_o blessing_n the_o mean_n 5._o if_o thou_o recover_v be_v thankful_a to_o god_n a_o duty_n much_o neglect_v as_o it_o be_v of_o ezekias_n as_o also_o of_o the_o nine_o cleanse_v leper_n in_o the_o gospel_n so_o of_o many_o in_o our_o day_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v angry_a even_o as_o he_o be_v with_o they_o 2_o chron._n 32.24_o 25._o luke_n 17.17_o wherein_o they_o be_v more_o unthankful_a unto_o god_n than_o the_o ephesian_n be_v to_o esculapius_n that_o write_v in_o table_n all_o the_o cure_v do_v by_o physic_n and_o hang_v it_o up_o in_o diana_n temple_n where_o hipocrates_n find_v it_o thus_o thou_o have_v the_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o sickness_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o thy_o peaceable_a departure_n i_o shall_v now_o conclude_v but_o that_o the_o curse_a custom_n of_o the_o world_n call_v i_o in_o conscience_n to_o condemn_v the_o practice_n of_o those_o that_o contrary_a to_o these_o prescription_n from_o the_o word_n in_o their_o sickness_n seek_v for_o help_v from_o satan_n as_o ahazia_n that_o send_v to_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n and_o that_o either_o direct_o or_o secondary_o when_o they_o run_v to_o conjurer_n soothsayer_n charmer_n enchanter_n witch_n wizard_n wiseman_n and_o wisewoman_n as_o the_o unwise_a delude_a countrypeople_n call_v they_o who_o be_v in_o far_o more_o respect_n with_o the_o common_a people_n and_o some_o great_a one_o too_o and_o more_o seek_v after_o then_o either_o god_n be_v seek_v to_o by_o prayer_n or_o the_o physician_n
for_o physic_n for_o if_o any_o of_o these_o simple_a soul_n be_v in_o any_o extremity_n by_o sickness_n or_o disease_n or_o their_o wife_n child_n etc._n etc._n even_o as_o they_o do_v also_o like_o beast_n for_o their_o beast_n and_o cattle_n such_o a_o wiseman_n such_o a_o wise-woman_n such_o a_o old_a hag_n such_o a_o white_a witch_n such_o a_o shee-divell_n must_v be_v send_v to_o idolatry_n alas_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o run_v from_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o the_o god_n of_o ekron_n from_o samuel_n in_o ramoth_n to_o the_o witch_n at_o endor_n from_o the_o river_n of_o samaria_n to_o the_o water_n of_o damascus_n from_o the_o live_n to_o the_o dead_a from_o god_n to_o the_o devil_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v the_o devil_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o he_o with_o the_o poor_a virginian_n and_o the_o heathenish_a savage_n oh_o atheistical_a sot_n be_v there_o not_o a_o god_n in_o israel_n therefore_o take_v thou_o heed_n of_o this_o curse_a course_n and_o satanical_a practice_n in_o thy_o sickness_n for_o alas_o to_o run_v a_o whore_a afrer_n such_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o cure_v thou_o but_o to_o kill_v thou_o for_o this_o heinous_a sin_n usual_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o plague_v the_o practiser_n of_o it_o even_o with_o death_n itself_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o threaten_v that_o he_o will_v purposely_o set_v his_o face_n against_o those_o that_o work_n with_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o that_o he_o will_v cut_v they_o off_o to_o from_o among_o his_o people_n levit._n 20.6_o so_o the_o lord_n verify_v this_o threat_n in_o ahazia_n for_o because_o he_o do_v seek_v to_o baalzebub_n and_o not_o to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o sickness_n god_n send_v elias_n direct_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o from_o his_o bed_n but_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n as_o indeed_o he_o do_v 1_o king_n 1.6_o so_o saul_n be_v slay_v notwithstanding_o that_o he_o go_v to_o the_o witch_n at_o endor_n 1_o sam._n 31._o oh_o that_o our_o common_a people_n will_v read_v and_o remember_v this_o sickness_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o get_v help_n by_o such_o satanical_a mean_n as_o thy_o use_n they_o provoke_v the_o lord_n as_o paul_n tell_v the_o corinthian_n in_o another_o case_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n unworthy_o 1_o cor._n 11.29.30_o to_o plague_v they_o either_o with_o further_a disease_n or_o else_o with_o death_n itself_o as_o he_o do_v saul_n and_o ahazia_n second_o suppose_v thou_o shall_v get_v help_n it_o be_v by_o the_o devil_n mean_n and_o who_o will_v go_v to_o such_o a_o filthy_a physician_n three_o if_o by_o this_o mean_v thou_o be_v relieve_v thy_o soul_n be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o prejudice_v the_o cure_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v the_o curse_n of_o thy_o soul_n thou_o procure_v the_o health_n of_o the_o one_o by_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o other_o so_o thy_o salve_n be_v worse_a than_o thy_o sore_n therefore_o when_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n can_v help_v thy_o health_n so_o much_o as_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n in_o seek_v to_o they_o hinder_v thy_o salvation_n than_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o elizeus_fw-la to_o naaman_n go_v in_o peace_n