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and_o give_v this_o excellent_a reason_n for_o her_o desire_n lest_o if_o restore_v to_o health_n she_o shall_v meet_v with_o some_o prevail_a temptation_n that_o may_v turn_v away_o her_o heart_n from_o god_n and_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o she_o have_v rather_o be_v with_o christ_n than_o put_v it_o to_o the_o venture_n §_o 10._o her_o victory_n over_o this_o world_n be_v likewise_o evident_a by_o the_o particular_a charge_n she_o give_v to_o those_o about_o she_o to_o let_v some_o young_a gentlewoman_n of_o her_o acquaintance_n know_v from_o she_o how_o contemptible_a the_o best_a of_o this_o world_n will_v be_v when_o they_o come_v to_o die_v and_o entreat_v they_o in_o her_o name_n as_o her_o last_o request_n and_o the_o expression_n of_o her_o special_a kindness_n to_o their_o soul_n that_o they_o will_v not_o overvalue_v it_o §_o 11._o as_o a_o instance_n of_o her_o submission_n to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o his_o order_n she_o desire_v that_o her_o mother_n and_o the_o whole_a family_n may_v join_v with_o she_o in_o sing_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 39_o psalm_n i_o be_v dumb_a 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o lord_n thou_o do_v it_o when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v correct_v man_n for_o iniquity_n thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth._n sure_o every_o man_n be_v vanity_n selah_n etc._n etc._n which_o she_o repeat_v by_o heart_n according_a to_o the_o metre_n §_o 12._o as_o a_o instance_n of_o her_o joyful_a hope_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n after_o death_n she_o make_v those_o who_o attend_v in_o her_o sickness_n frequent_o to_o read_v over_o the_o 1_o thess_n 4._o cap._n in_o the_o close_a whereof_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n be_v set_v forth_o and_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o saint_n describe_v 18_o ver._n 17_o 18_o by_o be_v ever_o with_o the_o lord_n with_o this_o addition_n wherefore_o 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