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solomon_n have_v thou_o not_o many_o a_o time_n pray_v long_o and_o cry_v for_o it_o have_v thou_o not_o tremble_v lest_o thou_o shall_v miss_v it_o have_v not_o thy_o heart_n once_o and_o again_o leap_v with_o joy_n in_o hope_n of_o it_o and_o when_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o thou_o be_v send_v for_o do_v thou_o shrink_v back_o for_o shame_n christian_n walk_v worthy_a of_o thy_o call_n and_o quicken_v thy_o courage_n in_o thy_o last_o conflict_n as_o the_o jew_n when_o it_o thunder_v and_o lighten_v open_v their_o window_n expect_v the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v o_o when_o the_o storm_n of_o death_n beat_v upon_o thy_o body_n with_o what_o joy_n may_v thou_o set_v those_o casement_n of_o thy_o soul_n faith_n and_o hope_n wide_o open_a know_v that_o thy_o dear_a redeemer_n who_o go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o thou_o will_v then_o come_v and_o fetch_v thou_o to_o himself_o that_o where_o he_o be_v there_o thou_o may_v be_v also_o and_o that_o for_o ever_o finis_fw-la some_o scripture_n that_o be_v occasional_o open_v 1_o sam._n 30.6_o p._n 106._o 2_o sam._n 23.5_o p._n 64._o ester_n 7.6_o p._n 47_o 48._o job_n 7._o ult_n p._n 67._o psal_n 11.6_o p._n 133._o psal_n 16.5_o 6._o p._n 161._o ps_n 17._o ult_n p._n 164._o psal_n 27.5_o p._n 111._o psal_n 91.4_o p._n 112._o psal_n 121.4_o p._n 110._o psal_n 142.5_o p._n 110._o eccles_n 1.2_o p._n 160._o eccles_n 8.8_o p._n 34._o eccles_n 9.12_o p._n 136._o isai_n 25.10_o p._n 111._o isai_n 27.11_o p._n 111._o isai_n 27.3_o p._n 110._o isai_n 40.6_o 7._o p._n 14._o zachar._n 2.5_o p._n 110._o habak_v 3.16_o 17._o p._n 124._o matth._n 6.21_o p._n 138._o rom._n 15.19_o p._n 114_o 115._o 1_o cor._n 15.57_o p._n 65_o 66._o 2_o cor._n 1.3_o p._n 123._o a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a head_n treat_v of_o in_o the_o forego_n book_n a._n affliction_n not_o to_o be_v bear_v without_o divine_a help_n p._n 9_o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o sinner_n and_o saint_n in_o affliction_n 123_o 124_o 125._o the_o more_o man_n affection_n be_v crucify_v to_o the_o world_n they_o die_v with_o the_o more_o comfort_n 88_o b._n the_o great_a folly_n of_o man_n in_o mind_v their_o body_n above_o their_o soul_n blessedness_n vide_fw-la happiness_n c._n the_o necessity_n of_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 63._o the_o comfort_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o god_n p._n 105_o 179._o the_o need_v sinner_n stand_v in_o of_o christ_n p._n 63_o 64_o 75._o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n p._n 73_o 74._o the_o term_n upon_o which_o sinner_n may_v enjoy_v christ_n p._n 78_o 79._o d._n death_n will_v seize_v on_o all_o p._n 14_o 15._o neither_o height_n nor_o holiness_n will_v excuse_v from_o die_v p._n 13._o 39_o 40._o nor_o strength_n in_o our_o youth_n the_o corruptibility_n of_o man_n body_n natural_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 16_o 17._o sin_n the_o moral_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 19_o 20._o god_n fidelity_n the_o supernatural_a cause_n of_o death_n p._n 17_o 18._o counsel_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n p._n 29_o 30_o 31._o death_n be_v certain_a p._n 34_o 35._o death_n be_v often_o sudden_a p._n 36_o 37._o death_n will_v try_v man_n p._n 43_o 44._o 45_o 46._o death_n strip_v man_n of_o outward_a comfort_n spiritual_a enemy_n busy_a in_o a_o hour_n of_o death_n p._n 47_o 48._o when_o death_n come_v it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o prepare_v p._n 40._o death_n gain_n to_o a_o christian_n p._n 18_o 19_o 182_o 183._o 56_o 57_o the_o misery_n of_o sinner_n at_o death_n p._n 50._o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o prepare_v for_o death_n p._n 61._o to_o 70._o comfort_n against_o the_o death_n of_o christian_a friend_n p._n 180._o