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The Best choyce a funerall sermon / published at the desire of some of the friends of the dead.
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STC 5141.7; ESTC S288
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from_o his_o labour_n for_o death_n bring_v such_o rest_n the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o heaven_n affirm_v to_o john_n the_o evangelist_n reu._n 14.13_o that_o they_o which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n do_v rest_n from_o their_o labour_n and_o be_v therein_o bless_v and_o a_o wise_a poet_n true_o say_v it_o est_fw-la finis_fw-la miseria_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la in_o death_n our_o misery_n end_v when_o the_o soldier_n have_v put_v on_o armour_n and_o lie_v in_o camp_n against_o the_o enemy_n he_o long_v for_o victory_n that_o he_o may_v put_v off_o his_o armour_n and_o rest_n from_o that_o dangerous_a and_o painful_a service_n and_o when_o that_o wish_a day_n be_v come_v he_o rejoice_v for_o his_o rest_n for_o as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n answer_v the_o king_n of_o aram_n though_o he_o that_o gird_v on_o his_o armour_n boast_v himself_o yet_o he_o that_o put_v it_o off_o after_o victory_n have_v whereof_o to_o boast_v now_o we_o be_v all_o soldier_n and_o our_o life_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o warfare_n so_o jerome_n read_v the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o job_n milita_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la a_o warfare_n say_v he_o fight_v against_o invisible_a adversary_n and_o we_o be_v send_v into_o this_o world_n as_o the_o lord_n press_v man_n under_o the_o banner_n of_o christ_n follow_v he_o our_o captain_n to_o fight_v against_o sin_n against_o the_o flesh_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n by_o do_v good_a work_n and_o resist_a tentation_n sin_n fight_v against_o we_o and_o often_o take_v we_o captive_n rom._n 7.23_o paul_n say_v i_o see_v a_o other_o law_n in_o my_o meber_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o lead_v i_o captive_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n the_o flesh_n fight_v against_o we_o strive_v against_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o spirit_n strive_v against_o the_o flesh_n and_o peter_n bid_v we_o abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n because_o they_o 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