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and_o temper_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o god_n than_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n nay_o he_o can_v never_o do_v it_o for_o it_o be_v as_o possible_a for_o the_o sun_n to_o withhold_v his_o beam_n from_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o leave_v the_o disconsolate_a world_n to_o a_o eternal_a night_n of_o sorrow_n and_o darkness_n as_o for_o god_n the_o sun_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v divide_v from_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o life_n and_o suspend_v his_o kindly_a influence_n from_o the_o tender_a production_n of_o his_o nature_n i_o can_v soon_o believe_v that_o darkness_n shall_v desert_v its_o black_a and_o pitchy_a cavern_n and_o sport_n with_o light_n and_o the_o day_n or_o that_o the_o element_n shall_v change_v their_o nature_n and_o the_o frame_n and_o beauteous_a order_n of_o thing_n be_v tumble_v into_o a_o eternal_a confusion_n as_o once_o to_o entertain_v a_o thought_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v unkind_a and_o severe_a to_o the_o pious_a breathe_n of_o a_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a soul_n there_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o world_n so_o many_o true_o religious_a person_n who_o affectionate_o pant_v and_o aspire_v after_o a_o great_a communication_n of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v deny_v those_o opportunity_n of_o perfect_a their_o mind_n which_o other_o enjoy_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o place_n and_o station_n assign_v they_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o unerring_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o transitory_a life_n there_o be_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n lie_v yet_o under_o a_o squalid_a barbarity_n whole_o oppress_v and_o load_v with_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o break_a nature_n who_o yet_o the_o son_n of_o god_n think_v not_o unworthy_a his_o care_n and_o love_n sure_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a eyesore_n and_o blemish_n in_o heaven_n righteous_a oeconomy_n and_o dispensation_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v real_o no_o time_n or_o mean_n allow_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o these_o lapse_v soul_n 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can_v live_v perpetual_o in_o the_o water_n nor_o fish_n in_o the_o air_n because_o the_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o one_o be_v adapt_v to_o the_o gross_a and_o more_o compact_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o to_o the_o fluid_a and_o yield_a element_n of_o the_o water_n the_o angel_n which_o be_v a_o order_n of_o spirit_n above_o the_o rank_n of_o humane_a soul_n can_v actuate_v and_o inform_v a_o terrestrial_a body_n nor_o can_v man_n in_o his_o earthly_a state_n become_v a_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o thin_a tract_n and_o region_n of_o pure_a aether_n when_o therefore_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v mankind_n foresee_v that_o they_o will_v not_o always_o continue_v in_o the_o immortal_a mansion_n of_o paradise_n but_o eat_v and_o die_v and_o instruct_v themselves_o by_o unhappy_a experiment_n in_o the_o frail_a and_o imperfect_a fate_n of_o this_o low_a world_n he_o fit_v they_o with_o such_o vital_a power_n and_o congruity_n as_o may_v capacitate_v they_o for_o 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depart_v this_o life_n be_v to_o set_v the_o miraculous_a power_n of_o god_n at_o a_o very_a cheap_a and_o easy_a rate_n beside_o that_o it_o despoil_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o render_v useless_a and_o ineffectual_a such_o faculty_n as_o without_o this_o supernatural_a check_n and_o control_v will_v in_o their_o due_a time_n awake_v for_o the_o orderly_a accomplishment_n of_o that_o to_o who_o production_n we_o entitle_v the_o immediate_a operation_n of_o the_o divinity_n nor_o do_v it_o less_o entrench_v upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n by_o draw_v such_o a_o scheme_n of_o thing_n wherein_o god_n must_v continual_o unbare_v his_o arm_n and_o upon_o every_o occasion_n exert_v his_o eternal_a power_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o which_o will_v certain_o arise_v in_o its_o order_n and_o proportion_n by_o the_o attempt_n and_o operation_n of_o rational_a agent_n accompany_v with_o the_o concurrence_n and_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o benediction_n for_o 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dead_a or_o rather_o annihilate_v for_o not_o to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v conscious_a of_o one_o be_v be_v much_o one_o and_o their_o recuperation_n to_o life_n be_v to_o they_o as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a creation_n neither_o know_v they_o why_o they_o be_v