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think_v on_o our_o end_n for_o we_o must_v first_o prepare_v for_o death_n and_o they_o 〈◊〉_d life_n life_n be_v sufficient_o furnish_v of_o itself_o and_o yet_o be_v we_o ever_o gréeâ—…_n of_o provision_n for_o the_o same_o still_o we_o thinkt_v 〈◊〉_d we_o want_v somewhat_o it_o be_v neither_o year_n nor_o day_n that_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v live_v long_o inâ—…ugh_o but_o our_o heart_n and_o mind_n ay_o friend_n lucilius_n have_v live_v long_o enough_o &_o satisfy_v with_o this_o life_n do_v wait_v for_o death_n ¶_o epistle_n 71._o the_o day_n will_v come_v that_o we_o must_v arrive_v at_o this_o sweet_a haven_n &_o shall_v never_o shun_v the_o same_o if_o any_o man_n land_v there_o in_o his_o youth_n yet_o ought_v he_o not_o to_o complain_v otherwise_o then_o as_o one_o who_o have_v soon_o end_v his_o navigation_n for_o as_o y_fw-fr know_v the_o wind_n do_v toss_v and_o stay_v some_o upon_o the_o sea_n and_o sometime_o with_o the_o slowness_n of_o a_o calm_a weary_v they_o other_o it_o bring_v home_n quick_o fill_v their_o sail_n full_a and_o rude_o think_v they_o that_o it_o be_v so_o with_o we_o life_n bring_v some_o in_o haste_n to_o the_o place_n whereto_o they_o may_v aswell_o have_v come_v by_o leisure_n other_o it_o stay_v long_a time_n scorch_v they_o by_o the_o way_n &_o yet_o must_v we_o not_o still_o draw_v back_o for_o to_o live_v be_v not_o absolute_o good_a but_o to_o live_v well_o wherefore_o the_o wise_a man_n live_v so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v but_o not_o as_o he_o can_v none_o of_o we_o consider_v that_o one_o day_n we_o must_v depart_v from_o this_o house_n we_o do_v as_o the_o old_a tenant_n who_o through_o customâ—…_n and_o continuance_n do_v still_o keep_v their_o possession_n though_o not_o without_o infinite_a wrongê_n and_o injury_n but_o will_v thou_o whether_o thy_o body_n will_v or_o no_o be_v free_a inhabit_v it_o as_o â—…f_a thou_o be_v ready_a to_o change_v lodging_n propound_v to_o it_o that_o short_o thou_o must_v pass_v out_o of_o this_o â—…abernacle_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v the_o more_o courageous_a against_o thy_o necessary_a depâ—…ture_n but_o â—…ow_o can_v he_o think_v upon_o his_o â—…nd_n who_o be_v continual_o covetous_a &_o desiâ—…us_a of_o worldly_a wealth_n ordinary_a &_o usual_a meditation_n be_v most_o necessary_a in_o all_o thing_n epistle_n 78._o no_o man_n be_v â—…o_o ignorant_a but_o he_o know_v eth_z that_n one_o day_n he_o must_v die_v and_o yet_o drame_v near_o the_o point_n he_o turn_v back_o quake_v aâ—…d_n lament_v i_o pray_v you_o if_o any_o shall_v weep_v because_o he_o have_v not_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n will_v you_o not_o think_v he_o the_o foolish_a man_n alive_a even_o as_o foolish_a be_v he_o that_o lament_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n hence_o these_o be_v like_a case_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v nor_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v these_o two_o time_n do_v belong_v to_o other_o well_o thou_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o extremity_n admit_v thou_o do_v lengthen_v it_o how_o long_o think_v thou_o to_o lengthen_v it_o why_o wéepe_a thou_o why_o wish_v thou_o thou_o lose_v thy_o labour_n think_v not_o through_o thy_o importunacy_n to_o alter_v god_n determination_n hâ—…_n be_v firm_a &_o steadfast_a &_o guide_v by_o wunderful_a andâ—…_n everlasting_a necessity_n thou_o shall_v follow_v all_o other_o thing_n what_o be_v it_o that_o be_v news_n to_o thou_o thou_o be_v bear_v héerunto_o the_o like_a have_v happen_v to_o thy_o father_n to_o thy_o mother_n thy_o predcessor_n and_o unto_o all_o that_o have_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o the_o like_a shall_v chance_v to_o all_o that_o be_v to_o come_v after_o thou_o it_o be_v a_o invincible_a chain_n and_o unchangeable_a order_n which_o bind_v and_o draw_v all_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o have_v his_o issue_n oh_o wretch_n that_o thou_o be_v to_o make_v thyself_o slave_n to_o man_n to_o good_n and_o to_o thy_o life_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n or_o courage_n to_o die_v 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