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in_o the_o burn_n of_o a_o favour_n a_o fit_a of_o the_o stone_n or_o colic_n have_v wish_v for_o death_n to_o ease_v they_o of_o their_o pain_n my_o fear_n of_o pain_n in_o death_n be_v much_o great_a than_o what_o i_o shall_v feel_v in_o the_o stroke_n thereof_o the_o pomp_n and_o passage_n unto_o death_n do_v and_o will_v more_o perplex_v my_o soul_n than_o the_o pain_n thereof_o can_v possible_o pinch_v my_o sense_n but_o suppose_v the_o worst_a yet_o the_o great_a pain_n of_o death_n be_v tolerable_a and_o pass_v away_o in_o a_o moment_n with_o how_o much_o ease_n do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n in_o that_o die_a act_n the_o dreadful_a expectation_n of_o which_o make_v he_o sweat_v blood_n and_o water_n how_o many_o of_o the_o martyr_n have_v with_o most_o calm_a and_o compose_a spirit_n lie_v under_o the_o most_o cruel_a and_o exquisite_a torment_n and_o as_o lamb_n before_o the_o shearer_n breathe_v out_o their_o last_o breath_n in_o the_o great_a pain_n of_o 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renew_v his_o age_n he_o will_v not_o desire_v it_o he_o will_v refuse_v it_o do_v the_o pain_n of_o life_n take_v away_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o heathen_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o much_o more_o do_v so_o unto_o christian_n who_o have_v other_o and_o better_a hope_n of_o future_a happiness_n than_o they_o ever_o know_v or_o expect_v my_o soul_n stir_v up_o thyself_o make_v out_o a_o little_a faith_n and_o patience_n to_o endure_v this_o one_o pinch_n and_o stroke_n of_o pain_n which_o shall_v present_o cease_v and_o be_v the_o period_n of_o all_o thy_o misery_n the_o cure_n of_o all_o thy_o malady_n and_o will_v heal_v thou_o of_o all_o thy_o fear_n grief_n care_n disease_n and_o distemper_n the_o affliction_n of_o my_o body_n and_o anguish_n of_o my_o mind_n though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o vale_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v none_o ill_o for_o lord_n thou_o be_v with_o i_o be_v with_o i_o o_o my_o god_n that_o i_o may_v not_o over-passionate_o fear_v 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evidence_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o these_o delight_n sinful_a sinful_a it_o be_v well_o if_o i_o can_v say_v these_o pleasure_n be_v only_o sensible_a my_o soul_n have_v on_o woeful_a experience_n find_v they_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n 11.25_o heb._n 11.25_o not_o only_o the_o reward_n but_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o never_o can_v possess_v they_o without_o sin_n i_o have_v in_o this_o respect_n pay_v full_a dear_a for_o all_o the_o pleasure_n i_o have_v enjoy_v under_o the_o sun_n they_o have_v steal_v too_o much_o of_o my_o heart_n and_o affection_n they_o have_v eat_v into_o and_o eat_v up_o too_o much_o of_o my_o precious_a time_n they_o have_v
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worm_n which_o do_v and_o will_v soon_o make_v it_o wither_v if_o i_o pass_v not_o from_o my_o present_a comfort_n they_o will_v pierce_v my_o soul_n with_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o at_o last_o perish_v in_o my_o hand_n i_o may_v well_o be_v content_a to_o die_v from_o those_o comfort_n which_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v from_o i_o and_o leave_v i_o in_o sorrow_n even_o in_o worldly_a sorrow_n which_o work_v death_n 7.10_o 2_o cor._n 7.10_o what_o great_a difference_n be_v it_o for_o i_o to_o be_v part_v from_o my_o comfort_n or_o to_o have_v my_o comfort_n part_v from_o i_o can_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o childish_a temper_n make_v i_o cry_v when_o those_o please_a toy_n be_v take_v from_o i_o which_o i_o free_o leave_v when_o tire_v with_o they_o or_o which_o i_o fling_v from_o i_o with_o fury_n when_o i_o feel_v myself_o hurt_v by_o they_o what_o cause_n have_v i_o to_o be_v thus_o dismay_v to_o be_v divide_v from_o those_o comfort_n which_o i_o have_v thus_o long_o enjoy_v to_o supply_v 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though_o death_n deprive_v i_o of_o some_o useless_a moveable_n yet_o it_o leave_v i_o my_o most_o precious_a jewel_n and_o chief_a substance_n the_o grace_n of_o my_o soul_n the_o glorious_a privilege_n of_o my_o faith_n death_n can_v touch_v or_o take_v from_o i_o and_o these_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o world_n my_o soul_n play_v the_o merchant_n be_v content_a to_o see_v thy_o luggage_n and_o empty_a cask_n cast_v overboard_o to_o save_v thy_o choice_a commodity_n and_o thy_o pearl_n of_o price_n death_n may_v take_v i_o from_o riches_n it_o can_v touch_v my_o righteousness_n it_o may_v anticipate_v my_o pompous_a funeral_n but_o