reward_v or_o punish_v because_o death_n and_o that_o narcotick_a state_n which_o immediate_o follow_v it_o according_a to_o this_o extravagant_a dream_n wash_v away_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o past_a action_n whatsoever_o to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v the_o apparition_n of_o moses_n and_o elias_n in_o their_o celestial_a robe_n to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n when_o his_o face_n shine_v like_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o raiment_n become_v pure_a and_o white_a as_o the_o light_n and_o those_o two_o divine_a personage_n foretell_v the_o good_a event_n of_o his_o death_n and_o speak_v word_n of_o comfort_n to_o he_o under_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o inglorious_a and_o humble_a passion_n which_o be_v a_o evident_a proof_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o moses_n and_o elias_n do_v not_o sleep_v when_o they_o leave_v their_o body_n but_o that_o they_o now_o live_v and_o act_v in_o the_o felicity_n of_o jesus_n to_o who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n they_o bring_v relief_n and_o solace_n and_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o v._n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o apostle_n affection_n can_v be_v carry_v out_o in_o so_o vehement_a and_o long_a a_o desire_n to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o earthly_a body_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n tabernacle_n signify_v and_o be_v use_v wisd_v 9.15_o and_o by_o pythagoras_n in_o hermippus_n and_o to_o be_v possess_v of_o that_o building_n of_o god_n which_o he_o call_v likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o house_n which_o be_v from_o heaven_n that_o be_v a_o heavenly_a body_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o both_o answer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o st._n chrysostome_n understand_v it_o where_o to_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o thus_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v what_o house_n tell_v i_o a_o incorruptible_a body_n to_o this_o sense_n gorgias_n leontinus_n in_o stobaeus_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o call_v our_o earthly_a body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o putrid_a and_o decay_a tenement_n for_o if_o he_o enjoy_v nothing_o of_o this_o great_a reward_n till_o the_o resurrection_n but_o upon_o his_o dissolution_n from_o the_o body_n be_v deprive_v of_o all_o sense_n of_o his_o be_v it_o will_v be_v far_o more_o desirable_a for_o he_o and_o all_o other_o christian_n to_o continue_v still_o in_o this_o world_n then_o to_o groan_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o burden_n and_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o flesh_n only_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o state_n of_o inactivity_n and_o silence_n be_v neither_o conscious_a of_o themselves_o nor_o of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o external_a creation_n what_o christ_n once_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n may_v very_o accommodate_o be_v apply_v to_o this_o present_a case_n in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o i_o will_v have_v tell_v you_o and_o sure_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n after_o death_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o dead_a and_o heartless_a condition_n as_o not_o to_o know_v they_o be_v in_o be_v the_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o veracity_n of_o almighty_a god_n so_o wonderful_o display_v to_o the_o world_n in_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n will_v never_o have_v deceive_v the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a person_n even_o to_o this_o present_a age_n but_o timely_o have_v correct_v and_o prevent_v so_o universal_a a_o error_n especial_o in_o so_o weighty_a a_o concernment_n as_o this_o wherein_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o reception_n into_o the_o other_o world_n differ_v so_o wide_o from_o the_o scheme_n and_o representation_n they_o draw_v of_o it_o in_o this_o nay_o if_o it_o be_v a_o error_n the_o veracity_n of_o god_n be_v deep_o engage_v to_o discover_v it_o because_o the_o great_a prop_n which_o uphold_v and_o maintain_v its_o credit_n among_o man_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o most_o holy_a revelation_n of_o his_o will_n before_o i_o descend_v to_o the_o second_o demand_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o insert_v these_o two_o paragraph_n 1._o that_o sensuality_n be_v the_o great_a patroness_n of_o this_o heartless_a and_o dull_a fancy_n of_o the_o soul_n sleep_n after_o death_n 2._o that_o when_o the_o intellectual_a man_n be_v refine_v by_o purity_n and_o holiness_n it_o will_v lift_v up_o the_o soul_n far_o above_o these_o panic_n fear_v it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o sense_n and_o corporeal_a pleasure_n