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it_o on_o god_n â—eâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d one_o child_n by_o death_n and_o you_o â—ave_n â—o_o since_o os_fw-la the_o breach_n make_v in_o your_o housâ—_n nor_o sorrow_n for_o it_o you_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o smart_a 〈◊〉_d god_n remove_v a_o second_o and_o yâ—t_o yâ—u_o do_v not_o fâ—â—l_v it_o god_n proceed_v from_o a_o child_n to_o a_o wife_n and_o yet_o you_o do_v not_o feel_v it_o nâ—xt_v he_o come_v unto_o your_o sell_v and_o then_o you_o feel_v and_o lay_v you_o dead_a also_o and_o make_v you_o as_o to_o your_o body_n till_o the_o resurrection_n to_o be_v past_a feel_n 9_o want_v of_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n make_v you_o worse_o than_o many_o heathen_n they_o sorrow_n too_o much_o and_o you_o too_o little_a they_o be_v excessive_a the_o man_n call_v christian_n be_v defective_a in_o his_o sorrow_n they_o act_v more_o like_a man_n the_o christian_a so_o call_v worse_o than_o the_o bruit_n who_o show_v their_o sense_n and_o sorrow_n when_o deprive_v of_o their_o young_a 10._o want_v of_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n fill_v funeral_n with_o dissembler_n and_o they_o follow_v the_o corpse_n act_v the_o hypocrite_n open_o in_o the_o street_n he_o walk_v with_o mourn_v on_o his_o head_n and_o back_o and_o hand_n without_o mourn_v in_o his_o heart_n other_o think_v he_o sorrow_n but_o he_o know_v he_o do_v not_o and_o yet_o he_o pretend_v he_o do_v if_o people_n know_v he_o as_o he_o know_v himself_o will_v say_v either_o get_v a_o mourn_a heart_n or_o put_v off_o your_o mourn_a robe_n if_o i_o have_v say_v in_o your_o judgement_n too_o much_o upon_o the_o want_n of_o sorrow_n bear_v with_o i_o for_o i_o have_v say_v it_o out_o of_o a_o detestation_n in_o my_o heart_n of_o such_o more_o than_o brutish_a temper_n in_o many_o towards_o their_o decease_a relation_n worthy_a to_o be_v lament_v when_o yet_o the_o better_a they_o be_v by_o some_o be_v sorrow_v for_o the_o less_o if_o you_o think_v there_o be_v none_o guilty_a in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n you_o be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v with_o people_n in_o the_o world_n chap._n v._o resolve_v this_o question_n when_o be_v our_o sorrow_n for_o our_o dead_a kind_o and_o please_a unto_o god_n and_o when_o a_o turbulent_a passion_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o provoke_v to_o god_n use_v ii_o if_o your_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o sorrow_n for_o your_o dead_a and_o with_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n hand_n upon_o you_o examine_v your_o sorrow_n what_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n it_o be_v for_o sorrow_n mere_o as_o sorrow_n i_o have_v not_o be_v plead_v for_o nor_o reprove_v the_o want_n of_o under_o such_o a_o smart_a dispensation_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o may_v be_v the_o better_o manage_v by_o resolve_v the_o second_o question_n propound_v which_o be_v this_o when_o be_v our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a kind_o and_o please_a unto_o god_n and_o when_o a_o turbulent_a passion_n a_o uâ—xation_n of_o spirit_n and_o provoke_v to_o god_n ans_fw-fr 1._o kind_o sorrow_n for_o our_o dead_a and_o please_v unto_o god_n be_v join_v with_o lively_a prayer_n what_o be_v all_o our_o weep_v for_o they_o in_o the_o grave_a without_o pray_v to_o god_n in_o heaven_n what_o be_v all_o our_o lamentation_n for_o they_o without_o supplication_n to_o god_n and_o the_o more_o kind_o your_o sorrow_n be_v the_o more_o your_o heart_n will_v relent_v and_o melt_v and_o the_o more_o servant_n your_o spirit_n in_o prayer_n will_v be_v while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o health_n with_o you_o it_o may_v be_v you_o tender_v up_o sick_a prayer_n to_o god_n when_o they_o do_v live_v your_o prayer_n be_v dead_a and_o dull_a and_o slothful_a prayer_n when_o they_o be_v wake_v with_o you_o you_o pray_v with_o they_o in_o a_o drowsy_a sleepy_a manner_n when_o god_n rouse_v you_o by_o their_o death_n you_o pray_v after_o with_o more_o life_n when_o they_o fall_v asleep_a god_n awake_v you_o to_o more_o earnest_n and_o importunate_a plead_n with_o he_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n if_o fear_n lest_o mother_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o esau_n move_v jacob_n to_o mix_v his_o fear_v and_o sorrow_v with_o prayer_n and_o wrestle_a