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to_o use_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o virtue_n or_o a_o virtuous_a action_n but_o have_v some_o virtue_n more_o or_o less_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o man_n health_n if_o you_o consider_v of_o it_o you_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o as_o i_o say_v and_o if_o i_o have_v leisure_n enough_o to_o instance_n i_o can_v easy_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o but_o leave_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o may_v be_v or_o what_o be_v like_a to_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o cause_n let_v we_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v or_o have_v be_v i_o will_v give_v any_o one_o leave_n to_o look_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o he_o do_v not_o see_v it_o so_o by_o continual_a experience_n that_o not_o only_o godly_a man_n their_o health_n be_v better_a but_o their_o life_n be_v long_o seldom_o live_v out_o but_o half_o 23â—_n half_o psal_n 55_o 23â—_n their_o day_n as_o the_o wicked_a do_v unless_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o evil_a to_o 57.1_o to_o isa_n 57.1_o come_v as_o some_o time_n they_o be_v 2._o there_o be_v many_o place_n in_o scripture_n that_o assure_v he_o of_o it_o hear_v o_o my_o son_n and_o receive_v my_o say_n and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v many_o prov_n 14.20_o for_o they_o be_v life_n unto_o those_o that_o find_v they_o and_o health_n to_o all_o their_o flesh_n vers_fw-la 22._o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o desire_v life_n and_o love_v many_o day_n that_o he_o may_v see_v good_a keep_v thy_o tongue_n from_o evil_a and_o thy_o lip_n from_o speak_a guile_n depart_v from_o evil_a and_o do_v good_a seek_v peace_n and_o pursue_v it_o psal_n 34.12_o to_o the_o 15._o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o thy_o grave_n in_o full_a age_n like_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corn_n come_v in_o in_o his_o season_n job_n 5.26_o in_o full_a age_n hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o word_n the_o 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gladness_n and_o long_a life_n 3._o it_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o some_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n when_o man_n be_v worse_o in_o 420_o year_n there_o have_v be_v a_o succession_n of_o no_o less_o than_o 300_o priest_n they_o be_v so_o short_a live_v whereas_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n when_o man_n be_v better_a in_o ten_o year_n less_o space_n there_o have_v be_v no_o more_o than_o 18_o because_o they_o live_v so_o long_o it_o be_v report_v among_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o rabbin_n that_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n according_a to_o the_o curse_n denounce_v against_o they_o by_o the_o ever_o the_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v a_o enemy_n in_o my_o habitation_n in_o all_o the_o wealth_n which_o god_n shall_v give_v israel_n &_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o thyhous_a for_o ever_o man_n of_o god_n 1_o sam_n 2.32_o live_v very_o short_a life_n so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o old_a course_n of_o idleness_n and_o 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and_o such_o like_a thing_n be_v indifferent_a and_o that_o it_o go_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o life_n as_o with_o the_o wicked_a so_o with_o the_o godly_a and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o odds_o the_o wicked_a man_n common_o have_v the_o best_a for_o else_o to_o pay_v i_o again_o in_o my_o own_o coin_n how_o come_v it_o about_o that_o from_o adam_n to_o the_o flood_n of_o the_o patriarch_n who_o be_v good_a man_n there_o be_v eleven_o generation_n and_o of_o cain_n line_n who_o be_v bad_a man_n but_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abound_v unto_o the_o riches_n of_o their_o liberality_n 2_o cor_fw-la 8.2_o and_o so_o paul_n himself_o even_o for_o the_o good_a which_o other_o have_v receive_v can_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n i_o be_o fill_v with_o comfort_n i_o be_o exceed_o joyful_a in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n 2_o cor_fw-la 7.4_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o another_o godly_a man_n as_o he_o be_v may_v in_o his_o great_a affliction_n say_v as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v upon_o good_a ground_n for_o when_o he_o be_v most_o afflict_a he_o be_v most_o assure_a that_o since_o he_o have_v not_o his_o portion_n in_o this_o world_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o have_v it_o in_o another_o he_o be_v glad_a of_o it_o as_o a_o prisoner_n that_o have_v deserve_v death_n be_v glad_a when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v whip_v because_o now_o he_o presume_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hang_v he_o can_v be_v proud_a of_o it_o like_o a_o 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