that_o first_o sink_v we_o from_o our_o happiness_n and_o draw_v the_o sable_a mantle_n of_o death_n over_o the_o comely_a portraiture_n of_o god_n image_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v this_o which_o still_o degrade_v we_o and_o make_v we_o unlike_o our_o maker_n this_o outward_a world_n be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a magician_n or_o enchanter_n as_o the_o platonic_a philosopher_n call_v it_o which_o with_o its_o siren_n music_n bewitch_v and_o allure_v the_o mind_n from_o the_o still_a and_o quiet_a contemplation_n of_o the_o beauty_n and_o pulchritude_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o intellectual_a world_n for_o all_o those_o charm_a complacency_n and_o exterior_a phantasm_n with_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o ravish_a and_o captivate_v be_v nothing_o but_o so_o many_o emission_n and_o radiation_n of_o the_o external_a world_n various_o strike_v upon_o and_o move_v the_o sense_n or_o bodily_a life_n so_o that_o the_o decline_a soul_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o its_o degeneracy_n become_v more_o or_o less_o dispread_v and_o incorporate_v with_o the_o outward_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o porphyry_n speak_v where_o the_o motion_n of_o sense_n be_v predominant_a there_o be_v a_o recession_n from_o intellect_n there_o be_v in_o every_o man_n a_o animal_n and_o a_o intellectual_a nature_n the_o one_o respect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sensible_a object_n the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intellectual_a and_o thing_n abstract_v from_o sense_n now_o the_o more_o we_o check_v and_o control_v the_o luxuriancy_n of_o the_o animal_n or_o bodily_a life_n the_o more_o refine_a and_o vegete_a be_v those_o high_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o which_o consist_v her_o true_a life_n for_o what_o more_o besott_v the_o perceptive_a faculty_n of_o a_o man_n than_o those_o grosser_n pleasure_n of_o the_o sensitive_a life_n and_o who_o philosophize_v more_o gross_o concern_v the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n than_o those_o who_o make_v it_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o happiness_n to_o enjoy_v to_o the_o full_a whatsoever_o pleasure_n their_o degenerate_a 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say_v be_v confident_a that_o it_o shall_v go_v well_o with_o he_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o last_o act_n of_o life_n upon_o earth_n and_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o matter_n any_o providence_n rule_v and_o preside_v over_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v not_o then_o slide_v out_o of_o be_v nor_o cease_v to_o act_n when_o he_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v these_o speculation_n therefore_o require_v a_o due_a preparation_n of_o mind_n and_o every_o man_n can_v be_v convince_v by_o they_o because_o few_o be_v in_o a_o fit_a capacity_n and_o disposition_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_a be_v know_v by_o its_o like_a and_o it_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o touch_v of_o man_n spirit_n be_v adapt_v only_o to_o the_o relish_n and_o
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not_o a_o saint_n in_o a_o instant_n or_o by_o the_o piety_n and_o religion_n of_o a_o day_n but_o attain_v and_o reach_v to_o that_o glorious_a crown_n by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v and_o that_o by_o sharp_a and_o unwearied_a conflict_n with_o lust_n and_o sin_n by_o habitual_a and_o persevere_v act_n of_o virtue_n and_o a_o undaunted_a resolution_n he_o must_v demonstrate_v himself_o a_o true_a and_o faithful_a disciple_n and_o soldier_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n must_v necessary_o conclude_v either_o that_o the_o infinite_o far_a great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v damn_v yea_o those_o who_o have_v have_v very_o small_a and_o few_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a to_o themselves_o or_o other_o in_o this_o life_n or_o else_o that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n and_o place_n of_o better_v themselves_o and_o where_o that_o benign_a spirit_n who_o express_v his_o dear_a compassion_n in_o hover_v over_o the_o new_a bear_v world_n will_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o help_v forward_o 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of_o man_n depart_v this_o life_n go_v immediate_o upon_o their_o separation_n to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n in_o a_o scholastical_a sense_n for_o this_o we_o have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o justin_n martyr_n who_o dispute_v with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n tax_v those_o as_o erroneous_a who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o three_o demand_n carry_v with_o it_o more_o difficulty_n and_o while_o i_o discourse_v of_o it_o