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thou_o have_v magnify_v thy_o mercy_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o i_o in_o save_v my_o life_n oh_o then_o let_v death_n of_o other_o put_v thou_o upon_o blessing_n and_o praise_v god_n for_o spare_v thou_o and_o not_o only_o praise_v he_o with_o thy_o lip_n but_o with_o thy_o life_n too_o love_v he_o obey_v he_o cleave_v to_o he_o for_o he_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o thy_o day_n deut._n 30.20_o use_v 6_o 6._o let_v death_n of_o friend_n teach_v you_o not_o to_o trust_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o put_v our_o trust_n in_o man_n as_o these_o place_n show_v isa_n 2.22_o isa_n 30.23_o isa_n 36.6_o jer._n 17.5_o 7._o so_o psal_n 118.8_o 9_o luther_n on_o that_o place_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o man_n etc._n etc._n call_v it_o artem_fw-la artium_fw-la &_o mirificam_fw-la &_o sacrificium_fw-la omnium_fw-la gratissimum_fw-la &_o suavissimum_fw-la &_o 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out_o i_o never_o dream_v of_o such_o a_o accident_n now_o all_o my_o purpose_n and_o project_n be_v stifle_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o he_o that_o know_v man_n well_o enough_o know_v he_o better_o than_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o wherefore_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 146.3_o 4._o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o help_n his_o breath_n go_v forth_o he_o return_v to_o his_o earth_n in_o that_o very_a day_n his_o thought_n perish_v his_o thought_n and_o design_n of_o do_v thou_o good_a if_o he_o have_v any_o die_v with_o he_o and_o thy_o hope_n and_o expection_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o grave_n therefore_o as_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 5._o happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n he_o cast_v anchor_n amiss_o that_o cast_v it_o any_o where_o else_o save_v on_o the_o rock_n of_o age_n use_v 7_o 7._o let_v death_n of_o friend_n teach_v you_o not_o to_o set_v your_o affection_n too_o much_o upon_o any_o relation_n we_o see_v friend_n stay_v but_o a_o short_a time_n with_o we_o who_o will_v be_v too_o fond_a of_o they_o we_o may_v love_v and_o rejoice_v one_o in_o another_o husband_n in_o wife_n wife_n in_o husband_n parent_n in_o child_n child_n in_o parent_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o must_v be_v moderate_o as_o though_o we_o rejoice_v not_o see_v the_o time_n of_o enjoy_v be_v short_a and_o will_v quick_o be_v expire_v 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 30_o 31._o the_o rivulet_n of_o our_o affection_n may_v run_v to_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o full_a stream_n must_v run_v towards_o god_n luke_n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o say_v christ_n and_o hate_v not_o that_o be_v love_v not_o less_o than_o i_o mat._n 10.37_o father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n say_v then_o with_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 73.25_o who_o have_v i_o in_o 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have_v perish_v affection_n use_v 8_o 8._o let_v death_n of_o friend_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o covetousness_n and_o immoderate_a desire_n after_o the_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n the_o wise_a man_n say_v prov._n 23.4_o labour_v not_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n say_v to_o baruch_n jer._n 45.5_o seek_v thou_o great_a thing_n for_o thyself_o seek_v they_o not_o and_o david_n say_v psal_n 62.10_o if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o your_o heart_n upon_o they_o riches_n indeed_o be_v a_o very_a uncertain_a tenure_n 1_o tim._n 6.17_o orig._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d silver_n and_o gold_n those_o refine_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o corruptible_a thing_n 1_o pet._n 1.18_o worldly_n possession_n be_v nothing_o certain_a prov._n 23.5_o if_o they_o leave_v not_o we_o which_o they_o may_v do_v for_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o casualty_n fire_n may_v burn_v they_o thieves_z steal_v they_o etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o must_v ere_o long_o leave_v they_o 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world_n continuance_n jehu-like_a drive_v on_o furious_o in_o sinful_a pleasure_n they_o be_v lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n 2_o tim._n 3.4_o but_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o indulge_v ourselves_o in_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 13.13_o 14._o and_o methinks_v the_o meditation_n of_o death_n of_o friend_n shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v intemperance_n as_o i_o have_v read_v of_o one_o who_o have_v continual_o amid_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o dainty_n a_o death_n head_n serve_v up_o in_o a_o charger_n to_o
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