holy_a name_n the_o good_a of_o my_o neighbour_n and_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o my_o own_o soul_n o_o let_v i_o not_o dare_v to_o sin_n against_o thou_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n but_o grant_v that_o with_o a_o constant_a resolution_n of_o serve_v and_o please_v thou_o and_o by_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n i_o may_v be_v always_o provide_v for_o a_o happy_a departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n ah_o merciful_a lord_n let_v not_o a_o sudden_a death_n overtake_v i_o unaware_o but_o â—nable_a i_o to_o war_n a_o good_a warfare_n to_o keep_v faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o so_o wheresoever_o or_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o call_v for_o i_o out_o of_o this_o world_n i_o may_v follow_v thou_o cheerful_o and_o without_o delay_n and_o joyful_o stand_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o my_o redeemer_n jesus_n christ_n and_o receive_v that_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v 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i_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o more_o special_a and_o particular_a preparation_n for_o death_n have_v now_o treat_v of_o the_o general_a preparation_n for_o death_n which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n even_o whilst_o we_o be_v young_a and_o in_o our_o great_a health_n and_o vigour_n we_o now_o come_v to_o that_o more_o special_a and_o particular_a preparation_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v do_v when_o we_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o old_a age_n or_o take_v with_o any_o sudden_a and_o dangerous_a disease_n so_o that_o we_o think_v the_o time_n of_o our_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n for_o death_n when_o we_o look_v on_o it_o at_o a_o distance_n only_o do_v not_o much_o affect_v we_o but_o when_o we_o find_v it_o make_v its_o approach_n near_o we_o we_o be_v then_o very_o pensive_a and_o disturb_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o when_o ever_o therefore_o o_o man_n any_o disease_n seize_v on_o you_o think_v that_o sickness_n be_v the_o 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it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n it_o be_v a_o most_o false_a and_o foolish_a opinion_n which_o have_v obtain_v among_o some_o that_o the_o sick_a person_n will_v most_o certain_o die_v if_o he_o make_v his_o will_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n this_o have_v no_o doubt_n be_v suggest_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o spread_v abroad_o by_o ill_a man_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o may_v frighten_v man_n from_o fit_v themselves_o for_o a_o happy_a death_n now_o this_o pre-paration_a consist_v in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o thereof_o respect_v the_o die_a man_n and_o the_o other_o his_o neighbour_n as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o die_a man_n be_v to_o take_v great_a care_n to_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o god_n who_o he_o have_v offend_v and_o to_o arm_v himself_o against_o all_o those_o temptation_n which_o usual_o happen_v at_o that_o time_n to_o this_o end_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o search_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o examine_v over_o his_o whole_a life_n from_o the_o beginning_n to_o confess_v and_o bewail_v all_o his_o sin_n to_o god_n to_o pour_v out_o most_o ardent_a prayer_n and_o sigh_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n for_o the_o obtain_n pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n in_o christ_n our_o saviour_n example_n of_o such_o prayer_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o penitential_a psalm_n the_o prayer_n of_o manasses_n and_o the_o like_a and_o although_o the_o sick_a man_n ought_v chief_o to_o conless_a his_o sin_n to_o god_n against_o who_o they_o be_v commit_v yet_o it_o be_v fit_a by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n james_n 5.16_o james_n 5.16_o that_o he_o shall_v confess_v his_o fault_n to_o his_o brethren_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n and_o word_n of_o god_n to_o who_o christ_n have_v commit_v the_o key_n of_o bind_v and_o absolve_v of_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n and_o chief_o let_v he_o confess_v those_o crime_n which_o most_o trouble_v his_o mind_n and_o with_o which_o satan_n most_o disquiet_v he_o such_o let_v he_o repose_v in_o their_o bosom_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v he_o and_o to_o administer_v suitable_a consolation_n for_o sick_a man_n mind_n be_v many_o time_n not_o sedate_v enough_o for_o divine_a thought_n and_o meditation_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v very_o ready_a to_o divert_v those_o that_o offer_v themselves_o it_o be_v therefore_o the_o part_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n and_o his_o friend_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o sick_a person_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o not_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n it_o often_o happen_v that_o when_o satan_n