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therefore_o do_v reach_v we_o that_o death_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n who_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o be_v feareâ_n as_o a_o evil_a thing_n but_o rather_o to_o be_v wisheâ_n and_o desire_a because_o it_o bring_v happiness_n with_o it_o for_o to_o he_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n death_n be_v advantage_n in_o that_o he_o change_v a_o life_n mortal_a and_o miserable_a for_o a_o life_n bless_a and_o immortal_a change_v the_o company_n of_o sinful_a man_n for_o the_o company_n of_o god_n his_o saint_n and_o angel_n change_v a_o sinful_a and_o miserable_a condition_n in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n with_o a_o moâ_n bless_a and_o glorious_a estate_n in_o heaven_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o fall_v either_o into_o sin_n or_o misery_n and_o this_o muâ_n also_o move_v we_o to_o labour_v for_o assure_a testimony_n that_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n that_o wâ_n may_v desire_v even_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o ãâã_d be_v with_o christ._n for_o he_o that_o do_v noâ_n fear_n but_o rather_o desire_v death_n he_o will_v nâ_n 23_o for_o fear_n of_o any_o creature_n be_v withdraw_v either_o from_o his_o faith_n or_o obedience_n fâ_n the_o worst_a thing_n which_o any_o creature_n ãâã_d threaten_v be_v death_n and_o that_o be_v it_o whiâ_n he_o desire_v especial_o if_o it_o be_v not_o only_a ãâã_d christ_n but_o also_o for_o he_o again_o if_o the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o tâ_n lord_n be_v thencefoorth_o bless_v etc._n etc._n ãâã_d be_v not_o we_o to_o mourn_v for_o they_o which_o be_v dead_a in_o christ_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o leave_v we_o may_v seem_v to_o envy_v their_o happiness_n for_o though_o their_o body_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o earth_n yet_o be_v we_o no_o more_o to_o mourn_v thereat_o than_o the_o husband_n man_n mourn_v for_o commit_v his_o seed_n corn_n to_o the_o earth_n because_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o seed_n have_v purify_v in_o the_o 44._o earth_n will_v come_v up_o against_o the_o great_a harvest_n with_o plentiful_a increase_n when_o this_o corruptible_a shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortal_a shall_v put_v on_o immortality_n 53_o and_o as_o touch_v their_o soul_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o depart_v from_o the_o body_n be_v by_o the_o holy_a angel_n convey_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n the_o place_n of_o heavenly_a bliss_n where_o they_o have_v the_o fruition_n of_o god_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o bless_a saint_n and_o angel_n this_o opinion_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v here_o teach_v we_o in_o general_a to_o conceive_v of_o all_o those_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n christian_a charity_n bind_v we_o to_o entertain_v concern_v this_o our_o worthy_a brother_n depart_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n for_o if_o all_o they_o which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v happy_a and_o bless_a and_o our_o assure_a hope_n be_v that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n why_o shall_v not_o we_o conceive_v assure_v hope_n that_o his_o estate_n be_v happy_a and_o bless_a now_o 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in_o this_o present_a life_n namely_o that_o he_o liâ_n sober_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o religious_a towards_o god_n and_o just_o among_o meâ_n 12._o the_o first_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v confess_v of_o ãâã_d that_o know_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sober_a grave_a discreet_a frugal_a temperate_a and_o chaste_a man_n and_o as_o for_o his_o religion_n towards_o god_n first_o i_o say_v though_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v profess_v unto_o i_o and_o to_o other_o in_o my_o hear_n that_o from_o his_o youth_n he_o have_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n and_o that_o he_o abhor_v the_o idolatrous_a superstition_n and_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o both_o which_o i_o have_v hear_v he_o by_o way_n of_o discourse_n inveigh_v serious_o and_o to_o good_a purpose_n but_o as_o he_o be_v no_o papist_n so_o no_o neuter_n or_o nullifidian_n which_o be_v too_o common_a a_o fault_n among_o the_o 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