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according_a to_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n let_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v heaven_n into_o thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n do_v i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v it_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n all_o thing_n live_v praise_n and_o bless_v thou_o o_o god_n in_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n let_v i_o not_o be_v put_v to_o confusion_n §._o 22._o that_o our_o day_n be_v few_o and_o evil_a how_o old_a be_v thou_o sixty_o how_o many_o year_n age_a art_n thou_o seventy_o tell_v i_o also_o oh_o man_n how_o old_a be_v thou_o fourscore_o alas_o good_a man_n where_o be_v these_o year_n where_o be_v thy_o sixty_o where_o have_v thou_o leave_v thy_o threescore_o and_o ten_o and_o where_o oh_o man_n will_v thou_o find_v thy_o fourscore_a why_o number_v you_o those_o that_o be_v lose_v and_o spend_v elegant_o say_v laelius_n that_o wise_a man_n to_o a_o man_n that_o say_v i_o have_v sixty_o year_n in_o hold_n thou_o do_v say_v he_o reckon_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o neither_o those_o that_o be_v past_a nor_o what_o be_v to_o come_v be_v thou_o we_o depend_v upon_o a_o moment_n of_o fleet_a time_n and_o even_o a_o little_a time_n be_v of_o great_a consequence_n 9_o gen._n 47.8_o &_o 9_o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a king_n ask_v the_o patriarch_n jacob_n how_o old_a he_o be_v old_a jacob_n answer_v the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o servant_n pilgrimage_n be_v few_o and_o evil_a harken_v you_o earthly_a tantalussâ—s_n which_o so_o eager_o thirst_v after_o the_o extend_a year_n of_o a_o perish_a life_n know_v that_o you_o be_v stranger_n here_o not_o inhabitant_n passenger_n not_o dweller_n traveller_n not_o native_n nor_o be_v you_o traveller_n in_o a_o long_a continue_a journey_n your_o way_n as_o it_o be_v evil_a so_o it_o be_v short_a short_a it_o be_v perhaps_o to_o be_v end_v before_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o next_o hour_n which_o you_o divide_v with_o death_n evil_a any_o know_v it_o to_o be_v that_o 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and_o five_o and_o tell_v the_o king_n winder_v at_o his_o woâ—ds_n that_o he_o have_v be_v quiet_a at_o his_o study_n twenty_o five_o year_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o have_v spend_v upon_o worldly_a vanity_n he_o do_v very_o believe_v all_o those_o to_o be_v utter_o lose_v so_o one_o similius_fw-la which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o court_n affair_n &_o have_v rather_o live_v for_o his_o emperor_n than_o for_o himself_o cause_v this_o to_o be_v engrave_v upon_o his_o sepulchre_n here_o lie_v bury_v similius_fw-la a_o old_a man_n of_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n
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he_o himself_o use_v for_o the_o time_n of_o death_n consider_v and_o hear_v i_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n lighten_v my_o eye_n lest_o i_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o death_n lest_o my_o enemy_n say_v i_o have_v prevail_v against_o he_o psal_n 13.3_o 4._o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n psal_n 31.5_o then_o speak_v i_o with_o my_o tongue_n lord_n make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o end_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o my_o day_n what_o it_o be_v that_o i_o may_v know_v what_o time_n i_o have_v here_o psal_n 39_o 3_o 4._o show_v i_o a_o token_n for_o good_a that_o they_o which_o hate_v i_o my_o see_v it_o and_o be_v ashamed_a because_o thou_o lord_n have_v holpen_v i_o and_o comfort_v i_o psal_n 86.17_o thou_o have_v loose_v my_o bond_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o will_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 116.17_o refuge_n fail_v i_o no_o man_n care_v for_o my_o soul_n i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n and_o my_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 142.4_o 5._o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o happy_a departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n o_o almighty_a and_o everlasting_a god_n who_o do_v give_v unto_o thy_o servant_n king_n ezechiah_n length_n of_o day_n when_o as_o he_o in_o tear_n beseech_v thy_o goodness_n grant_v i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o i_o thy_o unworthy_a servant_n before_o my_o death_n such_o a_o space_n and_o time_n in_o which_o i_o may_v hearty_o deplore_v and_o lament_v all_o my_o sin_n and_o that_o for_o they_o all_o i_o may_v by_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n
