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thou_o again_o at_o the_o resurrection_n ibid._n 12_o ere_o long_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o he_o 475_o 13_o his_o better_a part_n be_v yet_o live_v ibid._n 14_o his_o estate_n be_v better_v by_o death_n ibid._n 15_o thou_o sorrow_v for_o that_o can_v not_o be_v prevent_v 476_o 16_o thou_o have_v many_o companion_n in_o thy_o sorrow_n ibid._n 17_o thy_o impatient_a sorrow_n hurt_v thyself_o 477_o 18_o thy_o extreme_a sorrow_n be_v as_o fruitless_a at_o faithless_a ibid._n 19_o the_o lord_n thy_o best_a friend_n be_v still_o live_v ibid._n 20_o they_o be_v insensible_a of_o thy_o sorrow_n 479_o twenty_o cordial_n against_o the_o cross_n of_o sickness_n 482_o and_o meditation_n how_o to_o bear_v the_o intolerable_a burden_n thereof_o 499_o eight_o several_a consolation_n against_o the_o unkindness_n of_o merciless_a friend_n 500_o 1_o thy_o case_n be_v not_o singular_a but_o ordinary_a ibid._n 2_o the_o saint_n have_v have_v the_o same_o measure_n 501_o 3_o christ_n himself_o be_v 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therefore_o as_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o handle_v a_o adder_n or_o viper_n or_o any_o other_o serpent_n when_o her_o sting_n be_v take_v away_o so_o there_o be_v no_o peril_n in_o death_n since_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v to_o thou_o not_o impute_v but_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n pardon_v and_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n cover_v 1_o cor._n 15._o rom._n 8.1_o death_n 3_o jonas_n 4.2_o exod._n 34._o god_n be_v present_a at_o thy_o death_n 3_o remember_v that_o god_n be_v the_o same_o god_n unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o death_n that_o he_o be_v in_o life_n good_a gracious_a propitious_a merciful_a and_o mindful_a of_o thou_o in_o thy_o last_o and_o great_a exigent_n enoch_n find_v it_o so_o who_o walk_v with_o god_n in_o his_o life_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o same_o god_n in_o his_o death_n that_o he_o be_v no_o more_o see_v gen._n 5.24_o therefore_o it_o be_v job_n die_v comfort_n that_o his_o redeemer_n live_v who_o as_o he_o desire_v so_o he_o hope_v to_o see_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o body_n as_o he_o have_v behold_v he_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n job_n 19.25_o this_o consideration_n make_v he_o confident_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o combat_n that_o though_o the_o lord_n shall_v kill_v he_o yet_o he_o will_v trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13._o this_o make_v prophesy_v jacob_n joyful_a in_o his_o last_o farewell_n out_o of_o the_o few_o and_o evil_o expire_v day_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n in_o the_o enjoy_n that_o shilo_n the_o bless_a messiah_n and_o his_o salvation_n which_o so_o long_o he_o have_v wait_v for_o gen._n 49.18.33_o this_o make_v old_a simeon_n so_o comfortable_o carol_v out_o his_o swan-like_o song_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n every_o particular_a of_o which_o ditty_n express_v his_o delight_n to_o die_v and_o his_o desire_n to_o depart_v when_o he_o have_v the_o world_n saviour_n in_o his_o arm_n and_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o heart_n luke_n 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