can_v drive_v man_n to_o despair_n he_o than_o put_v on_o another_o disguise_n and_o puff_v they_o up_o with_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o merit_n this_o temptation_n be_v diligent_o to_o be_v withstand_v for_o satan_n exalt_v those_o who_o before_o he_o can_v not_o sink_v down_o that_o so_o he_o may_v cast_v they_o headlong_o with_o a_o more_o grievous_a fall_n therefore_o o_o man_n if_o ever_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o flatter_v thou_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v owe_v to_o god_n grace_n and_o not_o to_o yourself_o if_o you_o be_v innocent_a from_o such_o and_o such_o offence_n and_o remember_v how_o many_o other_o way_n you_o have_v offend_v he_o or_o if_o you_o have_v be_v diligent_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o many_o good_a deed_n and_o these_o come_v into_o your_o mind_n say_v with_o the_o apostle_n 15.10_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o it_o be_v not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 115.1_o ps_n 115.1_o and_o not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v glory_n remember_v that_o admonition_n of_o our_o saviour_n 17.10_o luk._n 17.10_o when_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o we_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v 1.8_o 1_o eph._n 1.8_o and_o that_o of_o st._n john_n if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o as_o also_o that_o of_o st._n 13._o vae_fw-la omni_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la misericordiâ_fw-la eam_fw-la discutias_fw-la domine_fw-la cons_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 13._o augustin_n woe_n to_o the_o most_o perfect_a life_n of_o man_n if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v lay_v aside_o thy_o mercy_n and_o examine_v it_o if_o we_o read_v the_o history_n of_o die_a man_n or_o the_o
not_o condemn_v he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v therefore_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o prayer_n lord_n jesus_n christ_n guide_v i_o by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n that_o i_o may_v walk_v in_o thy_o way_n and_o always_o have_v in_o my_o mind_n this_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n 14._o eccl._n 12.13_o 14._o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o god_n shall_v bring_v every_o work_n into_o judgement_n with_o every_o secret_a thing_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a o_o let_v every_o moment_n that_o voice_n sound_n in_o my_o ear_n arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v to_o judgement_n and_o at_o the_o last_o let_v i_o hear_v thy_o gracious_a voice_n say_v come_v thou_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o thou_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n i_o acknowledge_v indeed_o and_o confess_v that_o by_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v deserve_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n but_o thou_o by_o thy_o passion_n death_n and_o resurrection_n have_v redeem_v i_o from_o they_o and_o merit_a heaven_n for_o i_o in_o thou_o therefore_o in_o thy_o merit_n and_o mercy_n i_o put_v my_o whole_a trust_n and_o confidence_n and_o joyful_o expect_v thy_o glorious_a come_n amen_o come_v lord_n jesus_n amen_n rev._n xxii_o 20._o chap._n v._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o life_n eternal_a although_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v much_o less_o express_v in_o word_n what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o pain_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o damn_a yet_o for_o as_o much_o as_o many_o live_v as_o if_o it_o matter_v little_a or_o nothing_o whether_o after_o death_n they_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o bless_a life_n above_o or_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n it_o therefore_o well_o become_v a_o christian_n daily_o to_o consider_v how_o vast_o the_o misery_n of_o hell_n differ_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v convince_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v earnest_o to_o endeavour_v to_o avoid_v the_o one_o and_o obtain_v the_o other_o for_o who_o be_v there_o so_o void_a of_o sense_n that_o for_o the_o hope_n of_o gain_v one_o farthing_n will_v run_v the_o hazard_n of_o lose_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n and_o yet_o this_o they_o daily_o do_v who_o defile_v themselves_o with_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v follow_v after_o the_o riches_n pleasure_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o even_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v any_o man_n gain_v it_o to_o himself_o be_v more_o vile_a if_o they_o be_v compare_v to_o eternal_a lise_fw-fr which_o be_v utter_o lose_v by_o sin_n than_o the_o small_a mite_n compare_v to_o the_o great_a sum_n imaginable_a or_o who_o be_v there_o so_o desperate_o wicked_a that_o will_v dare_v to_o commit_v crime_n worthy_a of_o death_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o gibbet_n a_o draw_a sword_n or_o a_o flame_a fire_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o judge_n who_o he_o know_v will_v immediate_o condemn_v he_o to_o