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be_v on_o mount_n moriah_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n isaac_n the_o devil_n to_o make_v it_o a_o real_a tragedy_n represent_v the_o manner_n of_o isaac_n offer_v up_o unto_o sarah_n whereupon_o say_v they_o she_o take_v a_o conceit_n and_o die_v and_o so_o abraham_n return_v from_o the_o mount_n and_o find_v his_o wife_n dead_a be_v say_v to_o come_v to_o mourn_v and_o to_o weep_v for_o she_o but_o josephus_n have_v sufficient_o refute_v this_o fancy_n for_o if_o isaac_n be_v 25._o year_n old_a at_o the_o time_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v sacrifice_v and_o sarah_n after_o that_o live_v 12._o year_n how_o then_o die_v sarah_n present_o when_o she_o hear_v from_o the_o devil_n her_o son_n be_v sacrifice_v or_o whether_o he_o come_v from_o bury_v his_o father_n therah_n as_o some_o think_v who_o the_o jesuite_n pererius_n will_v have_v to_o die_v but_o two_o year_n before_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o he_o be_v dead_a 62._o year_n before_o for_o abraham_n be_v now_o 137._o year_n old_a who_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o 70._o year_n of_o therahs_n age_n who_o live_v 205._o year_n in_o all_o so_o abraham_n be_v 75._o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v to_o that_o add_v 62._o so_o shall_v we_o have_v abraham_n age_n of_o 137._o 12.5_o 137._o gen._n 12.5_o or_o whether_o he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v because_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o tent_n and_o enter_v into_o sarahs_n tent_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a for_o though_o they_o sojourn_v together_o yet_o their_o tent_n be_v asunder_o as_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o 24._o chapter_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o country_n be_v the_o man_n to_o have_v their_o tent_n by_o themselves_o apart_o and_o the_o woman_n their_o tent_n apart_o as_o here_o among_o who_o we_o sojourn_v we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n the_o turk_n have_v their_o house_n and_o their_o room_n apart_o half_a for_o themselves_o and_o the_o other_o half_n for_o their_o wife_n and_o woman_n slave_n or_o howsoever_o it_o be_v we_o will_v not_o so_o much_o inquire_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n which_o be_v to_o mourn_v and_o weep_v for_o sara_n whence_o we_o observe_v that_o natural_a affection_n be_v commendable_a in_o all_o in_o abraham_n therefore_o in_o other_o and_o that_o not_o every_o light_a touch_n of_o affection_n but_o a_o mourning_n and_o weep_v a_o inward_a affection_n and_o a_o outward_a action_n sorrow_n within_o and_o sadness_n without_o the_o heart_n grief_n and_o the_o eye_n tear_n must_v go_v together_o for_o weep_v and_o tear_n without_o be_v token_n of_o love_n within_o as_o the_o jew_n gather_v from_o the_o tear_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o shed_v for_o the_o death_n of_o lazarus_n 11._o lazarus_n john_n 11._o behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o how_o appear_v that_o even_o from_o this_o and_o jesus_n weep_v for_o than_o say_v the_o jew_n when_o they_o see_v he_o weep_v behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o where_o love_n be_v tear_n be_v if_o extremity_n of_o grief_n suppress_v not_o the_o passion_n of_o love_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v make_v man_n as_o live_v so_o love_v creature_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o stock_n and_o stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d senseless_a and_o void_a of_o affection_n but_o that_o live_a and_o love_v together_o the_o love_n of_o the_o one_o shall_v not_o end_v with_o the_o life_n of_o the_o other_o but_o in_o token_n that_o he_o love_v while_o he_o live_v the_o suruiver_n shall_v accompany_v the_o dead_a to_o the_o grave_n with_o his_o tear_n and_o weep_v that_o they_o two_o can_v no_o long_o live_v and_o love_v together_o therefore_o the_o custom_n of_o some_o nation_n to_o weep_v at_o their_o child_n birth_n and_o to_o laugh_v at_o their_o death_n i_o hold_v unnatural_a for_o very_a nature_n itself_o as_o also_o euripides_n a_o mere_a naturalist_n can_v tell_v we_o seem_v to_o have_v ingraff_v &_o enact_v this_o desire_n into_o every_o one_o yea_o though_o he_o die_v for_o some_o foul_a offence_n a_o shameful_a death_n to_o have_v yet_o his_o kindred_n &_o his_o friend_n to_o celebrate_v his_o funeral_n with_o their_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n and_o the_o say_n of_o solon_n be_v more_o natural_a and_o humane_a mors_fw-la