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grave-man_n but_o yet_o good_a man_n never_o now_o reverence_v your_o 543._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la pag._n 50._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n châ—ysost_o tom._n 6._o in_o vet_z test_n pag_n 543._o old-age_n this_o be_v the_o counsel_n give_v this_o honour_n unto_o it_o of_o be_v wise_a of_o do_v virtuous_o give_v it_o as_o you_o will_v have_v other_o give_v you_o honour_n and_o due_a reverence_n you_o be_v hasten_v now_o towards_o your_o grave_n set_v your_o face_n the_o more_o steadfast_o towards_o your_o country_n which_o be_v above_o your_o foot_n be_v almost_o stumble_v upon_o the_o dark_a mountain_n pluck_v they_o up_o now_o as_o a_o traveller_n that_o have_v sleep_v out_o his_o time_n and_o yet_o have_v far_o to_o go_v and_o walk_v on_o the_o fast_o in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n so_o redeem_v the_o time_n put_v that_o crown_n upon_o your_o gray_a head_n upon_o your_o decline_a age_n the_o sun_n of_o the_o day_n be_v near_o the_o set_n that_o now_o at_o length_n now_o you_o be_v die_v you_o may_v begin_v to_o live_v a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o live_v true_o till_o he_o live_v godly_o holy_o till_o then_o he_o be_v dead_a though_o he_o live_v that_o the_o end_n of_o your_o life_n may_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o your_o happiness_n oh_o far_o be_v it_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v deliver_v and_o deliver_v again_o and_o yet_o again_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v spare_v and_o spare_v and_o yet_o to_o commit_v more_o abomination_n 10._o abomination_n jer._n 7._o 10._o far_o be_v it_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v alex._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joid._n pag._n 40._o alex._n as_o some_o have_v be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o wicked_a the_o more_o kind_a and_o gracious_a the_o lord_n have_v be_v you_o pity_v blind_a man_n 49._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n pag._n 49._o and_o deaf_a man_n because_o they_o can_v see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o you_o see_v nor_o hear_v the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o you_o hear_v o_o pity_v yourselves_o for_o you_o be_v both_o both_o blind_a and_o deaf_a you_o have_v see_v much_o you_o have_v observe_v little_a you_o have_v hear_v many_o thing_n and_o those_o great_a thing_n but_o you_o understand_v not_o what_o you_o hear_v now_o hear_v and_o hearken_v now_o see_v and_o perceive_v now_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n and_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o mercy_n 41._o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n ibid._n 41._o that_o yet_o the_o day_n be_v and_o be_v yet_o continue_a still_o every_o day_n to_o this_o present_a repeat_v a_o great_a mercy_n this_o provoke_v the_o lord_n no_o long_o grieve_v his_o good_a spirit_n no_o more_o lest_o he_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n as_o he_o will_v do_v if_o we_o continue_v to_o turn_v grace_n into_o wantonness_n ibid._n wantonness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n while_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o day_n hear_v his_o voice_n and_o turn_v unto_o he_o this_o be_v the_o counsel_n i_o will_v add_v but_o this_o to_o it_o that_o he_o and_o he_o only_o turn_v the_o heart_n who_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a and_o make_v a_o man_n every_o whit_n whole_a therefore_o the_o church_n say_v convert_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v he_o who_o give_v a_o see_a eye_n and_o a_o hear_v ear_n even_o both_o these_o be_v a_o special_a mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v beg_v for_o this_o than_o we_o must_v note_v for_o close_v hereof_o that_o as_o there_o may_v be_v a_o child_n in_o 180._o in_o noli_fw-la annorum_fw-la nos_fw-la aest_n mare_fw-la numero_fw-la nec_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la canos_fw-la repute_v sed_fw-la canos_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la paul_n 14._o p._n 180._o year_n and_o a_o man_n in_o understanding_n so_o also_o may_v there_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o year_n and_o a_o child_n in_o understanding_n for_o understanding_n come_v not_o by_o year_n but_o by_o meditation_n in_o god_n law_n ibid._n law_n psal_n 119._o 99_o 100_o noli_fw-la fidem_fw-la pensare_fw-la temporibus_fw-la ibid._n i_o have_v more_o understanding_n than_o my_o teacher_n for_o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o meditation_n i_o understand_v more_o than_o the_o ancient_n because_o i_o keep_v thy_o precept_n a_o man_n may_v run_v out_o many_o year_n and_o more_o hour_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o the_o wise_a by_o all_o that_o time_n because_o he_o have_v not_o learn_v from_o who_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n come_v even_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n he_o that_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o before_o who_o the_o elder_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v