shall_v not_o feeling_n of_o the_o stroke_n of_o death_n upon_o a_o mother_n a_o wife_n a_o child_n put_v we_o on_o to_o the_o like_o pray_v to_o and_o plead_v with_o god_n if_o he_o when_o his_o case_n only_o be_v it_o may_v be_v they_o must_v die_v now_o shall_v not_o we_o when_o we_o must_v say_v he_o or_o she_o be_v already_o dead_a if_o he_o do_v it_o to_o preserve_v life_n may_v not_o we_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o life_n he_o for_o the_o good_a of_o preservation_n we_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o afâ—l_a ction_n gen._n 32.9_o 10_o 11_o 24_o 25_o 26._o hos_fw-la 12.4_o he_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o he_o job_n lose_v ten_o child_n in_o one_o day_n to_o express_v his_o sorrow_n he_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n all_o which_o he_o do_v not_o under_o all_o his_o former_a loss_n till_o the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o the_o deatâ—_n of_o his_o child_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o all_o this_o great_a sorrow_n what_o do_v he_o do_v he_o worship_v he_o bow_v down_o before_o god_n and_o give_v divine_a worship_n unto_o he_o by_o prayer_n and_o praise_n job_n 1.19_o 20_o 21._o in_o all_o this_o he_o please_v god_n for_o in_o all_o this_o he_o sin_v not_o ver_fw-la 22._o what_o if_o we_o weep_v night_n and_o day_n but_o pray_v not_o neither_o night_n nor_o day_n what_o if_o we_o pour_v out_o our_o tear_n but_o do_v not_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n can_v we_o weep_v ourselves_o blind_a kill_v ourselves_o with_o sorrow_n or_o rend_v our_o garment_n and_o wring_v our_o hand_n and_o tear_v our_o hair_n and_o never_o worship_n all_o this_o be_v exorbitant_a sorrow_n turbulent_a passion_n neither_o profitable_a to_o ourselves_o nor_o please_v to_o god_n nor_o advantageous_a to_o the_o dead_a some_o person_n when_o one_o lie_v dead_a in_o the_o house_n though_o on_o a_o lord_n day_n will_v stay_v at_o home_n and_o weep_v but_o not_o go_v out_o and_o worship_n god_n in_o holy_a duty_n but_o when_o you_o have_v any_o dead_a it_o be_v better_a drop_n your_o tear_n into_o god_n bottle_n than_o with_o they_o wash_v your_o own_o face_n or_o wet_v your_o handkerchief_n from_o such_o turbulent_a sorrow_n ans_fw-fr 2._o kind_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n will_v usher_v in_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n especial_o such_o sin_n as_o at_o such_o a_o time_n come_v to_o our_o thought_n relate_v to_o the_o person_n whose_o death_n we_o mourn_v for_o as_o neglect_v of_o our_o duty_n to_o they_o unjust_a and_o ungrounded_a grieve_v of_o they_o or_o any_o sinful_a and_o unsuitable_a carriage_n towards_o they_o when_o they_o live_v with_o we_o as_o do_v i_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a corpse_n i_o will_v shed_v my_o tear_n for_o omission_n of_o my_o duty_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o live_a soul_n that_o i_o do_v not_o instruct_v they_o nor_o do_v i_o pray_v with_o they_o nor_o for_o they_o do_v not_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o live_v nor_o help_v they_o to_o prepare_v to_o die_v when_o nathan_n come_v to_o david_n his_o child_n die_v when_o david_n be_v convince_v of_o his_o sin_n for_o which_o his_o child_n do_v die_v david_n turn_v his_o sorrow_n for_o his_o dead_a child_n into_o sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o lament_n and_o weep_v and_o wail_v for_o the_o one_o much_o more_o than_o for_o the_o other_o psalm_n 51._o title_n and_o psalm_n compare_v so_o you_o shall_v i_o lament_v my_o dead_a child_n and_o not_o my_o dead_a heart_n shall_v i_o shed_v tear_n because_o it_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o natural_a death_n and_o have_v not_o i_o one_o tear_n to_o drop_n because_o my_o soul_n be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o spiritual_a death_n do_v i_o look_v upon_o its_o pale_a face_n and_o feel_v its_o cold_a flesh_n and_o thereby_o pierce_v myself_o through_o with_o many_o and_o bitter_a sorrow_n and_o do_v i_o feel_v my_o own_o cold_a affection_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o all_o that_o be_v good_a do_v i_o see_v the_o deformity_n of_o my_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n and_o be_o i_o more_o loathsome_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o pure_a and_o holy_a god_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o shall_v i_o be_v grieve_v more_o for_o the_o lesser_a than_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v it_o not_o sin_n that_o have_v captivate_v my_o soul_n worse_o than_o death_n that_o have_v take_v my_o wife_n or_o husband_n my_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o carry_v they_o prisoner_n to_o the_o grave_a o_o my_o soul_n correct_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o