entertain_v such_o a_o exchange_n of_o object_n to_o my_o understanding_n be_v not_o my_o loss_n great_a and_o great_o to_o be_v lament_v by_o which_o i_o only_o loose_v the_o knowledge_n of_o vanity_n which_o will_v not_o make_v i_o happy_a and_o iniquity_n which_o will_v make_v i_o miserable_a but_o gain_v the_o knowledge_n the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o good_a much_o good_a true_a and_o substantial_a good_a only_o good_a without_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o evil_n and_o that_o in_o a_o estate_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o perfect_a glory_n sect_n xii_o after_o death_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o i_o sin_n no_o remembrance_n of_o i_o after_o death_n nor_o of_o my_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n a_o great_a name_n foolish_o purchase_v by_o the_o great_a precipitacie_n of_o some_o in_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o great_a bubble_n of_o vanity_n which_o will_v wear_v out_o at_o last_o time_n will_v eat_v it_o out_o of_o the_o strong_a city_n or_o marble_n monument_n and_o i_o hope_v when_o i_o be_o forget_v my_o sin_n &_o shame_n will_v also_o be_v forget_v serious_a thought_n suggest_v unto_o i_o content_a the_o little_a good_a i_o have_v do_v shall_v be_v forget_v so_o that_o my_o folly_n and_o wickedness_n may_v not_o be_v remember_v and_o yet_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o dismay_v the_o scripture_n do_v declare_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a be_v bless_v 112.6_o psal_n 10.7_o &_o 112.6_o and_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n god_n have_v provide_v that_o his_o people_n name_n shall_v live_v when_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v consume_v in_o the_o grave_n the_o lord_n have_v use_v i_o whilst_o i_o live_v as_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o honour_n can_v i_o die_v and_o be_v forget_v in_o his_o church_n or_o among_o his_o people_n shall_v not_o my_o work_n follow_v i_o shall_v not_o my_o work_n praise_v i_o in_o the_o gate_n can_v the_o sinner_n by_o i_o reprove_v or_o the_o saint_n by_o i_o convert_v to_o or_o confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n remember_v themselves_o their_o sin_n or_o duty_n and_o forget_v i_o god_n have_v bless_v i_o with_o many_o last_a memorial_n of_o nature_n a_o fruitful_a progeny_n i_o need_v not_o build_v tomb_n or_o city_n and_o call_v they_o after_o my_o name_n for_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a my_o son_n will_v preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o my_o name_n the_o rot_v of_o the_o name_n be_v a_o curse_n entail_v on_o man_n of_o rot_a life_n and_o be_v ordinary_o effect_v by_o god_n cut_v off_o the_o bud_a race_n and_o hopeful_a progeny_n whatever_o have_v befall_v i_o in_o this_o life_n god_n have_v not_o suffer_v this_o cause_n procure_v or_o produce_v this_o effect_n to_o be_v my_o lot_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o torment_v myself_o with_o a_o fear_n that_o it_o shall_v follow_v i_o when_o dead_a notwithstanding_o my_o sinfulness_n my_o care_n shall_v be_v that_o my_o life_n and_o death_n may_v make_v it_o legible_a that_o my_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o therein_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v more_o than_o if_o the_o devil_n weâ—â—_n subject_a to_o i_o 10.20_o luk._n 10.20_o i_o have_v lay_v hoâ—d_v on_o god_n covenant_n he_o have_v give_v i_o a_o place_n in_o his_o sanctuary_n better_a than_o a_o name_n of_o son_n and_o daughter_n my_o name_n can_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o that_o book_n my_o interest_n and_o relation_n by_o that_o covenant_n shall_v ever_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o remember_v i_o therefore_o can_v possible_o be_v bury_v in_o oblivion_n sect_n xiii_o death_n will_v remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n movable_a death_n will_v remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n but_o it_o be_v movable_a that_o it_o shall_v know_v i_o no_o more_o it_o will_v so_o but_o shall_v this_o dismay_v i_o be_o not_o i_o a_o pilgrim_n in_o this_o earth_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v the_o patriarch_n pass_v their_o time_n on_o earth_n in_o movable_a tent_n look_v for_o a_o city_n who_o founder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n 10.10_o heb._n 10.10_o the_o house_n in_o which_o i_o have_v live_v have_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o last_a structure_n yet_o they_o never_o be_v to_o i_o any_o durable_a station_n i_o have_v not_o indeed_o remove_v my_o tent_n but_o i_o have_v be_v often_o remove_v from_o my_o tent_n i_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o