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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o mr._n duport_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 1.18_o p._n 6_o 7._o semper_fw-la enim_fw-la malum_fw-la malo_fw-la fulciebatur_fw-la sicut_fw-la quando_fw-la crebri_fw-la sibi_fw-la inuicem_fw-la superfusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ponti_n fluctus_fw-la longi_fw-la antè_fw-la quidem_fw-la alius_fw-la alius_fw-la verò_fw-la post_fw-la one_o affliction_n follow_v on_o the_o back_n of_o another_o as_o wave_v after_o wave_n the_o sabean_o take_v away_o job_n ox_n and_o ass_n lightning_n kill_v his_o sheep_n the_o caldaean_o carry_v away_o his_o camel_n and_o which_o be_v the_o fluctus_fw-la decumanus_fw-la the_o last_o worst_a and_o great_a wave_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o wind_n blow_v down_o the_o house_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o his_o child_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o see_v his_o
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for_o he_o and_o take_v he_o from_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n to_o himself_o in_o who_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o who_o right-hand_a there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o psal_n 16.11_o everlasting_a pleasure_n without_o intermission_n or_o omission_n 4._o and_o last_o tell_v i_o if_o a_o earthly_a king_n shall_v have_v send_v for_o thy_o child_n and_o promise_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v one_o of_o his_o favourite_n will_v you_o not_o willing_o have_v part_v with_o he_o upon_o these_o term_n yea_o though_o you_o shall_v never_o have_v see_v he_o more_o and_o rest_v content_v in_o as_o much_o as_o your_o child_n shall_v be_v well_o provide_v for_o i_o think_v there_o be_v but_o few_o among_o we_o but_o will_v willing_o yield_v to_o such_o a_o motion_n how_o much_o rather_o satisfy_v shall_v we_o be_v when_o the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o be_v undoubted_o unchangeable_a in_o his_o affection_n john_n 13.1_o take_v a_o child_n from_o we_o unto_o himself_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v pure_a joy_n without_o any_o dose_n of_o grief_n riches_n without_o poverty_n honour_n without_o infamy_n and_o this_o not_o by_o fit_n and_o start_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d continual_o not_o after_o some_o long_a time_n to_o end_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o ever_o thou_o say_v thou_o have_v no_o child_n to_o leave_v thy_o estate_n unto_o answer_n indeed_o abraham_n once_o complain_v upon_o this_o very_a account_n gen._n 15.2_o 3._o but_o consider_v 1._o thy_o child_n if_o he_o die_v a_o child_n of_o god_n have_v take_v possession_n of_o a_o better_a inheritance_n than_o thou_o be_v he_o be_v a_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n luke_n 12.32_o a_o partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n col._n 1.12_o he_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o god_n joynt-heir_n with_o christ_n rom._n 8.17_o this_o inheritance_n that_o thy_o child_n have_v take_v possession_n of_o 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distemper_n soever_o psal_n 116.15_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n he_o like_v they_o not_o the_o worse_a for_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n 4._o last_o consider_v they_o be_v happy_a let_v they_o die_v of_o what_o distemper_n soever_o if_o they_o die_v in_o god_n favour_n rev._n 14.13_o their_o soul_n for_o the_o present_n be_v happy_a and_o at_o christ_n second_o come_v their_o body_n shall_v be_v glorious_a 1_o cor._n 15.43_o the_o body_n though_o sow_o in_o dishonour_n be_v raise_v in_o glory_n body_n spot_v through_o sickness_n shall_v then_o be_v make_v beautiful_a body_n and_o all_o their_o deformity_n be_v do_v away_o then_o shall_v the_o righteous_a shine_n forth_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o father_n mat._n 13.43_o for_o col._n 3.4_o when_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o life_n shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v these_o also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n be_v there_o no_o funeral_n solemnity_n answ_n 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according_o it_o be_v do_v with_o great_a solemnity_n gen._n 50_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n so_o all_o israel_n lament_v samuel_n and_o bury_v he_o 1_o sam._n 25.1_o and_o david_n speak_v it_o to_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n those_o loyal_a and_o grateful_a subject_n that_o they_o show_v kindness_n to_o their_o lord_n saul_n and_o bury_v he_o honourable_o 2_o sam._n 2.4_o 5_o 6._o so_o jehoida_o be_v bury_v honourable_o 2_o chron._n 24.15_o 16._o so_o much_o people_n accompany_v the_o widow_n son_n of_o naim_n to_o his_o burial_n luke_n 7.12_o and_o devout_a man_n carry_v stephen_n to_o his_o burial_n and_o make_v great_a lamentation_n over_o he_o act._n 8.2_o our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o be_v always_o moderate_a in_o his_o expense_n and_o will_v have_v the_o fragment_n gather_v up_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v lose_v john_n 6.12_o yet_o admit_v mary_n costly_a ointment_n because_o against_o his_o burial_n mat._n 26.7_o etc._n etc._n indeed_o it_o be_v 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