even_o to_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n other_o there_o be_v that_o use_v other_o mean_n which_o have_v no_o warrant_n of_o which_o kind_n be_v those_o that_o use_v any_o manner_n of_o charm_n or_o spell_n or_o that_o hang_v about_o their_o neck_n character_n and_o figure_n either_o in_o paper_n wood_n or_o wax_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v all_o vain_a and_o superstitious_a because_o neither_o by_o creation_n nor_o by_o any_o ordinance_n in_o god_n word_n they_o have_v any_o power_n to_o cure_v disease_n for_o word_n do_v only_o signify_v figure_n can_v but_o only_o represent_v indeed_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v some_o thing_n that_o have_v some_o virtue_n in_o they_o be_v hang_v about_o the_o neck_n as_o white_a medic._n peonie_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v good_a against_o the_o falling-sickenesse_n and_o wolfes-dung_n tie_v to_o the_o body_n be_v good_a against_o the_o colic_n so_o there_o be_v many_o the_o like_a which_o have_v not_o their_o operation_n by_o enchantment_n but_o from_o a_o inward_a virtue_n but_o all_o annulet_n and_o ligature_n etc._n etc._n which_o work_v not_o by_o some_o virtual_a contract_n must_v needs_o have_v their_o power_n from_o the_o devil_n the_o last_o duty_n which_o must_v be_v do_v in_o sickness_n be_v relative_a concern_v other_o of_o which_o brief_o even_o as_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o those_o that_o concern_v god_n and_o ourselves_o other_o i_o call_v either_o our_o enemy_n or_o our_o friend_n those_o without_o we_o or_o our_o own_o family_n first_o to_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o must_v be_v reconcile_v forgive_v he_o and_o desire_v to_o be_v forgive_v of_o he_o thou_o be_v now_o about_o not_o to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n or_o a_o bullock_n as_o in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n but_o thyself_o thy_o body_n thy_o soul_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o oh_o then_o first_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o god_n ere_o thou_o offer_v thy_o gift_n mat._n 5.23_o now_o if_o the_o party_n who_o thou_o have_v injure_v either_o be_v absent_a or_o present_a and_o will_v not_o relent_v yet_o thou_o in_o seek_v peace_n have_v discharge_v thy_o conscience_n and_o god_n will_v accept_v thy_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n second_o if_o thou_o have_v wrong_v any_o man_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o injustice_n whatsoever_o secret_o or_o open_o thou_o must_v make_v restitution_n evil_o get_v good_n must_v be_v restore_v be_v they_o get_v by_o usury_n oppression_n extortion_n keep_v the_o pawn_n the_o pledge_n or_o by_o any_o sinister_a mean_n whatsoever_o the_o lord_n strict_o enjoin_v it_o levit._n 6._o vers_fw-la 1.2.3.4_o zacheus_n practise_v it_o luke_n 14._o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o of_o nature_n approve_v it_o and_o the_o very_a law_n that_o be_v write_v within_o we_o do_v press_v and_o urge_v it_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n be_v against_o both_o these_o rule_n for_o alas_o be_v there_o not_o many_o who_o malice_n be_v like_o coal_n of_o juniper_n unquenchable_a the_o throw_v of_o dust_n among_o buzz_a bee_n make_v they_o quiet_a but_o the_o summons_n to_o their_o dust_n cause_v not_o some_o to_o leave_v their_o waspishnesse_n they_o carry_v wrath_n boil_v within_o their_o breast_n as_o in_o a_o furnace_n even_o to_o tophet_n the_o fire_n and_o furnace_n of_o hell_n never_o purpose_v to_o forget_v nor_o forgive_v nay_o wish_v that_o their_o very_a spirit_n can_v torture_v and_o torment_v their_o enemy_n after_o their_o dissolution_n and_o for_o restitution_n how_o few_o be_v there_o that_o once_o dream_v of_o it_o practise_v much_o less_o determine_v it_o in_o which_o case_n they_o come_v far_o short_a of_o judas_n who_o at_o his_o desperate_a death_n will_v restore_v those_o thirty_o piece_n which_o he_o get_v in_o life_n with_o the_o price_n of_o blood_n mat._n 27.4.5_o in_o which_o those_o man_n do_v not_o only_a prejudice_n their_o own_o soul_n but_o their_o child_n also_o and_o posterity_n even_o in_o earthly_a thing_n in_o leave_v to_o they_o riches_n wrongful_o get_v which_o bring_v deserve_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o estate_n which_o they_o bequeath_v unto_o they_o according_a to_o the_o phrase_n de_fw-fr male_a quaesitis_fw-la vix_fw-la gaudet_fw-la tertius_fw-la haeres_fw-la good_n evil_o get_v who_o ere_o enjoy_v they_o help_v not_o the_o three_o heir_n but_o annoy_v they_o like_o that_o coal_n of_o fire_n which_o the_o ravenous_a eagle_n carry_v to_o her_o nest_n which_o set_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nest_n on_o fire_n three_o thou_o must_v have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o peace_n welfare_n and_o prosperity_n of_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o charge_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o after_o thy_o death_n the_o magistrate_n after_o the_o example_n 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