i_o be_o whole_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o can_v only_o give_v you_o a_o conjectural_a essay_n which_o if_o it_o may_v be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o my_o purpose_n that_o be_v please_v and_o gratify_v your_o fancy_n and_o like_o the_o little_a dot_n or_o character_n in_o brachygraphy_n bring_v to_o your_o mind_n a_o more_o copious_a illustration_n of_o the_o present_a theme_n i_o shall_v obtain_v my_o desire_n i_o consider_v therefore_o the_o whole_a world_n under_o god_n the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o creation_n so_o many_o i_o mean_v as_o participate_v of_o reason_n 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this_o life_n and_o all_o just_a person_n upon_o earth_n who_o be_v daily_o breathe_v after_o and_o aspire_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n be_v one_o polity_n society_n or_o corporation_n which_o reach_v from_o that_o bless_a and_o glorious_a seat_n of_o majesty_n which_o we_o more_o eminent_o call_v heaven_n to_o this_o globe_n of_o earth_n whereon_o we_o live_v so_o that_o all_o those_o intermundane_a space_n be_v replenish_v with_o several_a rank_n and_o order_n of_o invisible_a agent_n who_o be_v as_o the_o benign-eye_n of_o god_n behold_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o protect_v the_o sincere_a lover_n of_o truth_n from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o invasion_n of_o the_o airy_a principality_n and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n we_o shall_v fancy_v they_o beyond_o the_o star_n when_o they_o have_v quit_v their_o body_n where_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v if_o haply_o they_o can_v attain_v so_o much_o be_v to_o be_v compassionate_a spectator_n of_o our_o calamity_n be_v unable_a to_o afford_v the_o least_o relief_n or_o succour_n but_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o not_o far_o distant_a from_o we_o where_o they_o may_v not_o only_o behold_v the_o several_a transaction_n of_o man_n but_o real_o assist_v and_o abet_v their_o innocent_a and_o pious_a attempt_n after_o the_o divine_a life_n and_o nature_n and_o the_o more_o good_a and_o purify_a they_o be_v from_o the_o contagion_n of_o mortal_a concretion_n the_o more_o compassionate_a and_o benign_a inspector_n will_v they_o be_v of_o humane_a affair_n and_o more_o concern_v in_o their_o behalf_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o welfare_n have_v thus_o far_o discourse_v from_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o i_o may_v cast_v in_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n to_o let_v you_o see_v the_o sense_n of_o antiquity_n that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o use_n even_o in_o the_o early_a dawn_n as_o it_o be_v of_o christianity_n tertullian_n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la have_v these_o word_n oblationes_fw-la pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la pro_fw-la natalitiis_fw-la annua_fw-la die_fw-la facimus_fw-la and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr monogamia_fw-la pro_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la nempe_fw-la mariti_fw-la oret_fw-la &_o refrigerium_fw-la interim_n adpostulet_fw-la ei_fw-la &_o in_o prima_fw-la resurrectione_n consortium_fw-la &_o offerat_fw-la annuis_fw-la diebus_fw-la dormitionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la damascen_n orat._n defunctis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v likewise_o diony_n areopag_n de_fw-fr ecclesiast_n hierarch_n mihi_fw-la pag._n 147_o 148._o saint_n austin_n likewise_o in_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o his_o confession_n chap._n 12._o and_o 13._o set_n down_o at_o large_a the_o prayer_n he_o make_v for_o his_o mother_n monica_n and_o her_o husband_n patricius_n and_o if_o any_o yet_o desire_v further_a testimony_n let_v they_o consult_v the_o ancient_a liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n where_o be_v set_v down_o particular_a form_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o such_o i_o mean_v who_o decease_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n nec_fw-la ullus_fw-la invenitur_fw-la say_v the_o learned_a grotius_n alicujus_fw-la authoritatis_fw-la scriptor_n qui_fw-la ei_fw-la mori_fw-la contradixerit_fw-la st._n chrysostome_n likewise_o in_o homil._n ad_fw-la pop._n antiochen_n ad_fw-la hom._n 3._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philipp_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o cassander_n in_o his_o consultat_fw-la p._n 239._o affirm_v that_o this_o form_n qua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la membris_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la quiescentibus_fw-la locum_fw-la refrigerii_fw-la &_o quietis_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la postulat_fw-la be_v of_o apostolical_a institution_n and_o although_o say_v he_o p._n 240_o it_o be_v not_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o