mea_fw-la ne_fw-la careat_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la linquamus_fw-la amiciss_fw-la maerorem_fw-la ut_fw-la celebrent_fw-la funera_fw-la cum_fw-la gemitu_fw-la then_o that_o proud_a and_o ambitious_a vaunt_n of_o ennius_n which_o yet_o tully_n much_o commend_v nemo_fw-la i_o lachrymis_fw-la decoret_fw-la nec_fw-la funera_fw-la fletu_fw-la faxit_fw-la cur_n volito_fw-la viva_fw-la per_fw-la ora_fw-la virûm_fw-la it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v let_v no_o man_n love_v i_o for_o where_o love_n be_v grief_n will_v sure_o be_v if_o the_o thing_n belove_v be_v take_v away_o and_o therefore_o abraham_n weep_v for_o sara_n here_o and_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n weep_v for_o their_o father_n jacob_n and_o joseph_n brethren_n weep_v for_o joseph_n thus_o the_o israelite_n weep_v for_o aaron_n &_o moses_n for_o samuel_n thus_o all_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v and_o make_v sorrowful_a song_n and_o lamentation_n for_o josiah_n and_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n himself_o lament_v josiah_n and_o all_o sing_a man_n and_o woman_n mourn_v for_o josiah_n and_o behold_v this_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamentation_n thus_o the_o disciple_n weep_v for_o stephen_n thus_o marie_n and_o martha_n weep_v for_o lazarus_n thus_o other_o though_o never_o so_o godly_a never_o so_o learned_a never_o so_o wise_a have_v weep_v neither_o can_v they_o forbear_v nempe_fw-la homines_fw-la for_o they_o be_v man_n and_o to_o weep_v be_v humane_a m._n antonius_n the_o emperor_n we_o find_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n his_o surname_n be_v philosophus_fw-la the_o philosopher_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o refrain_v to_o lament_v and_o weep_v bitter_o at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o tutor_n which_o when_o some_o reprehend_v in_o he_o as_o unbeseeming_a both_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o emperor_n and_o gravity_n of_o a_o philosopher_n antonius_n pius_n excuse_v he_o say_v unto_o they_o sinite_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la sit_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la imperium_fw-la aut_fw-la philosophia_fw-la hominem_fw-la ex_fw-la homine_fw-la tollit_fw-la neque_fw-la humanis_fw-la sensibus_fw-la &_o affectibus_fw-la hominem_fw-la exuit_fw-la let_v he_o alone_o he_o do_v but_o his_o own_o for_o neither_o sovereignty_n nor_o philosophy_n can_v take_v from_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o exempt_v he_o from_o humane_a passion_n and_o affection_n in_o likewise_o cant._n likewise_o 26._o serm._n in_o cant._n saint_n bernard_n we_o all_o know_v be_v a_o holy_a and_o devout_a man_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o but_o weep_v for_o his_o brother_n gerardus_n and_o yield_v the_o reason_n for_o if_o one_o ox_n say_v he_o find_v another_o ox_n dead_a low_a and_o roar_v for_o it_o and_o in_o his_o kind_n celebrate_v a_o funeral_n for_o the_o dead_a what_o shall_v man_n do_v for_o man_n who_o reason_n teach_v and_o affection_n draw_v saint_n ambrose_n also_o be_v a_o grave_a godly_a man_n and_o yet_o he_o weep_v for_o his_o dead_a brother_n and_o why_o not_o say_v he_o bos_fw-la bovem_fw-la requirit_fw-la do_v one_o ox_n low_a for_o another_o if_o he_o want_v his_o mate_n with_o who_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v couple_v et_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la frater_fw-la non_fw-la requiram_fw-la and_o shall_v not_o i_o desire_v thou_o again_o my_o brother_n shall_v not_o i_o weep_v for_o thou_o shall_v i_o ever_o forget_v thou_o with_o who_o i_o have_v live_v so_o long_o no_o no_o my_o brother_n i_o will_v remember_v thou_o i_o will_v shed_v tear_n for_o thou_o and_o let_v no_o man_n condemn_v i_o for_o if_o we_o shed_v some_o few_o tear_n which_o run_v soft_o like_o the_o water_n of_o siloh_n no_o force_n erunt_fw-la non_fw-la doloris_fw-la ilices_fw-la sed_fw-la indices_fw-la amoris_fw-la they_o will_v not_o bewray_v in_o we_o any_o want_n of_o faith_n but_o only_o testify_v a_o abundance_n of_o love_n therefore_o the_o wiseman_n exhort_v we_o say_v my_o son_n pour_v forth_o tear_n over_o the_o dead_a and_o begin_v to_o mourn_v as_o if_o thou_o have_v suffer_v great_a harm_n thyself_o and_o then_o cover_v his_o body_n according_a to_o his_o appointment_n and_o neglect_v not_o his_o burial_n make_v a_o grievous_a lamentation_n 28.16_o lamentation_n ecc._n 28.16_o and_o be_v earnest_a in_o mourning_n and_o use_v lamentation_n as_o he_o be_v worthy_a and_o that_o a_o day_n or_o two_o lest_o thou_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o but_o here_o by_o the_o way_n let_v we_o observe_v and_o learn_v that_o if_o we_o may_v not_o be_v senseless_a as_o stoic_n but_o aught_o to_o mourn_v and_o weep_v for_o those_o that_o die_v a_o corporal_a death_n what_o be_v we_o to_o do_v how_o be_v we_o