a_o shift_a state_n move_v from_o one_o house_n unto_o another_o from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o this_o have_v be_v to_o i_o very_o tedious_a and_o irksome_a my_o father_n do_v indeed_o raise_v many_o stately_a structure_n ireland_n in_o dublin_n in_o ireland_n not_o one_o of_o all_o his_o son_n possess_v they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o the_o brick_n wall_n may_v bear_v his_o name_n none_o of_o his_o child_n do_v or_o can_v inhabit_v they_o god_n have_v make_v constant_a motion_n my_o condition_n he_o have_v wise_o move_v i_o from_o place_n to_o place_n that_o i_o may_v be_v in_o love_n with_o no_o place_n under_o the_o sun_n if_o i_o have_v like_v my_o house_n &_o place_n never_o so_o well_o i_o have_v by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v it_o and_o that_o either_o because_o it_o be_v none_o of_o i_o or_o else_o man_n persecute_v rage_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o in_o peace_n to_o possess_v it_o or_o because_o my_o master_n work_n have_v be_v do_v in_o that_o place_n and_o call_v i_o to_o another_o how_o often_o have_v i_o be_v forcible_o remove_v from_o people_n who_o i_o have_v dear_o love_v and_o from_o place_n where_o i_o think_v i_o have_v pitch_v my_o tent_n and_o resolve_v to_o rest_n i_o dig_v a_o grave_n for_o my_o child_n wherein_o i_o intend_v to_o have_v be_v entomb_v myself_o and_o yet_o my_o dead_a babe_n be_v disperse_v their_o grave_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n each_o from_o other_o and_o it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a my_o grave_n shall_v be_v with_o any_o of_o they_o if_o death_n remove_v i_o from_o my_o place_n it_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o have_v be_v common_a to_o i_o all_o my_o life_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o think_v it_o strange_a once_o more_o to_o remove_v my_o place_n but_o will_v ready_o content_o pack_v up_o and_o be_v go_v for_o this_o remove_n shall_v be_v my_o last_o remove_n for_o this_o remove_n shall_v be_v my_o best_a remove_n for_o this_o remove_n shall_v move_v i_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n and_o there_o i_o have_v a_o house_n of_o my_o own_o a_o better_a house_n than_o any_o this_o world_n afford_v a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n a_o eternal_a house_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n a_o mansion_n house_n prepare_v by_o christ_n my_o precursor_n for_o to_o entertain_v i_o and_o wherein_o i_o must_v and_o shall_v abide_v for_o ever_o a_o house_n which_o time_n can_v waste_v or_o ruin_n nor_o humane_a force_n pull_v down_o or_o raze_v a_o house_n most_o pleasant_o situate_v accommodate_v with_o all_o conveniency_n exempt_a from_o all_o annoyance_n and_o ample_o furnish_v with_o what_o may_v make_v it_o to_o i_o a_o happy_a habitation_n a_o house_n it_o be_v for_o which_o i_o shall_v pay_v no_o rent_n or_o tax_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o live_v a_o tenant_n at_o will_n but_o i_o shall_v possess_v this_o house_n full_o free_o and_o for_o ever_o be_v once_o settle_v in_o it_o i_o shall_v not_o desire_v to_o leave_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v sequester_v out_o of_o it_o and_o that_o which_o be_v worth_a all_o this_o house_n be_v i_o own_o house_n my_o inheritance_n purchase_v for_o i_o by_o my_o saviour_n and_o pass_v unto_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o my_o gracious_a father_n none_o can_v dispute_v my_o title_n or_o by_o a_o ejectione_n firma_fw-la force_v i_o out_o of_o my_o house_n my_o soul_n shall_v i_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v to_o and_o live_v in_o my_o own_o house_n and_o that_o be_v so_o well_o situate_a so_o convenient_o form_v so_o well_o furnish_v rather_o then_o in_o a_o stranger_n inconvenient_a house_n shall_v i_o not_o prefer_v a_o house_n of_o god_n building_n before_o the_o best_a of_o man_n shall_v i_o not_o choose_v a_o eternal_a rather_o than_o a_o decay_a fall_v ruinous_a habitation_n my_o soul_n be_v not_o trouble_v at_o this_o remove_n thou_o beleivest_fw-ge in_fw-ge god_n believe_v also_o in_o christ_n he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n 2._o john_n 14.1_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o he_o will_v have_v tell_v we_o he_o be_v go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o his_o remove_a people_n shall_v i_o not_o up_o and_o after_o such_o a_o harbinger_n to_o possess_v the_o glorious_a mansion_n of_o his_o most_o gracious_a provision_n why_o be_v my_o remove_n by_o
