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the_o same_o man_n a_o little_a gain_n honour_n pleasure_n for_o his_o soul_n and_o he_o will_v part_v with_o that_o for_o it_o esau_n sell_v his_o soul_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n judas_n his_o for_o 30._o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o prodigal_a his_o for_o husk_n and_o the_o worldling_n for_o mere_a vanity_n drown_v his_o soul_n in_o perdition_n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o let_v we_o from_o time_n to_o come_v set_v a_o high_a price_n on_o our_o soul_n let_v we_o so_o pray_v so_o hear_v so_o live_v as_o those_o that_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v immortal_a it_o be_v true_a we_o must_v have_v a_o moderate_a care_n of_o our_o body_n 1_o timothy_n 5.23_o but_o the_o welfare_n of_o our_o soul_n must_v be_v chief_o regard_v matth._n 6.33_o john_n 6.27_o it_o be_v a_o high_a commendation_n of_o gajus_n when_o the_o apostle_n wish_v he_o may_v be_v in_o health_n and_o prosper_v even_o as_o his_o soul_n prosper_v 3_o john_n 1.2_o i_o see_v more_o in_o mr._n calamy_n sermon_n at_o r._n boltoâ—s_n funeral_n and_o mr._n ambrose_n his_o prima_fw-la 2_o p._n p._n 61._o etc._n etc._n see_v 20._o reas._o for_o the_o soul_n immortality_n in_o mr._n baxters_n saint_n rest._n p._n 2._o c._n 10._o s._n 1._o p._n 298._o norton_n orthodox_n evangel_n c._n 15._o d._n arrowsmith_n tactica_fw-la s._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o s._n 12._o prideaux_n fascicul_n p._n 315._o calvin_n de_fw-fr psychopannychia_fw-la inter_fw-la opuscula_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la libertinos_fw-la cap._n 22._o observation_n 5._o 5._o the_o death_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v a_o most_o please_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n the_o obedient_a life_n and_o death_n of_o all_o god_n saint_n be_v very_o please_v to_o he_o psal._n 116.15_o but_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n who_o do_v actual_o seal_v to_o his_o truth_n with_o their_o dear_a blood_n be_v a_o most_o deligthful_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o sâ—ulter_n how_o vile_o soever_o the_o world_n esteem_v of_o their_o suffering_n yet_o they_o be_v precious_a in_o god_n eye_n and_o their_o blood_n shall_v pay_v for_o it_o who_o have_v make_v themselves_o drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o saint_n isaiah_n 63.13_o rev._n 17.6_o when_o ever_o therefore_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v for_o our_o life_n especial_o by_o way_n of_o martyrdom_n we_o shall_v cheerful_o offer_v they_o up_o in_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n rejoice_v that_o we_o have_v a_o life_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o worth_a to_o loose_v for_o he_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_o prodigal_a of_o our_o life_n in_o god_n cause_n so_o be_v the_o martyr_n and_o so_o be_v paul_n he_o do_v not_o value_v his_o life_n when_o he_o come_v to_o part_v with_o it_o in_o this_o kind_n act_v 20.24_o neither_o shall_v we_o mourn_v inordinate_o moderate_o we_o may_v as_o they_o do_v for_o steven_n act_v 8.2_o for_o such_o as_o die_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n nor_o yet_o hinder_v our_o relation_n in_o such_o resolution_n but_o say_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v rejoice_v that_o we_o have_v any_o child_n or_o 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v._n 7._o henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o the_o lord_n the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v give_v i_o at_o that_o day_n and_o not_o to_o i_o only_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o that_o love_n his_o appear_v the_o apostle_n be_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o race_n he_o look_v about_o he_o he_o look_v downward_o backward_o upward_o 1._o he_o look_v downward_o into_o the_o grave_n v._n 6._o whither_o he_o be_v go_v and_o there_o he_o see_v comfort_n his_o death_n be_v a_o please_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o convey_v he_o to_o his_o father_n house_n 2._o he_o look_v backward_o and_o view_v his_o well-spent_a life_n with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o in_o a_o holy_a gloriation_n break_v forth_o i_o have_v fight_v the_o good_a fight_n habent_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o soul_n that_o have_v make_v its_o peace_n with_o god_n may_v with_o comfort_n and_o confidence_n look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n and_o say_v with_o 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