these_o torment_n and_o yet_o this_o they_o do_v who_o well_o know_v that_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n be_v so_o plain_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v yet_o daily_o commit_v such_o sin_n as_o just_o deserve_v those_o infernal_a plague_n now_o eternal_a happiness_n consist_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o all_o evil_a thing_n and_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a 21.4_o rev._n 21.4_o for_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o bless_a and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n and_o as_o it_o be_v write_v 2.9_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o for_o what_o great_a felicity_n can_v there_o be_v than_o to_o have_v no_o calamity_n to_o disturb_v we_o not_o to_o be_v terrify_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n to_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n to_o be_v among_o the_o quire_n of_o angel_n to_o serve_v our_o creator_n with_o the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o with_o perpetual_a hymn_n and_o praise_n to_o magnify_v his_o glorious_a name_n if_o you_o value_v and_o desire_v health_n there_o shall_v be_v constant_a soundness_n and_o eternal_a life_n if_o you_o be_v delight_v with_o the_o friendship_n of_o good_a man_n there_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o familiar_a acquaintance_n of_o all_o the_o bless_a inhabitant_n above_o who_o will_v all_o have_v one_o heart_n and_o one_o soul_n in_o short_a there_o will_v be_v nothing_o want_v that_o a_o man_n can_v wish_v for_o what_o say_v st._n 17._o quid_fw-la inquit_fw-la augustinus_n hac_fw-la vita_fw-la beatius_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la paupertatis_fw-la metus_fw-la non_fw-la agritudinis_fw-la imbectllitas_fw-la nemo_fw-la laeditur_fw-la nemo_fw-la irascitur_fw-la nemo_fw-la inuidet_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la nulla_fw-la exardescit_fw-la nullum_fw-la cibi_fw-la desiderium_fw-la nulla_fw-la honoris_fw-la aut_fw-la potestatis_fw-la pulsat_fw-la ambitio_fw-la nullus_fw-la diaboli_fw-la metus_fw-la insidia_fw-la daemonum_n nulla_fw-la terror_fw-la gehennae_fw-la pracul_fw-la mors_fw-la neque_fw-la corporis_fw-la neque_fw-la animae_fw-la sed_fw-la immortalitatis_fw-la munere_fw-la jucunda_fw-la vita_fw-la nulla_fw-la ibi_fw-la discordia_fw-la cuncta_fw-la consona_fw-la cuncta_fw-la convenientia_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la una_fw-la erit_fw-la concordia_fw-la nox_fw-la ibi_fw-la nulla_fw-la nullae_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la sed_fw-la lux_fw-la summa_fw-la quoniam_fw-la dominus_fw-la inluminabit_fw-la civitatem_fw-la &_o incerna_fw-la ejus_fw-la erit_fw-la agnus_n &_o sancti_fw-la fulgebunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la stellae_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la splendour_n firmamenti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la ibi_fw-la consociare_fw-la choris_fw-la angelorum_fw-la intueri_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la &_o prophetas_fw-la videre_fw-la apostolos_fw-la atque_fw-la omnes_fw-la sanctos_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la sunt_fw-la hac_fw-la sed_fw-la multo_fw-la glorisius_fw-la erit_fw-la d_o e_o v_o m_o intueri_fw-la manual_n cap._n 17._o augustin_n can_v be_v more_o happy_a than_o this_o life_n where_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o poverty_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o infirmity_n no_o body_n be_v hurt_v no_o body_n be_v angry_a none_o envy_v another_o no_o lust_n inflame_v they_o no_o longing_n after_o food_n no_o desire_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n disquiet_v they_o there_o be_v no_o dread_n of_o satan_n no_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n no_o fear_n of_o hell_n there_o be_v neither_o death_n of_o body_n or_o soul_n but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o immertality_n a_o most_o delightful_a life_n there_o will_v be_v no_o evil_n no_o discord_n but_o a_o perfect_a harmony_n because_o there_o will_v be_v a_o mutual_a agreement_n between_o all_o the_o saint_n there_o will_v be_v no_o night_n nor_o darkness_n but_o the_o great_a light_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n will_v enlighten_v it_o 21.23_o rev._n 21.23_o and_o the_o lamb_n will_v be_v the_o light_n thereof_o 12.3_o dan._n 12.3_o and_o the_o saint_n shall_v shine_v as_o the_o star_n and_o as_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o firmament_n there_o we_o shall_v associate_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o angel_n and_o archangel_n and_o all_o the_o heavenly_a power_n there_o we_o shall_v behold_v the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n the_o apostle_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n these_o be_v glorious_a thing_n but_o it_o will_v be_v yet_o much_o more_o glorious_a to_o behold_v god_n himself_o for_o the_o happiness_n and_o glory_n of_o eternal_a life_n do_v chief_o consist_v in_o the_o vision_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n who_o will_v then_o be_v all_o in_o all_o 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