death_n my_o terror_n my_o trouble_v this_o remove_v will_v transmit_v i_o into_o a_o station_n not_o more_o permanent_a than_o glorious_a i_o be_o remove_v to_o a_o better_a house_n yea_o to_o possess_v a_o kingdom_n a_o kingdom_n not_o like_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n not_o a_o narrow_a empty_a envy_v distract_a divide_a shake_v sinful_a transient_a and_o temporal_a kingdom_n not_o a_o kingdom_n subject_a to_o war_n tumult_n fire_n famine_n pestilence_n ruin_n and_o desolation_n and_o yet_o with_o ambition_n man_n do_v seek_v with_o joy_n they_o remove_v into_o with_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n they_o obtain_v these_o miserable_a earthly_a kingdom_n but_o my_o kingdom_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v pass_v be_v a_o spiritual_a heavenly_a unshaken_a unite_a ample_a abundant_a undefiled_a undisturbed_a peaceable_a and_o everlasting_a kingdom_n not_o subject_a to_o any_o invasion_n or_o usurpation_n to_o any_o confusion_n or_o commotion_n to_o any_o mutation_n or_o violent_a revolution_n to_o any_o alteration_n or_o danger_n see_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n to_o give_v i_o a_o kingdom_n such_o a_o kingdom_n and_o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n why_o shall_v i_o be_v unwilling_a to_o leave_v this_o world_n and_o to_o go_v to_o my_o kingdom_n will_v any_o prince_n desire_v to_o live_v out_o of_o that_o kingdom_n to_o which_o he_o be_v heir_n since_o o_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v give_v i_o a_o kingdom_n give_v i_o a_o spirit_n fit_a for_o and_o desirous_a of_o this_o thy_o kingdom_n let_v i_o live_v and_o die_v worthy_a the_o hope_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n let_v not_o this_o beggarly_a and_o these_o base_a appendant_o make_v i_o draw_v back_o when_o call_v to_o pass_v into_o my_o kingdom_n up_o my_o soul_n enter_v this_o strait_a gate_n into_o thy_o royal_a mansion_n stoop_v under_o this_o cross_n that_o thou_o may_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n and_o life_n the_o incorruptible_a crown_n of_o 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the_o lord_n vineyard_n it_o be_v very_o true_a and_o this_o can_v but_o reduce_v i_o to_o a_o strait_a and_o put_v i_o to_o a_o stand_v what_o to_o choose_v for_o if_o i_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o church_n will_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o labour_n that_o i_o abide_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v for_o they_o more_o profitable_a 23._o phil._n 1.22_o 23._o nevertheless_o for_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v i_o shall_v be_v hereby_o ease_v of_o the_o charge_n and_o care_n of_o immortal_a soul_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o burden_n of_o my_o ministry_n of_o the_o fear_n and_o danger_n which_o attend_v my_o duty_n of_o the_o toil_n and_o travel_v of_o all_o my_o labour_n and_o of_o the_o tire_a brunt_n of_o my_o work_a day_n all_o which_o have_v make_v i_o often_o wish_v my_o day_n be_v enden_fw-ge and_o that_o my_o night_n be_v come_v there_o be_v twelve_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n 11.9_o joh._n 11.9_o wherein_o man_n work_v and_o then_o come_v the_o night_n wherein_o no_o man_n work_v my_o 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and_o subsist_v with_o my_o very_a self_n i_o can_v be_v and_o be_v without_o they_o i_o can_v lay_v they_o down_o without_o lay_v myself_o aside_o vanity_n vexation_n and_o trouble_v qualify_v my_o life_n as_o inseparable_a to_o it_o why_o be_o i_o perplex_v with_o a_o apprehension_n that_o such_o a_o life_n draw_v to_o a_o period_n i_o have_v all_o my_o day_n be_v persecute_v by_o humane_a rage_n and_o power_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v still_o if_o i_o live_v long_o i_o may_v well_o be_v content_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o estate_n of_o peace_n when_o man_n have_v kill_v my_o body_n they_o have_v do_v their_o worst_a their_o all_o they_o have_v i_o not_o to_o insult_v over_o they_o do_v much_o better_a for_o i_o then_o they_o be_v aware_a of_o they_o give_v i_o a_o write_v of_o ease_n from_o all_o my_o travel_n and_o trouble_v in_o the_o grave_a the_o wicked_a do_v and_o shall_v cease_v from_o trouble_v 18._o job_n 3.17_o 18._o the_o weary_a shall_v be_v at_o rest_n the_o 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shall_v now_o lose_v the_o send_v the_o grave_n shall_v be_v my_o burrow_n in_o it_o i_o shall_v be_v quiet_a i_o shall_v then_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o lust_n care_n trouble_n sorrow_n sickness_n temptation_n and_o persecution_n i_o shall_v now_o no_o more_o be_v hear_v to_o grieve_v or_o groan_v i_o will_v therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o i_o may_v cease_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o so_o bad_a so_o sinful_a quality_n sect_n xvi_o death_n will_v destroy_v my_o body_n soul_n death_n destroy_v the_o body_n but_o not_o the_o soul_n be_v it_o so_o that_o be_v all_o it_o can_v do_v it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o my_o soul_n that_o remain_v immortal_a it_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o set_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n â—n_o eternal_a happiness_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o my_o body_n it_o shall_v be_v associate_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a what_o need_v i_o care_v how_o it_o go_v with_o my_o worse_a whilst_o i_o 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life_n but_o these_o and_o life_n and_o all_o will_v i_o give_v for_o my_o soul_n 1.