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be_v not_o warrantable_a for_o any_o to_o wish_v for_o death_n because_o of_o persecution_n and_o affliction_n which_o they_o do_v feel_v or_o fear_v 4.3_o jonah_n 4.3_o this_o you_o find_v be_v the_o fault_n of_o jonah_n ch_n 4._o v._n 3._o now_o therefore_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thes_n take_v away_o my_o life_n from_o i_o for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v then_o to_o live_v this_o he_o say_v in_o a_o pettish_a humour_n be_v displease_v and_o angry_a that_o the_o ninevit_n be_v spare_v think_v that_o therein_o he_o shall_v be_v account_v a_o false_a prophet_n because_o of_o affliction_n or_o reproach_n in_o the_o world_n to_o desire_v death_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o warrant_n death_n 1._o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o with_o for_o death_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v three_o 1_o because_o your_o life_n be_v great_a blessing_n and_o you_o do_v value_n they_o at_o too_o low_a a_o rate_n when_o you_o thus_o rash_o wish_v for_o 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not_o desire_v death_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n if_o it_o be_v so_o reprehension_n use_v of_o reprehension_n that_o it_o be_v not_o warrantable_a for_o any_o man_n to_o desire_v death_n because_o of_o any_o affliction_n he_o fear_v or_o feel_v then_o hence_o i_o draw_v a_o use_n of_o reprehension_n to_o many_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o chief_o to_o you_o that_o be_v of_o such_o passionate_a and_o peevish_a spirit_n froward_a and_o distemper_a soul_n that_o if_o god_n do_v but_o lay_v upon_o you_o any_o affliction_n if_o he_o do_v but_o mingle_v any_o cross_n with_o your_o comfort_n any_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n with_o your_o pleasant_a thing_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v your_o estate_n be_v take_v away_o your_o person_n imprison_v and_o your_o worldly_a comfort_n take_v from_o you_o oh_o then_o in_o a_o peevish_a mood_n with_o jeremy_n you_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o your_o birth_n and_o with_o jonah_n you_o wish_v for_o the_o day_n of_o 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