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lib._n 3_o ode_n 1._o ae_n qua_fw-la lege_fw-la necessitas_fw-la sortitur_fw-la insigneis_fw-la &_o imos_fw-la omne_fw-la capax_fw-la movet_fw-la urna_fw-la nomen_fw-la 9.27_o psal_n 89.47_o hebr._n 9.27_o what_o man_n live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n there_o be_v a_o statute_n for_o it_o statutum_n est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la semel_fw-la mori_fw-la it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v 110._o cui_fw-la nasâ—i_fw-la contigit_fw-la mori_fw-la restat_fw-la sen._n ep._n 110._o death_n be_v god_n sergeant_n unto_o who_o arrest_n the_o whole_a suruive_a race_n of_o adam_n be_v subject_a as_o well_o the_o godly_a as_o the_o ungodly_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o here_o say_v that_o he_o which_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n shall_v die_v but_o shall_v be_v hew_v down_o to_o signify_v the_o fearfulness_n of_o that_o death_n which_o shall_v befall_v he_o the_o godly_a man_n he_o that_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n shall_v die_v but_o he_o be_v happy_a in_o his_o end_n for_o that_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o sweet_a peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o he_o have_v obtain_v through_o faith_n in_o christ_n blood_n whereby_o he_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n &_o seal_v up_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n so_o that_o the_o misery_n of_o death_n be_v unto_o he_o the_o death_n of_o all_o misery_n and_o his_o last_o end_n the_o beginning_n 102._o dies_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la extremum_fw-la reformidas_fw-la aeterninatalis_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n ep._n 102._o the_o birthday_n of_o eternity_n and_o therefore_o laetus_fw-la lethun_v excipit_fw-la come_v death_n when_o it_o will_v come_v it_o be_v true_o &_o hearty_o welcome_a &_o find_v he_o ready_a &_o willing_a with_o much_o unfeigned_a joy_n to_o entertain_v the_o stroke_n which_o shall_v separat_fw-la his_o soul_n &_o body_n that_o so_o be_v free_v from_o the_o prison_n of_o his_o body_n he_o may_v enter_v into_o his_o master_n joy_n 25.21_o matth._n 25.21_o
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