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like_v well_o ordinary_o he_o give_v his_o people_n a_o land_n of_o brook_n fountain_n wheat_n barley_n wine_n figtree_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 8.7_o a_o land_n that_o have_v goodly_a house_n many_o herd_n of_o great_a cattle_n many_o flock_n of_o lesser_a much_o silver_n and_o gold_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 8_o etc._n etc._n reas_n it_o appear_v 1._o in_o the_o particular_n in_o the_o text_n god_n promise_v long_a life_n peace_n and_o plenty_n what_o will_v man_n have_v more_o for_o his_o body_n who_o love_v not_o all_o these_o man_n love_v long_a life_n for_o that_o end_n they_o be_v choice_n in_o meat_n drink_n apparel_z bath_n physic_n they_o spare_v for_o no_o cost_n so_o do_v worldly_a man_n dote_v on_o peace_n and_o plenty_n these_o god_n promise_n 2_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o man_n no_o doubt_n they_o pray_v for_o what_o they_o love_v best_a and_o god_n often_o give_v it_o as_o he_o give_v wisdom_n to_o solomon_n to_o guide_v a_o great_a kingdom_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o it_o 3_o by_o god_n aditional_a gift_n to_o solomon_n as_o honour_n and_o riches_n which_o he_o ask_v not_o yet_o can_v not_o but_o like_v well_o when_o god_n give_v they_o so_o he_o give_v a_o comfortable_a earthly_a passage_n to_o they_o that_o seek_v for_o heaven_n seek_v you_o first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v he_o add_v unto_o you_o mat._n 6_o 33._o who_o like_v not_o a_o good_a way_n to_o a_o good_a end_n it_o be_v a_o double_a mercy_n use_v be_v careful_a to_o please_v god_n and_o trust_v he_o for_o reward_n he_o will_v give_v such_o as_o thou_o like_v and_o can_v not_o where_o else_o get_v god_n precept_n well_o keep_v will_v be_v in_o stead_n of_o diet_n physic_n guard_n and_o other_o mean_n of_o preserve_a life_n if_o other_o mean_n fail_v god_n will_v preserve_v by_o these_o doct._n 3._o long_o life_n be_v a_o blessing_n god_n give_v abraham_n a_o good_a old_a age_n gen._n 25.8_o the_o hoary_a head_n be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 16.31_o it_o be_v a_o sweet_a mercy_n and_o general_o desire_v 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 psal_n 34.12_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v every_o man_n natural_o do_v desire_v it_o man_n love_v life_n and_o abhor_v death_n with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o psal_n 91.16_o reas_n 1._o because_o life_n itself_o be_v a_o blessing_n therefore_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o be_v so_o 2_o because_o god_n promise_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n as_o in_o the_o five_o commandment_n and_o god_n use_v to_o promise_v good_a thing_n and_o threaten_v bad_a and_o this_o promise_n wisdom_n use_v as_o conceive_v it_o will_v much_o work_v upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o i_o thy_o day_n shall_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v incrcase_v chap._n 9.11_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n which_o have_v it_o all_o the_o perfection_n of_o joy_n it_o have_v yet_o be_v it_o not_o last_v it_o can_v not_o afford_v full_a happiness_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o god_n eternity_n who_o be_v call_v the_o ancient_a of_o day_n dan._n 7.13_o 5._o short_a life_n be_v account_v a_o curse_n god_n theaten_v eli_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o his_o house_n 1_o sam._n 2.31_o sure_o then_o the_o contrary_n be_v a_o blessing_n 1._o obj._n how_o be_v it_o a_o blessing_n when_o wicked_a man_n often_o live_v long_o ans_fw-fr it_o be_v a_o blessing_n in_o itself_o and_o to_o good_a man_n who_o have_v the_o more_o time_n to_o serve_v god_n though_o it_o may_v be_v none_o yea_o a_o curse_n to_o wicked_a man_n who_o may_v sin_v the_o more_o and_o have_v the_o more_o pain_n in_o hell_n 2._o obj._n good_a man_n often_o have_v it_o not_o but_o die_v soon_o as_o josiah_n 1._o ans_fw-fr it_o be_v in_o perilous_a time_n when_o it_o be_v better_a to_o die_v then_o to_o live_v from_o henceforth_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o blessing_n to_o live_v long_o before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o church_n prosperity_n but_o not_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o persecution_n than_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v isa_n 57.1_o 2._o if_o in_o other_o time_n god_n take_v they_o away_o they_o lose_v not_o but_o get_v by_o it_o they_o get_v by_o death_n a_o long_o and_o a_o happy_a yea_o a_o eternal_a life_n 3._o obj._n man_n may_v live_v long_o in_o misery_n and_o that_o be_v a_o curse_n rather_o than_o a_o blessing_n ans_fw-fr god_n will_v give_v his_o servant_n prosperity_n with_o their_o long_a life_n if_o he_o see_v it_o fit_a for_o they_o if_o not_o he_o will_v turn_v their_o affliction_n to_o their_o good_a we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n rom._n 8.28_o a_o physician_n can_v make_v a_o heal_a medicine_n out_o of_o poison_n so_o can_v god_n make_v affliction_n profitable_a to_o he_o use_v 1_o it_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o many_o man_n who_o will_v have_v long_a life_n yet_o look_v not_o after_o heavenly_a wisdom_n the_o mean_n of_o continue_a life_n such_o show_n themselves_o to_o be_v fool_n as_o by_o adultery_n drunkenness_n quarrel_n kill_v themselves_o or_o be_v kill_v by_o other_o because_o they_o follow_v not_o wisdom_n and_o holy_a direction_n they_o may_v live_v long_o if_o they_o live_v wise_o and_o godly_o such_o complain_v in_o vain_a of_o shortness_n of_o life_n which_o they_o bring_v on_o themselves_o 2._o it_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o complain_v for_o the_o trouble_n of_o old_a age_n but_o to_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o comfort_n we_o have_v see_v more_o than_o other_o in_o the_o length_n of_o our_o day_n remember_v that_o god_n have_v set_v the_o one_o over_o against_o the_o other_o eccles_n 7.14_o sicut_fw-la nun_n hirunde_v non_fw-la facit_fw-la ver_fw-la nec_fw-la una_fw-la linea_fw-la geometram_fw-la sic_fw-la nec_fw-la una_fw-la dies_fw-la vel_fw-la breve_fw-la tempus_fw-la reddit_fw-la hominem_fw-la foelicem_fw-la recuperus_n as_o one_o swallow_n make_v not_o a_o spring_n nor_o one_o line_n a_o geometrician_n so_o neether_o one_o day_n nor_o a_o short_a time_n make_v a_o man_n happy_a doct._n 4._o health_n in_o our_o day_n be_v a_o great_a blessing_n also_o so_o it_o be_v promise_v it_o shall_v be_v health_n to_o thy_o navel_n and_o marrow_n to_o thy_o bone_n verse_n 8._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 chap._n 4.22_o reas_n 1._o because_o it_o give_v a_o man_n much_o comfort_n in_o