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toss_v in_o these_o troublesome_a flood_n of_o mortality_n bewail_v the_o tediousness_n of_o this_o my_o irksome_a pilgrimage_n the_o infant_n overcom_v his_o mother_n with_o cry_v the_o child_n his_o father_n with_o weep_v and_o the_o servant_n his_o master_n with_o submission_n and_o will_v thou_o be_v no_o more_o entreat_v oh_o lord_n where_o be_v thy_o tender_a mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n which_o have_v be_v ever_o of_o old_a our_o be_v hope_v in_o thou_o and_o be_v deliver_v they_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o and_o be_v not_o confound_v thou_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o helper_n of_o the_o friendless_a thou_o have_v always_o hear_v the_o humble_a desire_n of_o the_o poor_a thou_o prepare_v their_o hart_n to_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o ear_n harken_v thereunto_o thou_o deliver_v they_o from_o wrong_n and_o right_o dear_a be_v their_o blood_n in_o thy_o sight_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o full_a of_o heaviness_n then_o oh_o my_o soul_n &_o why_o be_v thou_o so_o disquiet_v within_o i_o oh_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o i_o will_v yet_o give_v he_o thanks_o which_o be_v the_o help_n of_o my_o countenance_n and_o my_o god_n yea_o though_o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v and_o will_v praise_v my_o god_n while_o i_o have_v any_o be_v he_o have_v chastened_a &_o correct_v i_o but_o not_o give_v i_o over_o unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o my_o hart_n dance_v for_o joy_n my_o flesh_n shall_v rest_v in_o hope_n and_o in_o my_o song_n will_v i_o praise_v he_o i_o will_v honour_v he_o with_o due_a obedience_n serve_v he_o in_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v unto_o he_o with_o reverence_n rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n oh_o lord_n neither_o chasten_v i_o in_o thy_o heavy_a displeasure_n forsake_v i_o not_o in_o my_o old_a age_n when_o my_o strength_n fail_v i_o but_o comfort_v my_o heaviness_n pity_v my_o misery_n and_o relieve_v my_o 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will_n tai_v the_o fruit_n of_o divinity_n must_v first_o learn_v to_o know_v himself_o in_o the_o school_n of_o humility_n fol._n 1._o chapter_n ii_o of_o the_o loathsome_a deformity_n of_o nature_n through_o adam_n fall_n fol._n 3._o chapter_n iii_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o adam_n brat_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n fol._n 5._o chapter_n four_o of_o the_o brevitye_n of_o man_n life_n and_o certainty_n of_o death_n fol._n 10._o chapter_n v._o the_o passage_n of_o paradise_n be_v apt_o compare_v to_o a_o warfare_n fol._n 14._o chapter_n vi_o the_o armour_n and_o weapon_n of_o a_o christian_a soldier_n fol._n 17._o chapter_n vii_o he_o that_o in_o paradise_n will_v come_v to_o joy_n with_o christ_n must_v travel_v with_o patience_n under_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n fol._n 20._o chapter_n viii_o of_o true_a repentance_n with_o her_o inseparable_a furniture_n fol._n 23._o chapter_n ix_o of_o confession_n of_o sin_n fol._n 25._o chapter_n x._o of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n fol._n 27._o chapter_n xi_o of_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n fol._n 29._o chapter_n xii_o of_o true_a abstinence_n or_o fast_v fol._n 34._o chapter_n xiii_o a_o brief_a sum_n of_o christian_a religion_n fol._n 36._o chapter_n xiiii_o a_o exhortation_n to_o endure_v constant_a in_o time_n of_o trial_n fol._n 38._o chapter_n xv._o a_o comfortable_a consolation_n to_o the_o faithful_a troop_n of_o christian_a pilgrim_n fol._n 41._o chapter_n xvi_o of_o the_o joyful_a state_n of_o god_n child_n after_o the_o last_o judgement_n fol._n 46._o a_o meditation_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n fol._n 52._o a_o most_o godly_a and_o comfortable_a prayer_n in_o time_n of_o adversity_n fol._n 55._o genes_n 47_o job_n 14._o 2._o tim._n 3.1_o apoc._n 12.12_o 2._o cor._n 11_o 13_o 14._o mat._n 24.24_o 2._o tim._n 3.7_o augustin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la psalm_n 51._o jerom_n in_o his_o first_o b._n against_o pelagius_n augustin_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o those_o that_o feel_v not_o the_o horror_n of_o hell_n pass_v little_a for_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n psal._n â—1_n 17_o luk._n 18._o luke_n 5.32.19_o 10.15_o 23.24_o esi_fw-la 61._o mat._n 26.41_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o rom._n 11.17.24_o gen._n 11._o exod._n 2._o exod._n 12._o psal._n 80.8_o 1._o cor._n 10._o â—_o rom._n 7.5.6_o mat._n 15.13_o colo._n 2.12_o rom._n 10.14_o titus_n 2.15_o 1._o cor._n 2.14_o joh._n 15.1_o â—_o math._n 3.10_o eccle._n 7._o the_o misery_n of_o mortality_n gen._n 3._o job._n 10.30_o chrisost._n he_o be_v bear_v in_o tear_n grow_v up_o in_o sigh_n live_v in_o pain_n and_o die_v in_o grief_n psal._n 39.6_o preach_v 2._o eccles._n 40._o as_o year_n diminish_v so_o trouble_v increase_v gen._n 12._o gen._n 38._o luk._n 16._o jer._n 15.20_o preach_v 1._o job._n 14._o job._n 9_o psal._n 90._o wis_n â—_o upon_o this_o condition_n we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o leave_v it_o again_o preach_v 9.13_o he_o that_o will_v live_v must_v learn_v to_o die_v behold_v thyself_o by_o i_o such_o one_o be_v i_o as_o thou_o &_o thou_o in_o time_n shall_v be_v even_o dust_n as_o i_o be_o now_o 1_o cor._n 15._o john_n 12.24_o pliny_n lactantius_n begin_v and_o end_v in_o the_o hart_n deut._n 7.1_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o james_n 4.1_o the_o more_o contrary_a man_n be_v to_o himself_o the_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o ephe._n 6_o 12._o gala._n 5._o mat._n 24.24_o exod._n 7._o ephe._n 6._o heb._n 4.12_o 2._o cor._n 10.41.5_o esay_n 24._o math._n 10.28.32_o rom._n 10.9.10_o heb._n 10.37_o math._n 25.3_o 1._o cor._n 16.13_o phil._n 2.12_o deut._n 29._o act._n 14.22_o gen._n 3._o though_o these_o &_o such_o other_o familiar_a example_n may_v profitable_o be_v use_v to_o help_v the_o weak_a capacity_n of_o the_o simple_a yet_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o ground_v his_o conscience_n upon_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n which_o may_v err_v but_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n which_o can_v not_o deceive_v 2_o tim._n 2.3_o luk._n 9.26_o he_o that_o will_v be_v crown_v must_v not_o grudge_v to_o 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