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o my_o soul_n be_v redeem_v not_o with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o redeem_v my_o soul_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o willing_o lie_v down_o my_o life_n to_o keep_v my_o redeem_a soul_n o_o thou_o the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o my_o soul_n keep_v it_o within_o thy_o sheepfold_n until_o thou_o shall_v lead_v it_o unto_o thy_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o then_o be_v solicitous_a what_o may_v befall_v or_o become_v of_o my_o body_n see_v i_o be_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o suffer_a loss_n i_o will_v rejoice_v that_o my_o loss_n be_v not_o great_a such_o as_o may_v have_v undo_v i_o for_o ever_o welcome_a death_n to_o my_o body_n temporal_a death_n which_o consist_v with_o the_o life_n and_o immortality_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o pass_v it_o into_o the_o fruition_n of_o eternal_a life_n my_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v by_o and_o under_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n but_o my_o body_n can_v not_o be_v save_v if_o my_o soul_n be_v lose_v oh_o strange_a oh_o bless_a trade_n the_o loss_n i_o be_o like_a to_o sustain_v be_v my_o infinite_a gain_n this_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v save_v my_o soul_n for_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n he_o who_o will_v save_v his_o life_n must_v lose_v it_o 16.25_o mat._n 16.25_o sect_n xvii_o death_n will_v separate_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n god_n death_n seperate_v soul_n and_o body_n but_o not_o i_o and_o god_n it_o will_v so_o but_o it_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o design_n of_o death_n it_o can_v separate_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n i_o be_o persuade_v neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a 39_o rom._n 8.38_o 39_o nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o chrict_a jesus_n our_o lord_n shall_v not_o this_o inseparable_a love_n to_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o answerable_a return_n of_o love_n from_o i_o and_o make_v i_o with_o confidence_n and_o resolution_n conclude_v tribulation_n nor_o distress_n nor_o persecution_n nor_o famine_n nor_o nakedness_n nor_o peril_n nor_o sword_n shall_v not_o separate_v christ_n from_o i_o as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o account_v as_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n love_n be_v a_o principle_n of_o union_n it_o cleave_v to_o and_o look_v after_o its_o object_n in_o its_o most_o low_a estate_n and_o lose_v condition_n death_n shall_v not_o make_v i_o to_o be_v despise_v or_o forsake_v by_o my_o god_n this_o god_n be_v my_o god_n 48.14_o psa_fw-la 48.14_o my_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o he_o will_v be_v my_o guide_n unto_o death_n yea_o in_o and_o through_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n his_o rod_n and_o his_o staff_n shall_v comfort_v i_o 23.4_o and_o 23.4_o the_o lord_n his_o esteem_n of_o and_o relation_n to_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n abide_v as_o well_o and_o as_o much_o though_o not_o by_o the_o same_o act_n and_o expression_n of_o affection_n now_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o as_o whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v each_o unto_o other_o god_n do_v triumphant_o observe_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n by_o which_o i_o endure_v the_o tear_n of_o they_o each_o from_o other_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o truth_n he_o do_v dispatch_v his_o angel_n to_o attend_v my_o death_n and_o to_o convey_v my_o soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n to_o the_o immediate_a enjoyment_n of_o himself_o nor_o do_v he_o disregard_n my_o body_n when_o divide_v from_o my_o soul_n or_o disesteem_v the_o dust_n thereof_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v mourn_v over_o by_o my_o friend_n and_o 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