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to_o the_o cross_n to_o see_v he_o reign_v and_o judge_v who_o be_v judge_v and_o condemn_v to_o see_v he_o most_o bless_a who_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n to_o see_v his_o righteousness_n shine_v forth_o to_o all_o the_o world_n who_o be_v number_v among_o transgressor_n to_o see_v he_o in_o such_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o fullness_n of_o glory_n this_o will_v be_v most_o welcome_a oh_o how_o bless_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o soul_n who_o be_v fit_v for_o christ_n have_v a_o long_a desire_n of_o his_o come_n and_o can_v from_o his_o heart_n say_v come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o 9_o as_o the_o dayspring_n show_v man_n his_o work_n and_o his_o way_n so_o the_o glorious_a come_n of_o christ_n shall_v show_v unto_o the_o world_n which_o way_n they_o have_v go_v and_o to_o what_o issue_n their_o way_n and_o work_n be_v come_v many_o now_o do_v imagine_v that_o they_o go_v the_o way_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o will_v not_o be_v convince_v otherwise_o by_o the_o word_n but_o this_o day_n shall_v declare_v it_o it_o shall_v show_v that_o many_o such_o have_v tread_v the_o path_n of_o destruction_n and_o have_v be_v go_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n yea_o now_o the_o end_n and_o issue_n of_o all_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v death_n and_o condemnation_n on_o this_o day_n the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v righteous_a and_o who_o be_v wicked_a he_o will_v show_v by_o the_o light_n of_o that_o day_n who_o be_v wheat_n and_o who_o be_v tare_n which_o be_v for_o the_o fire_n and_o which_o be_v for_o the_o gardener_n which_o be_v for_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o which_o for_o the_o left_a sect_n vii_o whilst_o thou_o be_v yet_o lie_v in_o thy_o bed_n remember_v that_o almighty_a god_n be_v about_o thy_o bed_n and_o that_o he_o observe_v all_o the_o secret_a thought_n and_o working_n of_o thy_o heart_n commune_fw-la with_o thy_o heart_n upon_o thy_o bed_n psal_n 4.4_o consider_v that_o we_o lie_v in_o our_o bed_n as_o it_o be_v within_o our_o grave_n and_o the_o sheet_n between_o which_o we_o lie_v may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o winding-sheet_n it_o be_v good_a to_o remember_v god_n upon_o our_o bed_n as_o david_n practice_n be_v and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v his_o meditation_n by_o night_n as_o well_o as_o by_o day_n when_o he_o meditate_a on_o god_n in_o the_o night_n watch_v he_o be_v as_o one_o satisfy_v with_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n psal_n 63.5_o meditation_n and_o prayer_n may_v best_o be_v practise_v 3._o chrysost_n in_o gen._n hom._n 3._o when_o we_o be_v free_a from_o disturbance_n in_o the_o night_n or_o upon_o our_o bed_n after_o we_o awake_v no_o body_n then_o be_v troublesome_a to_o we_o then_o we_o have_v a_o great_a freedom_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o thought_n when_o we_o be_v not_o molest_v with_o business_n when_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v hinder_v we_o from_o have_v access_n to_o god_n when_o our_o mind_n knit_v 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st._n ambrose_n beware_v of_o plot_v ill_a design_n upon_o your_o bed_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o he_o devise_v mischief_n upon_o his_o bed_n psal_n 36.4_o he_o there_o employ_v his_o time_n of_o rest_n and_o freedom_n from_o business_n to_o devise_v wicked_a act_n to_o execute_v the_o next_o day_n take_v heed_n of_o abuse_v your_o bed_n to_o satisfy_v your_o lust_n and_o to_o draw_v other_o unto_o adultery_n and_o wantonness_n remember_v that_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a be_v honourable_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_n sect_n viii_o when_o thou_o rise_v out_o of_o thy_o bed_n in_o the_o morning_n think_v then_o how_o almighty_a god_n can_v as_o easy_o raise_v
myself_o what_o a_o miserable_a wretch_n be_o i_o a_o thousand_o yea_o ten_o thousand_o time_n unhappy_a that_o have_v so_o fond_o deceive_v myself_o oh_o it_o have_v be_v well_o if_o i_o have_v never_o be_v born_n sect_n thirty-nine_o a_o meditation_n in_o put_v off_o our_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o bed_n 1._o here_o consider_v that_o clothes_n do_v not_o make_v nor_o mar_v a_o man_n the_o body_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v a_o body_n when_o the_o clothes_n be_v put_v off_o that_o the_o body_n may_v take_v its_o rest_n in_o a_o warm_a bed_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o body_n that_o make_v a_o man_n animus_fw-la cujusque_fw-la cuique_fw-la it_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o