armour_n of_o the_o sick_a be_v patience_n be_v guard_v with_o this_o he_o will_v not_o much_o fear_n pain_n disease_n nor_o death_n itself_o he_o may_v encounter_v with_o all_o these_o enemy_n and_o come_v off_o a_o victor_n for_o patience_n overcom_v all_o evil_n §_o 24._o we_o be_v but_o guest_n at_o length_n we_o must_v be_v go_v our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o way-faring_a and_o pilgrimage_n we_o be_v in_o a_o strange_a place_n and_o at_o another_o dispose_n we_o be_v often_o dismiss_v before_o we_o be_v well_o entertain_v and_o our_o remembrance_n depart_v with_o we_o we_o be_v but_o of_o yesterday_o as_o a_o post_n that_o pass_v away_o and_o be_v go_v most_o rich_o saint_n augustine_n in_o this_o kind_n all_o of_o we_o be_v pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n he_o be_v a_o christian_n which_o at_o home_n do_v acknowledge_v himself_o a_o pilgrim_n our_o country_n be_v above_o there_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v stranger_n for_o here_o every_o one_o at_o home_n be_v but_o a_o guest_n will_v he_o will_v he_o he_o be_v but_o a_o stranger_n buâ—_n he_o leave_v his_o house_n to_o his_o child_n what_o then_o as_o one_o guest_n his_o lodging_n to_o the_o next_o comer_n thy_o father_n leave_v room_n for_o thou_o thou_o must_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o next_o generation_n neither_o while_n thou_o will_v stay_v do_v thou_o nor_o while_o thou_o will_v stay_v shall_v thou_o if_o we_o must_v all_o be_v go_v let_v we_o do_v something_o here_o that_o may_v abide_v hereafter_o that_o when_o we_o shall_v pass_v away_o and_o shall_v come_v thither_o from_o whence_o we_o shall_v not_o depart_v we_o may_v find_v some_o good_a treasure_v up_o see_v therefore_o that_o we_o be_v but_o guest_n let_v it_o not_o trouble_v we_o to_o set_v onward_o to_o our_o travel_n a_o traveller_n go_v no_o way_n so_o merry_o as_o when_o he_o go_v homeward_o §_o 25._o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v certain_a the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v with_o thou_o 14.5_o job_n 14.5_o thou_o have_v appoint_v he_o his_o bound_n which_o he_o can_v pass_v whatsoever_o thou_o do_v o_o man_n whatsoever_o thou_o endevoure_v the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n be_v number_v unto_o thou_o summon_v and_o convocate_v all_o the_o physician_n to_o thou_o about_o thou_o podalyrians_n machaonist_n aesculapian_n hippocratist_n and_o command_v all_o the_o galen_n to_o revive_v not_o all_o these_o can_v put_v one_o part_n of_o a_o short_a minute_n to_o thy_o year_n beyond_o god_n appoint_a time_n empty_v all_o the_o apothecary_n shop_n swallow_v up_o gold_n and_o pearl_n to_o extend_v thy_o life_n yet_o thou_o shall_v not_o promote_v the_o term_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o exceed_v be_v thou_o never_o so_o wary_a decline_v from_o all_o danger_n thou_o can_v suppose_v hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o disease_n yet_o thou_o shall_v not_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o thy_o month_n thou_o may_v wish_v vow_v desire_v it_o be_v nothing_o the_o limit_n be_v appoint_v and_o what_o stir_v soever_o thou_o make_v thou_o can_v not_o enlarge_v they_o thou_o think_v perhaps_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o be_v innumerable_a but_o he_o have_v that_o number_v which_o have_v thy_o year_n month_n day_n hour_n minute_n reckon_v from_o eternity_n whatsoever_o thy_o skill_n or_o industry_n may_v promise_v thou_o they_o can_v enlarge_v thy_o space_n of_o time_n not_o a_o moment_n let_v there_o be_v provide_v for_o thou_o the_o choice_n and_o most_o excellent_a diet_n and_o let_v it_o be_v never_o so_o rare_o dress_v drink_v the_o cream_n of_o wine_n never_o labour_v but_o for_o health_n sleep_v just_a so_o long_o as_o thy_o doctor_n prescribe_v thou_o and_o as_o thy_o health_n invite_v thou_o be_v cold_a and_o hot_a to_o a_o just_a proportion_n notwithstanding_o all_o these_o thing_n thou_o shall_v prove_v mortal_a and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o the_o mark_n which_o god_n have_v set_v up_o and_o foresee_v from_o all_o eternity_n then_o thou_o may_v bid_v adieu_o to_o all_o humane_a thing_n and_o all_o worldly_a affair_n and_o prepare_v thyself_o to_o give_v in_o account_n for_o the_o tribunal_n call_v thou_o to_o appearance_n seek_v no_o delay_n here_o no_o truce_n no_o put_v off_o thou_o must_v go_v slink_v not_o backward_o the_o account_n must_v be_v give_v do_v not_o excuse_v thyself_o all_o delay_n be_v cut_v off_o request_v not_o linger_a o_o