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to_o god_n will_v and_o pleasure_n he_o make_v a_o threefold_a subjection_n of_o these_o desire_n to_o god_n 1._o be_v quod_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la nolle_fw-la execremur_fw-la nos_fw-la when_o god_n negative_a be_v clear_a and_o express_v he_o reject_v our_o desire_n we_o must_v yield_v and_o give_v over_o as_o it_o be_v with_o moses_n he_o beg_v often_o of_o god_n to_o go_v into_o canaan_n at_o last_o god_n give_v his_o peremptory_a denial_n speak_v no_o more_o to_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o moses_n give_v over_o 2._o be_v quod_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la velle_fw-la velimus_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la when_o god_n will_v be_v express_v and_o absolute_a than_o we_o must_v absolute_o desire_v it_o when_o god_n do_v definitive_o appoint_v moses_n to_o die_v go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n and_o die_v moses_n yield_v present_o he_o die_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n xxxiv_o 5._o 3._o be_v quod_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la utrum_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o moderate_a willingness_n not_o a_o resolute_a will_n as_o s._n paul_n express_v it_o 2_o cor._n v_o 8._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v rather_o phil._n i._n 23._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v better_a to_o die_v these_o desire_n of_o death_n be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o they_o purpose_v and_o fix_v upon_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v please_v and_o acceptable_a as_o gerson_n express_v it_o they_o have_v mortem_fw-la in_o desiderio_fw-la but_o yet_o they_o have_v vitam_fw-la in_o pätientia_fw-la they_o desire_v death_n but_o they_o will_v with_o patience_n endure_v life_n ask_v saint_n paul_n what_o he_o wish_v what_o be_v his_o choice_n and_o longing_n oh_o it_o be_v to_o die_v it_o be_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ask_v he_o what_o he_o will_v that_o be_v to_o abide_v still_o as_o god_n see_v cause_n you_o have_v see_v the_o nature_n of_o elias_n his_o willingness_n to_o die_v see_v now_o 2._o what_o occasion_n this_o willingness_n in_o elias_n to_o die_v beside_o those_o main_a ground_n that_o work_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n child_n to_o desire_v death_n and_o to_o wish_v it_o with_o comfort_n as_o 1._o that_o the_o power_n and_o sting_v of_o death_n be_v vanquish_v and_o swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n 2._o that_o christ_n death_n have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o 3._o that_o death_n put_v a_o bless_a end_n to_o all_o sin_n and_o corruption_n 4._o that_o it_o open_v unto_o we_o a_o bless_a entrance_n into_o glory_n beside_o these_o the_o spirit_n of_o elias_n be_v wrought_v to_o this_o willingness_n and_o desire_v of_o death_n upon_o these_o occasion_n 1._o taedio_fw-la afflictionum_fw-la elias_n his_o life_n be_v beset_v with_o many_o vexation_n and_o affliction_n
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