doct._n ii_o that_o christian_n ought_v so_o to_o bound_v their_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a that_o it_o be_v not_o excessive_a and_o immoderate_a be_o i_o the_o first_o among_o you_o who_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n have_v call_v to_o regulate_v my_o sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o dear_a relation_n not_o by_o many_o shall_v i_o be_v the_o last_o among_o you_o that_o shall_v be_v thus_o exercise_v not_o by_o many_o many_o of_o you_o have_v follow_v husband_n or_o wife_n parent_n or_o child_n to_o their_o grave_n and_o more_o of_o you_o short_o shall_v and_o afr_a that_o other_o shall_v follow_v you_o to_o your_o long_a home_n and_o see_v you_o lodge_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o where_o there_o be_v love_n in_o live_v together_o there_o will_v be_v sorrow_n at_o your_o last_o part_v asunder_o i_o understand_v the_o communication_n of_o two_o religious_a and_o tender_a mother_n in_o this_o place_n since_o i_o begin_v this_o sorrowful_a subject_n that_o have_v bury_v some_o of_o their_o child_n the_o one_o say_v i_o fear_v i_o sorrow_v too_o much_o for_o my_o child_n and_o sin_v by_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n the_o other_o say_v i_o bury_v i_o and_o i_o doubt_v i_o be_v not_o sorrowful_a enough_o and_o i_o fear_v i_o sin_v in_o be_v short_a in_o my_o sorrow_n to_o have_v a_o due_a sense_n of_o the_o death_n of_o relation_n and_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o take_v they_o from_o we_o and_o yet_o to_o keep_v our_o sorrow_n in_o due_a bound_n be_v a_o hard_a task_n that_o lie_v upon_o we_o two_o thing_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o in_o my_o affliction_n of_o this_o kind_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v unsensible_a of_o god_n hand_n nor_o excessive_a in_o my_o sorrow_n for_o the_o outward_a comfort_n of_o my_o life_n remove_v thereby_o and_o for_o the_o help_a of_o myself_o in_o both_o my_o thought_n have_v be_v so_o long_o work_v on_o this_o text_n which_o i_o may_v have_v keep_v secret_a in_o my_o study_n and_o not_o have_v bring_v they_o unto_o you_o but_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o common_a case_n of_o all_o be_v mortal_a that_o death_n will_v enter_v into_o your_o house_n and_o take_v your_o live_n from_o you_o and_o that_o there_o be_v in_o all_o affection_n common_a to_o human_a nature_n which_o be_v corrupt_v tend_v to_o sin_n in_o overloving_a of_o they_o and_o over-joying_a in_o they_o while_o they_o live_v and_o in_o over-sorrowing_a for_o they_o when_o they_o die_v have_v move_v i_o to_o communicate_v to_o you_o what_o i_o think_v for_o myself_o that_o in_o the_o like_a case_n it_o may_v also_o be_v a_o guide_n and_o direction_n and_o support_v unto_o you_o in_o treat_v on_o this_o subject_a of_o sorrow_n that_o it_o may_v be_v moderate_a as_o become_v christian_n that_o have_v hope_n and_o not_o like_o heathen_n that_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a omit_v many_o thing_n in_o so_o copious_a a_o subject_n endeavour_v to_o contract_v as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v i_o shall_v cast_v my_o matter_n into_o this_o method_n 1._o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o some_o rule_n concern_v the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a 2._o i_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o account_n when_o our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v excessive_a and_o immoderate_a 3._o i_o shall_v show_v you_o the_o cure_n or_o bring_v you_o some_o remedy_n against_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n chap._n viii_o contain_v eight_o rule_n concern_v the_o degree_n of_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a first_o the_o rule_n concern_v the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v such_o as_o these_o rule_n 1._o our_o sorrow_n be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o stranger_n as_o for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o suitable_a and_o intimate_a acquaintance_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o