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what_o depart_v holy_a soul_n enjoy_v from_o that_o moment_n or_o day_n that_o you_o see_v they_o draw_v their_o last_o breath_n and_o rather_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o they_o than_o mourn_v that_o they_o be_v go_v from_o you_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a great_a ground_n of_o comfort_n in_o our_o sorrow_n for_o they_o as_o also_o the_o quality_n and_o endowment_n of_o their_o body_n when_o raise_v the_o three_o remedy_n against_o excessive_a sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v sure_a knowledge_n and_o firm_a belief_n of_o the_o resurrection_n unto_o life_n death_n be_v oppose_v to_o life_n as_o be_v the_o privation_n of_o it_o the_o resurrection_n be_v oppose_v to_o death_n as_o be_v a_o restoration_n to_o life_n the_o one_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o sorrow_n the_o other_o be_v a_o solid_a ground_n of_o christian_a comfort_n it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n unknown_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v undeniable_o prove_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 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