god_n the_o number_n of_o all_o man_n month_n be_v with_o thou_o his_o bound_n be_v set_v which_o can_v can_v i_o say_v be_v pass_v seneca_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o who_o say_v no_o man_n die_v too_o soon_o 20._o consol_n ad_fw-la marciam_fw-la c._n 20._o who_o be_v never_o intend_v to_o live_v long_o than_o he_o do_v he_o have_v arrive_v at_o his_o set_a mark_n and_o now_o must_v lie_v alas_o in_o the_o dark_a every_o man_n have_v his_o prefix_a stint_n he_o shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o in_o his_o stanza_n let_v a_o hundred_o physician_n six_o hundred_o friend_n a_o thousand_o kinsman_n attend_v or_o hedge_n in_o thy_o bed_n yet_o not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v help_v thou_o one_o only_a god_n can_v do_v the_o deed_n it_o be_v conclude_v o_o man_n it_o be_v full_o conclude_v concern_v thou_o o_o if_o god_n be_v thy_o enemy_n it_o be_v conclude_v upon_o thou_o for_o ever_o thou_o perâ—shest_v for_o ever_o if_o in_o this_o moment_n of_o death_n thou_o be_v not_o receive_v into_o grace_n and_o favour_n the_o last_o moment_n of_o thy_o life_n pronounce_v sentence_n of_o thou_o as_o thy_o death_n as_o thy_o fall_n be_v so_o shall_v thy_o resurrection_n so_o shall_v thy_o life_n be_v to_o all_o eternity_n ah_o begin_v to_o be_v wise_a and_o live_v to_o god_n and_o whatever_o thou_o do_v remember_v eternity_n §_o 26._o the_o first_o objection_n of_o the_o sick_a man_n i_o can_v easy_o have_v comfort_v myself_o when_o i_o be_v healthy_a and_o lusty_a i_o then_o provoke_v these_o evil_n when_o they_o be_v absent_a behold_v now_o the_o sorrow_n that_o so_o often_o i_o have_v pronounce_v tolerable_a behold_v the_o death_n against_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v many_o great_a word_n i_o think_v otherwise_o while_o i_o stand_v healthy_a and_o strong_a i_o think_v not_o so_o now_o be_v cast_v down_o upon_o my_o bed_n of_o sickness_n it_o be_v no_o hang_v to_o provoke_v a_o absent_a enemy_n but_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o difficulty_n to_o retain_v stou_fw-mi nesse_n of_o spirit_n to_o his_o face_n we_o usual_o contemn_v death_n but_o it_o be_v when_o we_o think_v and_o believe_v ourselves_o free_a from_o his_o reach_a dart_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o fight_v in_o thought_n another_o thing_n to_o fight_v real_o the_o coward_n may_v perform_v the_o first_o â—ut_v none_o but_o christian_a champion_n the_o latter_a what_o say_v thou_o o_o my_o sick_a man_n why_o do_v thou_o complain_v against_o thyself_o why_o change_v thou_o thy_o yesterday_n mind_n though_o it_o be_v good_a what_o as_o though_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o champion_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o valorous_a in_o the_o dark_a only_a but_o when_o he_o enter_v the_o list_n to_o be_v sottish_a and_o cowardly_a a_o good_a fencer_n will_v not_o reject_v counsel_n when_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o theatre_n though_o before_o he_o want_v it_o stand_v o_o man_n and_o be_v bold_a thou_o have_v overcome_v if_o thou_o will_v only_o despair_v not_o behold_v jesus_n christ_n thy_o rewarder_n look_v on_o thou_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n but_o a_o helper_n and_o he_o reach_v to_o thy_o hand_n all_o the_o weapon_n which_o thou_o need_v use_v but_o perhaps_o they_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o saul_n be_v to_o david_n not_o fit_a thou_o refuse_v the_o scourge_n the_o thorn_n and_o the_o cross_n yet_o take_v the_o shield_n of_o patience_n under_o this_o thou_o may_v fight_v safe_a secure_a commit_v the_o rest_n to_o thy_o good_a god._n thou_o know_v that_o of_o abraham_n to_o his_o son_n god_n will_v provide_v §_o 27._o another_o objection_n behold_v i_o die_v which_o may_v have_v live_v long_a true_o thou_o can_v not_o for_o if_o thou_o can_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o but_o â—his_n thou_o may_v say_v i_o hope_v or_o desire_v to_o live_v long_o and_o in_o this_o i_o b_o lief_o â—hee_o what_o if_o thou_o have_v live_v long_o thou_o have_v but_o then_o live_v awhile_o the_o space_n of_o this_o life_n be_v unequal_a and_o uncertain_a yet_o they_o be_v all_o short_a some_o man_n have_v live_v 80_o year_n what_o have_v they_o now_o more_o than_o he_o â—hat_n live_v eight_o unless_o you_o put_v care_n and_o labour_n and_o grief_n and_o toyâ—ings_n as_o advantage_n into_o he_o bargain_n and_o what_o more_o have_v he_o have_v heâ—_n live_v eight_o hundred_o unless_o we_o can_v reckon_v his_o virtue_n as_o we_o l_o as_o his_o year_n
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