death_n of_o one_o who_o we_o have_v no_o conversation_n with_o we_o may_v entertain_v some_o sorrow_n as_o he_o be_v one_o partaker_n of_o the_o same_o humane_a nature_n with_o we_o as_o he_o be_v one_o that_o become_v liable_a to_o death_n by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n the_o common_a parent_n of_o we_o all_o as_o death_n be_v a_o penal_a evil_n upon_o mankind_n as_o adam_n offspring_n and_o which_o god_n will_v not_o remit_v nor_o except_v we_o from_o when_o he_o call_v adam_n to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v and_o as_o he_o have_v a_o rational_a and_o immortal_a soul_n that_o be_v pass_v into_o eternity_n though_o we_o know_v not_o to_o what_o state_n in_o that_o eternity_n rule_n 2._o our_o sorrom_n be_v not_o usual_o so_o much_o for_o a_o intimate_a acquaintance_n when_o he_o die_v as_o for_o the_o death_n of_o relation_n excepr_fw-la there_o be_v some_o other_o circumstance_n that_o may_v alter_v the_o case_n for_o a_o intimate_a friend_n that_o die_v the_o sweet_a converse_n the_o affableness_n of_o his_o carriage_n the_o comfort_n in_o his_o company_n the_o kindness_n he_o have_v do_v may_v oblige_v i_o to_o mourn_v for_o a_o evil_n as_o death_n be_v that_o have_v befall_v he_o for_o if_o it_o will_v have_v be_v matter_n of_o sorrow_n to_o i_o to_o hear_v he_o be_v sick_a or_o cast_v into_o prison_n will_v not_o the_o same_o principle_n and_o love_n bound_v i_o to_o sorrow_n when_o he_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o grave_a but_o all_o these_o and_o such_o like_a enumerated_a circumstance_n there_o may_v be_v in_o a_o relation_n and_o beside_o these_o some_o near_a natural_a obligation_n as_o partaker_n of_o the_o same_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o a_o more_o immediate_a sense_n than_o all_o mankind_n in_o adom_n be_v and_o this_o may_v add_v degree_n of_o sorrow_n to_o what_o be_v the_o sorrow_n for_o a_o intimate_a friend_n when_o he_o die_v for_o be_v near_o by_o bond_n of_o nature_n to_o we_o the_o great_a the_o sorrow_n when_o by_o death_n those_o bond_n be_v break_v asunder_o rule_v 3_o the_o near_a the_o relation_n be_v usual_o the_o great_a be_v our_o sorrow_n for_o the_o breach_n thereof_o by_o death_n so_o sorrow_n for_o those_o 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be_o alas_o lord_n forgive_v your_o unprofitable_a servant_n though_o studious_a as_o i_o can_v of_o your_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a good_a thomas_n doolittle_n the_o content_n the_o mourner_n complaint_n his_o warn_v to_o other_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o text._n pag._n 1._o to_o 9_o doct._n i._n the_o act_n and_o working_n of_o sonrow_n in_o the_o live_n for_o their_o dead_a be_v allow_v and_o lawful_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o want_n of_o the_o working_n of_o natural_a affection_n in_o many_o upon_o this_o occasion_n call_v for_o the_o handle_n of_o this_o doctrine_n 10_o 11_o 12_o prove_v by_o approve_a example_n and_o by_o reason_n p._n 13_o to_o 29_o use_v i_o of_o reproof_n where_o eight_o conclusion_n concern_v sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a p._n 31_o i._n this_o question_n what_o be_v the_o aggravation_n of_o want_n of_o sorrow_n and_o sense_n of_o god_n hand_n in_o this_o case_n answer_v in_o 10_o particular_n p._n 35_o to_o 46_o use_v ii_o of_o examination_n of_o 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sorrow_n for_o their_o death_n and_o can_v you_o reconcile_v those_o desire_n with_o this_o sorrow_n if_o you_o do_v desire_v it_o when_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o bestow_v it_o why_o do_v you_o so_o sorrow_n now_o by_o death_n the_o way_n of_o all_o believer_n to_o it_o they_o have_v obtain_v what_o you_o do_v desire_v when_o without_o the_o one_o they_o be_v not_o to_o have_v the_o other_o 24_o q._n be_v not_o you_o yourself_o be_v make_v man_n for_o heaven_n near_o unto_o that_o place_n and_o state_n where_o you_o shall_v sorrow_n no_o more_o neither_o for_o any_o thing_n concern_v yourself_o nor_o any_o other_o while_o you_o mourn_v and_o say_v this_o husband_n or_o wife_n father_n or_o mother_n that_o be_v i_o now_o be_v no_o long_o i_o serious_o meditate_v and_o deep_o consider_v and_o say_v yet_o god_n be_v i_o and_o christ_n be_v i_o and_o the_o spirit_n be_v i_o the_o promise_n and_o privilege_n be_v i_o and_o heaven_n be_v i_o and_o there_o i_o shall_v short_o be_v with_o 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