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book_n of_o moses_n 28._o deut._n 28._o and_o be_v confirm_v by_o st._n paul_n where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n for_o this_o cause_n many_o be_v weak_a and_o sickly_a among_o you_o 11.29_o 1_o cor._n 11.29_o because_o they_o take_v the_o lord_n supper_n unworthy_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o thus_o always_o for_o the_o blindness_n of_o that_o man_n that_o christ_n give_v sight_n unto_o befall_v he_o not_o either_o for_o his_o own_o or_o his_o parent_n sin_n 9.3_o joh._n 9.3_o but_o that_o the_o work_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a in_o he_o but_o general_o he_o that_o sin_v before_o his_o maker_n must_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o physician_n say_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la 15._o ecclus._n 3â—_n 15._o but_o what_o ought_v we_o to_o do_v when_o sickness_n assail_v we_o house_n 1_o point_n preparation_n of_o our_o house_n yea_o what_o ought_v we_o at_o all_o time_n to_o do_v that_o death_n may_v not_o be_v hurtful_a unto_o we_o we_o must_v prepare_v ourselves_o well_o against_o the_o same_o this_o do_v ezechias_n the_o king_n learn_v of_o that_o prophet_n that_o say_v unto_o he_o 38.1_o es_fw-ge 38.1_o set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v if_o so_o be_v that_o god_n command_v he_o for_o to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n who_o have_v yet_o fifteen_o year_n to_o live_v we_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n procrastinate_v it_o without_o great_a danger_n who_o each_o hour_n may_v expect_v to_o hear_v with_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n 12.20_o luk._n 12.20_o this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v require_v of_o thou_o wherefore_o to_o conceive_v this_o aright_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o this_o preparation_n be_v threefold_a to_o wit_n of_o our_o household_n and_o earthly_a possession_n of_o our_o body_n &_o principal_o of_o our_o soul_n touch_v our_o household_n or_o heir_n we_o be_v not_o only_o bind_v in_o duty_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o good_a order_n and_o peace_n while_o we_o live_v but_o likewise_o so_o to_o forecast_v all_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v leave_v peace_n with_o they_o after_o our_o departure_n if_o any_o provide_v not_o for_o those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n say_v st._n paul_n he_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n 5.8_o 1._o tim._n 5.8_o therefore_o be_v every_o one_o of_o we_o bind_v at_o all_o time_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n to_o strive_v to_o end_v all_o quarrel_n and_o suit_n with_o his_o adversary_n to_o reveal_v all_o doubtful_a thing_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o beside_o to_o make_v a_o plain_a and_o lawful_a partition_n of_o his_o good_n by_o his_o last_n will_n and_o he_o must_v not_o defer_v this_o till_o he_o wax_v old_a 1_o gen._n 2d_o 1_o as_o isaac_n do_v who_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v blind_a and_o so_o at_o the_o instant_n can_v not_o perceive_v the_o deceit_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o much_o less_o till_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o at_o death_n door_n for_o this_o last_o time_n will_v busy_v a_o sick_a man_n enough_o in_o reconcile_a his_o soul_n to_o god_n he_o that_o first_o go_v about_o to_o take_v leave_n of_o his_o friend_n when_o the_o ship_n be_v put_v off_o do_v oftentimes_o loose_v his_o vovage_a by_o it_o and_o he_o that_o at_o the_o last_o paspe_n be_v encumber_v with_o the_o world_n stand_v in_o danger_n of_o forget_v heaven_n the_o woman_n that_o be_v careful_a for_o sodom_n when_o she_o can_v walk_v to_o the_o place_n of_o her_o safety_n 29.26_o gen._n 29.26_o remain_v stand_v by_o the_o way_n and_o that_o achitophel_n 17.23_o 2_o sam._n 17.23_o who_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n but_o just_a before_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n as_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o have_v no_o great_a leisure_n to_o think_v on_o