cast_v their_o crown_n before_o his_o throne_n acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o point_n of_o grace_n but_o almesman_n 10._o almesman_n exuentes_fw-la omne_fw-la propriam_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la se_fw-la benefictarios_fw-la ejus_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la ante_fw-la cujus_fw-la thronum_fw-la corona_n abjiciunt_fw-la brightman_n rev._n 4._o 10._o or_o sit_v at_o the_o receipt_n of_o a_o free_a mercy_n he_o it_o be_v that_o give_v wisdom_n not_o length_n of_o year_n nor_o number_n of_o day_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n come_v knowledge_n 6._o knowledge_n prov._n 2._o 6._o and_o understanding_n god_n iustruct_v unto_o discretion_n 18._o discretion_n esay_n 28._o 18._o the_o husbandman_n can_v neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v etc._n etc._n without_o assistance_n and_o instruction_n from_o god_n much_o less_o can_v he_o sow_v righteousness_n and_o reap_v the_o same_o without_o special_a instruction_n from_o his_o mouth_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v who_o teach_v like_o he_o 22._o he_o job_n 38._o 22._o and_o he_o that_o be_v old_a and_o strike_v in_o year_n yet_o have_v learn_v so_o much_o as_o have_v be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v wisdom_n that_o his_o word_n or_o law_n instruct_v to_o discretion_n this_o man_n case_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despair_v of_o though_o it_o be_v towards_o the_o last_o hour_n for_o while_o breath_n be_v within_o the_o nostril_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v there_o be_v a_o door_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n open_a but_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a and_o lamentable_a case_n for_o the_o long_o a_o man_n walk_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o ignorance_n the_o more_o unwilling_a and_o unable_a he_o will_v be_v to_o return_v and_o be_v reform_v custom_n in_o sin_v exercise_v still_o more_o and_o more_o tyranny_n his_o understanding_n will_v be_v more_o darken_v his_o judgement_n more_o pervert_v his_o will_n more_o stubborn_a
his_o memory_n more_o stuff_v with_o sensual_a notion_n his_o affection_n will_v become_v more_o rebellious_a his_o thought_n more_o earthly_a his_o heart_n more_o harden_v his_o conscience_n more_o sear_v and_o so_o much_o consider_v the_o season_n that_o gray_a hair_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o black_a no_o time_n for_o delay_v now_o when_o before_o it_o be_v long_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o time_n we_o must_v account_v that_o the_o long_a suffering_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v salvation_n 15._o salvation_n 2._o pet._n 3._o 15._o and_o let_v the_o conclusion_n hereof_o be_v a_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n that_o as_o his_o promise_n be_v unto_o his_o church_n to_o 25._o to_o joel_n 2._o 25._o restore_v the_o year_n that_o the_o locust_n have_v eat_v the_o cankerworm_n and_o the_o caterpillar_n so_o he_o will_v restore_v unto_o we_o the_o year_n which_o the_o ignorance_n of_o childhood_n the_o vanity_n of_o youth_n the_o negligence_n of_o age_n have_v consume_v there_o be_v another_o period_n of_o this_o age_n the_o burden_n whereof_o be_v labour_n and_o sorrow_n barzillai_n live_v to_o those_o year_n full_a fourscore_o and_o what_o say_v he_o i_o 19_o 2._o sam._n 19_o can_v taste_v what_o i_o eat_v or_o what_o i_o drink_v a_o question_n in_o the_o sacred_a tongue_n be_v a_o strong_a affirmation_n i_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o sing_v wherefore_o then_o shall_v thy_o servant_n be_v yet_o a_o burden_n how_o long_o have_v i_o to_o live_v a_o question_n we_o shall_v often_o put_v to_o ourselves_o which_o will_v answer_v all_o solicitation_n from_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n and_o put_v they_o to_o silence_n how_o long_o have_v i_o to_o live_v that_o be_v how_o very_o short_a be_v the_o remnant_n of_o my_o mortality_n yet_o a_o very_a little_a while_n 37._o while_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 10._o 37._o and_o i_o must_v hence_o what_o shall_v i_o think_v of_o now_o but_o of_o my_o death_n and_o of_o my_o grave_n what_o be_v pleasure_n or_o earthly_a contentment_n unto_o i_o so_o feel_o speak_v that_o old_a man_n the_o many_o decay_n &_o infirmity_n that_o accompany_v this_o age_n be_v full_o set_v down_o by_o the_o preacher_n eccles_n 12._o among_o those_o many_o one_o expression_n there_o be_v very_o full_a and_o significant_a as_o our_o english_a render_v it_o verse_n 5._o the_o grasshopper_n shall_v be_v a_o burden_n in_o the_o original_a the_o word_n imply_v no_o more_o but_o the_o curvature_n of_o the_o back_n which_o with_o man_n of_o such_o year_n stand_v bend_v like_o a_o grasshopper_n and_o that_o make_v a_o old_a man_n gate_n the_o more_o burdensome_a the_o word_n may_v imply_v also_o according_a to_o the_o common_a construction_n that_o every_o thing_n even_o the_o light_a to_o a_o old_a man_n be_v burdensome_a if_o he_o creep_v up_o to_o his_o bed_n and_o down_o from_o it_o though_o to_o repair_v his_o