man._n when_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v aside_o in_o the_o grave_a a_o man_n do_v not_o then_o cease_v to_o be_v but_o his_o soul_n be_v then_o take_v its_o rest_n in_o heaven_n or_o torment_v in_o hell_n death_n be_v not_o a_o annihilation_n of_o a_o man_n but_o only_o a_o dissolution_n 2._o 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death_n make_v he_o to_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o labour_n while_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n the_o proper_a rest_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o saint_n everlasting_a habitation_n but_o death_n carry_v lazarus_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n 3._o when_o a_o man_n put_v off_o all_o his_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o his_o bed_n he_o lie_v not_o down_o naked_a and_o uncovered_a but_o take_v a_o cover_v upon_o he_o thus_o when_o the_o soul_n leave_v the_o body_n it_o lay_v aside_o his_o clothes_n yet_o lie_v not_o he_o without_o a_o cover_v man_n bed_n be_v his_o grave_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v his_o cover_v a_o pious_a man_n may_v think_v upon_o his_o burial_n in_o a_o grave_a as_o a_o chest_n or_o coffer_n wherein_o his_o body_n the_o apparel_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v lay_v up_o till_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n but_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v think_v on_o it_o as_o a_o dark_a prison_n reserve_v his_o body_n as_o his_o soul_n be_v 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to_o lay_v aside_o these_o thing_n at_o death_n and_o to_o have_v no_o ornament_n but_o the_o ugliness_n of_o sin_n to_o appear_v before_o god_n in_o 5._o man_n put_v off_o their_o clothes_n in_o hope_n after_o they_o have_v refresh_v themselves_o with_o sleep_n to_o put_v they_o on_o again_o so_o when_o the_o soul_n lay_v aside_o her_o body_n it_o be_v in_o hope_n of_o rise_v again_o of_o a_o reunion_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o same_o body_n which_o a_o man_n do_v lay_v aside_o so_o to_o put_v off_o the_o body_n as_o one_o that_o shall_v put_v it_o on_o again_o in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n and_o never_o lie_v it_o aside_o more_o sect_n xl._n when_o you_o lie_v down_o in_o your_o bed_n at_o night_n have_v recount_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o day_n think_v on_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o night_n it_o be_v say_v of_o thief_n and_o robber_n that_o in_o the_o dark_a they_o dig_v through_o house_n which_o they_o have_v mark_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o daytime_n job_n 24.16_o 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dayspring_n unto_o the_o world_n will_v these_o thought_n which_o i_o cherish_v in_o my_o heart_n these_o affection_n these_o word_n these_o deed_n be_v able_a to_o abide_v the_o great_a light_n of_o that_o day_n when_o christ_n shall_v come_v be_v they_o such_o as_o may_v be_v present_v with_o boldness_n before_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n and_o offer_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o open_a light_n when_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v in_o his_o strength_n 3._o consider_v that_o christ_n second_o come_v shall_v be_v in_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n matth._n 24.30_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n 1_o thess_n 4.16_o he_o shall_v sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o power_n and_o come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 26.63_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n 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we_o under_o affliction_n what_o shall_v not_o i_o suffer_v with_o patience_n who_o look_v to_o see_v the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n yea_o to_o see_v the_o glorious_a face_n of_o christ_n turn_v to_o i_o in_o love_n may_v i_o not_o pass_v through_o trouble_n prison_n famine_n nakedness_n banishment_n fire_n sword_n any_o thing_n in_o hope_n to_o behold_v the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n for_o ever_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v as_o a_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a 4._o consider_v how_o christ_n at_o his_o second_o come_v shall_v most_o sweet_o refresh_v all_o those_o which_o throughout_o the_o world_n belong_v unto_o he_o he_o shall_v give_v they_o everlasting_a rest_n from_o all_o their_o labour_n which_o here_o they_o have_v undergo_v everlasting_a peace_n from_o all_o care_n and_o conflict_n with_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n freedom_n from_o all_o trouble_n 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