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it_o i_o long_o for_o it_o and_o the_o soon_o the_o better_a 2._o the_o way_n to_o come_v to_o this_o happy_a state_n that_o be_v by_o depart_v hence_o by_o put_v off_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n by_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n 3._o the_o judgement_n he_o pass_v upon_o a_o comparison_n of_o the_o two_o estate_n of_o life_n and_o death_n this_o late_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o very_o much_o far_o and_o exceed_v better_o and_o more_o desirable_a so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o willing_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o common_a necessity_n of_o die_v but_o be_v desirous_a to_o die_v not_o willing_a only_o to_o depart_v hereafter_o but_o to_o weigh_v anchor_n and_o away_o present_o he_o stand_v indifferent_a to_o any_o kind_n of_o death_n violent_a or_o natural_a so_o he_o may_v die_v he_o have_v his_o wish_n nor_o be_v he_o of_o this_o mind_n only_o upon_o some_o sudden_a pang_n or_o some_o extaticall_a passion_n or_o upon_o a_o sullen_a and_o discontent_a fiâ—_n 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