decay_n yet_o even_o this_o be_v burdensome_a even_o delight_n to_o other_o to_o he_o be_v tiresome_a he_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o grasshopper_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n that_o be_v say_v tremellius_n that_o pleasant_a season_n of_o the_o year_n when_o we_o hear_v the_o grasshopper_n yield_v no_o pleasure_n to_o he_o none_o at_o all_o he_o have_v quite_o lose_v his_o taste_n and_o relish_v now_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o to_o other_o be_v pleasurable_a etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o if_o the_o grave_n meet_v we_o not_o in_o our_o way_n hitherto_o as_o common_o it_o do_v before_o we_o come_v so_o far_o and_o prevent_v our_o expectation_n it_o be_v large_a in_o nothing_o then_o in_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o age_n and_o in_o the_o account_n we_o hope_v to_o give_v up_o at_o that_o time_n this_o be_v our_o greet_v folly_n for_o how_o bad_a steward_n soever_o we_o have_v be_v of_o our_o fore_n past_a time_n yet_o at_o this_o time_n we_o hope_v to_o lay_v our_o reckon_n even_o and_o so_o to_o give_v up_o our_o account_n with_o joy_n though_o we_o have_v turn_v from_o god_n all_o our_o day_n yet_o we_o have_v a_o sure_a and_o certain_a hope_n in_o our_o conceit_n that_o we_o shall_v turn_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o will_v turn_v unto_o we_o at_o this_o time_n when_o indeed_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o turn_v ourselves_o upon_o our_o bed_n and_o natural_o for_o it_o be_v but_o nature_n seek_v its_o own_o preservation_n natural_o i_o say_v and_o usual_o man_n do_v make_v fair_a offer_n essay_n and_o promise_n this_o way_n at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o drop_v into_o the_o grave_n but_o we_o must_v note_v as_o one_o before_o we_o and_o for_o our_o use_n 34._o use_n b._n andrews_n on_o psal_n 78._o verse_n 34._o that_o this_o time_n be_v the_o time_n when_o all_o hypocrite_n atheist_n tag_n and_o rag_n come_v in_o and_o seek_v he_o for_o who_o be_v it_o that_o will_v not_o look_v out_o for_o a_o dwell_n when_o he_o see_v his_o old_a house_n drop_v down_o upon_o his_o head_n who_o will_v not_o cry_v out_o for_o mercy_n mercy_n when_o he_o see_v the_o door_n shut_v upon_o he_o and_o if_o he_o speak_v not_o now_o he_o must_v hold_v his_o peace_n for_o ever_o who_o will_v not_o desire_v &_o that_o earnest_o to_o live_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n now_o that_o he_o see_v he_o must_v die_v so_o true_a it_o be_v that_o this_o be_v the_o time_n when_o all_o even_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o do_v seek_v unto_o god_n and_o will_v turn_v unto_o he_o but_o we_o must_v note_v also_o that_o this_o be_v not_o our_o time_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o time_n when_o god_n usual_o open_v unto_o we_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o our_o time_n to_o seek_v when_o we_o be_v not_o in_o case_n to_o seek_v any_o thing_n else_o it_o be_v not_o our_o time_n to_o turn_v to_o he_o when_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o turn_v ourselves_o in_o our_o bed_n not_o our_o time_n to_o rise_v early_o to_o seek_v he_o so_o we_o must_v if_o in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n we_o look_v to_o find_v he_o when_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o rise_v at_o all_o 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1._o v._n 13._o but_o such_o a_o like_a sacrifice_n be_v our_o prayer_n and_o our_o praise_n at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o as_o tear_v flesh_n break_v divide_a and_o interrupt_v they_o must_v needs_o be_v when_o our_o heart_n within_o we_o be_v as_o lead_v and_o our_o sigh_n beat_v as_o thick_a as_o a_o swift_a pulse_n the_o lord_n ever_o refuse_v the_o tear_v blind_a and_o the_o lame_a for_o a_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v not_o beseem_v our_o governor_n 8._o governor_n mal._n 1._o v._n 8._o a_o man_n like_o ourselves_o in_o case_n to_o he_o it_o be_v offer_v he_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o same_o much_o less_o will_v god_n accept_v our_o tear_a divide_a sacrifice_n our_o refuse_n our_o lees_n or_o dregs_o bottom_n dotage_n that_o which_o be_v dog_n meat_n that_o which_o ourselves_o and_o friend_n be_v weary_a of_o we_o have_v a_o male_a in_o our_o flock_n that_o be_v we_o have_v strength_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o then_o of_o that_o best_a or_o male_n we_o shall_v have_v offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n but_o now_o that_o our_o best_a or_o male_n be_v spend_v now_o that_o we_o have_v cast_v away_o our_o precious_a stock_n of_o time_n and_o part_n upon_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n how_o can_v we_o now_o think_v that_o our_o turn_n blind_a and_o lame_a sacrifice_n can_v be_v accept_v how_o can_v we_o think_v the_o lord_n will_v accept_v a_o corrupt_a thing_n against_o which_o he_o have_v denounce_v a_o curse_n 14._o curse_n mal._n 1._o 14._o it_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n time_n he_o hear_v not_o those_o person_n who_o 1_o who_o prov._n 28._o 9_o