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certain_o restrain_v man_n and_o cool_v they_o in_o their_o fervent_a pursuit_n after_o sin_n sermon_n xxviii_o rom._n 8.10_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n because_o of_o righteousness_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n say_v our_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.56_o these_o two_o concur_v to_o make_v man_n mortal_a and_o these_o two_o be_v the_o bitter_a ingredient_n of_o death_n sin_n procure_v it_o and_o the_o law_n appoint_v it_o and_o god_n have_v see_v to_o the_o exâ—ct_a execution_n of_o that_o law_n in_o all_o age_n for_o what_o man_n live_v and_o shall_v not_o taste_v of_o death_n two_o only_o escape_v the_o common_a lot_n enoch_n and_o elias_n for_o they_o please_v god_n and_o god_n take_v they_o
christ_n have_v continue_v our_o mortality_n else_o he_o will_v have_v abolish_v death_n itself_o if_o he_o have_v not_o mean_v to_o abolish_v sin_n by_o death_n and_o indeed_o it_o will_v appear_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o world_n must_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n succeed_v in_o its_o room_n because_o as_o the_o little_a house_n the_o body_n so_o the_o great_a house_n the_o world_n be_v infect_v with_o this_o leprosy_n &_o so_o subject_v to_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n because_o of_o man_n sin_n therefore_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o remnant_n of_o man_n corruption_n and_o no_o memorial_n of_o sin_n to_o inteâ—upt_v his_o eternal_a joy_n the_o lord_n will_v purify_v and_o change_v all_o all_o the_o member_n that_o be_v make_v instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v servant_n to_o man_n lust_n a_o new_a form_n and_o fashion_n shall_v be_v put_v on_o all_o that_o the_o body_n be_v restore_v may_v be_v a_o fit_a dwell_a place_n for_o the_o purify_a soul_n and_o the_o world_n renew_v may_v be_v a_o â—it_a house_n for_o righteous_a man_n thus_o you_o see_v that_o death_n to_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o real_a death_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o christian_a but_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n his_o great_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o a_o punishment_n but_o the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o soul._n now_o the_o next_o comfort_n be_v that_o which_o be_v be_v but_o partial_a it_o be_v but_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o low_a part_n in_o man_n his_o body_n so_o far_o from_o prejudging_a the_o immortal_a life_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o though_o the_o body_n must_v die_v yet_o eternal_a life_n be_v begin_v already_o within_o tâ—e_v soul_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n have_v bring_v in_o life_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n have_v purchase_v it_o and_o the_o spirit_n have_v perform_v it_o and_o 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in_o so_o far_o the_o threaten_n take_v place_n that_o this_o life_n that_o we_o live_v in_o the_o body_n be_v become_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o die_a life_n the_o life_n that_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v live_v out_o oâ—_n the_o body_n be_v a_o live_a death_n and_o either_o of_o these_o be_v worse_a than_o simple_a death_n or_o destruction_n of_o be_v the_o serious_a contemplation_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n make_v wise_a solomon_n to_o praise_v the_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o man_n who_o rejoice_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o manchild_n and_o mourn_v at_o their_o death_n yea_o it_o press_v he_o further_o to_o think_v they_o which_o have_v not_o at_o all_o be_v better_a then_o both_o because_o they_o have_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a under_o the_o sun_n this_o world_n be_v such_o a_o chaos_n such_o a_o mass_n of_o misery_n that_o if_o man_n understand_v it_o before_o they_o come_v into_o it_o they_o will_v be_v far_o more_o loath_a to_o enter_v into_o it_o than_o they_o be_v now_o afraid_a to_o go_v out_o of_o it_o and_o true_o we_o want_v not_o remembrance_n and_o representation_n of_o our_o misery_n every_o day_n in_o that_o child_n come_v weep_v into_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v bewail_v â—heir_o own_o misfortune_n that_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o to_o be_v sensible_a subject_n of_o misery_n and_o what_o be_v all_o our_o life-time_n but_o a_o repetition_n of_o sigh_n and_o groan_n anxiety_n and_o satiety_n loathe_n and_o long_v divide_v our_o spirit_n and_o our_o time_n between_o they_o how_o many_o death_n must_v we_o suffer_v before_o death_n come_v for_o the_o absence_n or_o loss_n of_o any_o thing_n much_o desire_v be_v a_o separation_n no_o less_o grievous_a to_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n
than_o the_o paâ—ting_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o affection_n to_o temporal_a perish_a thing_n unite_v the_o soul_n so_o unto_o they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o part_n without_o pain_n no_o dissolution_n of_o that_o continuity_n without_o much_o vexation_n and_o yet_o the_o soul_n must_v suffer_v many_o such_o torture_n in_o one_o day_n because_o the_o thing_n be_v perish_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o uncertain_a what_o be_v sleep_n which_o devour_v the_o most_o part_n of_o our_o time_n but_o the_o very_a image_n and_o picture_n of_o death_n a_o visible_a and_o daily_a representation_n of_o the_o long_a cessation_n of_o the_o sensitive_a life_n in_o the_o grave_n and_o yet_o true_o it_o be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o innocent_a part_n of_o our_o time_n though_o we_o accuse_v it_o often_o there_o be_v both_o less_o sin_n and_o less_o misery_n in_o it_o for_o it_o be_v almost_o the_o only_a leniment_n and_o refreshment_n we_o get_v in_o all_o our_o misery_n jobâ—ought_v 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