in_o what_o state_n the_o soul_n be_v after_o her_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n omnes_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la officium_fw-la ut_fw-la testimonium_fw-la charitatis_fw-la erga_fw-la defunctum_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la professionem_fw-la fidei_fw-la de_fw-la immortalitate_fw-la animarum_fw-la &_o futura_fw-la resurrectione_n deo_fw-la gratum_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la utile_fw-la esse_fw-la judicarunt_fw-la add_v to_o this_o which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o may_v have_v its_o weight_n that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o amend_v and_o correct_v the_o manner_n of_o mankind_n and_o to_o introduce_v a_o religion_n which_o shall_v be_v universal_a over_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o gratify_v both_o jew_n and_o heathen_n as_o well_o retain_v whatever_o be_v good_a and_o laudable_a in_o either_o of_o their_o religion_n as_o expunge_v whatever_o be_v useless_a or_o of_o a_o bad_a consequence_n and_o yet_o we_o never_o find_v either_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o any_o credible_a author_n that_o ever_o he_o reprehend_v that_o custom_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o use_n even_o at_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n as_o the_o ancient_a talmudick_n form_n compose_v as_o it_o be_v think_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o babylonian_a captivity_n and_o that_o apocryphal_a writer_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o macchab._n chap_n 12._o sufficient_o testify_v and_o calvin_n himself_o instit_n 3._o c._n 5._o confess_v that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o use_n above_o a_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o year_n ago_o those_o two_o place_n ecclesiast_n chap._n 11._o v._n 3_o and_o apocalypse_n chap._n 14.13_o some_o make_v use_v of_o to_o prove_v that_o man_n immediate_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o soul_n from_o their_o body_n go_v immediate_o either_o to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n and_o therefore_o our_o prayer_n be_v impertinent_a because_o their_o state_n whatever_o it_o be_v be_v fix_v and_o irreversible_a belong_v little_a to_o that_o purpose_n as_o for_o the_o first_o the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v these_o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v full_a of_o rain_n they_o empty_v themselves_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v towards_o the_o south_n or_o towards_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o case_n of_o charity_n as_o castellio_n have_v note_v dum_fw-la abundas_fw-la largire_fw-la mortuus_fw-la largiri_fw-la non_fw-la poteris_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsa_fw-la arbour_n jam_fw-la nequit_fw-la in_o quam_fw-la velit_fw-la partem_fw-la ferri_fw-la the_o other_o likewise_o as_o little_a promote_v their_o design_n if_o we_o look_v well_o into_o the_o word_n which_o be_v these_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o yea_o say_v the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n do_v follow_v they_o which_o verse_n must_v have_v a_o connexion_n with_o the_o precedent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n namely_o in_o hold_v constant_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o persecution_n which_o shall_v short_o come_v upon_o they_o upon_o which_o occasion_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n account_v they_o happy_a who_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quick_o for_o they_o hear_v no_o more_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n but_o be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n that_o be_v be_v free_v from_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o like_a speech_n be_v that_o eccles_n 4._o upon_o mention_n of_o the_o oppressor_n and_o the_o no_o comforter_n it_o follow_v v_o 2._o wherefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a that_o be_v already_o dead_a thus_o sir_n i_o have_v at_o last_o finish_v that_o task_n you_o impose_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v esteem_v myself_o infinite_o gratify_v if_o by_o it_o you_o will_v please_v to_o account_v i_o sir_n you_o &c._n &c._n june_n 25._o 1665._o finis_fw-la argum._n 1._o argum._n 2._o argum._n 3._o 11._o cor._n v._n argum._n 1._o arg._n 2._o these_o verse_n not_o extant_a in_o our_o vulgar_a book_n book_n actâ—_n â—_z 59_o &_o 2_o tim._n 1.12_o lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n 42._o 42._o eorum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la sic_fw-la exprimit_fw-la nobis_fw-la strabo_n lib._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n &_o insignem_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la locum_fw-la apud_fw-la porphyr_n lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n â—8_o