to_o grieve_v what_o tear_n shall_v we_o pour_v forth_o for_o those_o that_o die_v a_o spiritual_a death_n so_o 15._o so_o luke_n 15._o as_o do_v the_o prodigal_a son_n so_o as_o do_v many_o of_o the_o corinthian_n who_o 21._o who_o 2._o cor._n 12_o 21._o paul_n bewail_v so_o as_o do_v those_o pleasure-mungers_a who_o though_o they_o live_v yet_o as_o the_o 5.6_o the_o tim._n 5.6_o apostle_n say_v be_v dead_a so_o as_o do_v too_o many_o among_o we_o who_o neither_o regard_n the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o soul_n nor_o our_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o ourselves_o oh_o that_o my_o head_n be_v full_a of_o water_n and_o my_o eye_n a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o i_o may_v weep_v day_n and_o night_n for_o this_o supine_n foolish_a and_o reckless_a security_n 22.12_o security_n ecc._n 22.12_o seven_o day_n say_v the_o wiseman_n do_v man_n mourn_v for_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a but_o the_o lamentation_n for_o the_o fool_n and_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v endure_v all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n and_o why_o for_o the_o dead_a he_o be_v at_o rest_n but_o the_o life_n of_o the_o fool_n and_o the_o ungodly_a be_v worse_a than_o death_n let_v we_o therefore_o do_v that_o say_v saint_n chrysostome_n for_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o do_v for_o man_n body_n let_v we_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o let_v we_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o our_o soul_n for_o great_a be_v the_o loss_n say_v saint_n austen_n of_o one_o soul_n then_o of_o a_o thousand_o body_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n say_v saint_n bernard_n be_v not_o of_o value_n enough_o for_o the_o price_n of_o one_o soul_n but_o who_o be_v more_o dead_a say_v he_o than_o he_o that_o carry_v fire_n in_o his_o bosom_n sin_n in_o his_o soul_n and_o neither_o feel_v it_o nor_o fear_v it_o nor_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o such_o be_v every_o ungodly_a man_n for_o he_o therefore_o whether_o it_o be_v ourselves_o or_o other_o we_o be_v special_o to_o 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in_o weep_v because_o dead_a they_o be_v not_o who_o we_o call_v dead_a but_o only_o go_v before_o we_o the_o way_n unto_o eternal_a life_n which_o we_o must_v follow_v after_o the_o prophet_n abraham_n keep_v this_o measure_n in_o weep_v for_o sarah_n here_o for_o when_o he_o have_v weep_v and_o mourn_v for_o she_o i_o when_o he_o think_v he_o have_v weep_v enough_o then_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o corpse_n i_o he_o leave_v weep_v for_o her_o body_n and_o take_v care_n for_o her_o burial_n he_o be_v not_o senseless_a at_o her_o death_n for_o he_o do_v that_o for_o she_o which_o he_o do_v not_o when_o he_o be_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o own_o and_o only_a son_n isaac_n he_o weep_v for_o she_o he_o weep_v not_o for_o he_o but_o he_o keep_v a_o mean_a in_o his_o weep_n and_o therefore_o he_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v away_o from_o she_o wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o not_o void_a of_o affection_n but_o observant_a of_o a_o moderation_n and_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v it_o which_o the_o lord_n commend_v and_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v 4._o condemn_v 1._o thes_n 4._o i_o will_v not_o brethren_n say_v he_o have_v you_o ignorant_a concern_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o even_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n how_o do_v other_o sorrow_n even_o excessive_o unmeasurable_o immoderate_o without_o mean_a measure_n or_o moderation_n some_o cut_n and_o slash_v their_o face_n some_o rent_v and_o tear_v their_o lock_n their_o beard_n their_o hair_n their_o attire_n some_o shave_v their_o head_n in_o token_n of_o sorrow_n so_o do_v the_o 7._o the_o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o egyptian_n amorites_n milesian_n and_o persian_n and_o do_v not_o our_o own_o eye_n witness_v the_o same_o in_o the_o greek_n at_o every_o solemn_a funeral_n how_o do_v the_o silly_a woman_n dishiver_v their_o golden_a trace_n how_o do_v 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