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any_o thou_o have_v part_v withal_o who_o patience_n in_o this_o cross_n i_o propound_v unto_o thou_o to_o imitate_v as_o james_n propound_v job_n patience_n to_o be_v imitate_v in_o every_o cross_n james_n 5.11_o thus_o adam_n and_o euâ—_n see_v the_o death_n of_o their_o son_n abel_n gen._n 4._o noah_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o the_o deluge_n gen._n 7._o abraham_n of_o terah_n his_o father_n gen._n 11.32_o so_o of_o his_o dear_a wife_n sarah_n gen._n 23.2_o lâ—t_o of_o his_o wife_n gen._n 19_o 26._o isaac_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o of_o abraham_n his_o tender_a parent_n gâ—n_n 25.8.9_o jacob_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n gen._n 35.29_o of_o his_o beautiful_a and_o belove_a rachel_n gen._n 35.19_o thus_o when_o aaron_n see_v his_o two_o son_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n devour_v with_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n he_o hold_v his_o peace_n levit._n 10.2.3_o job_n bless_a god_n as_o well_o when_o his_o child_n be_v slay_v as_o his_o good_n imbezele_v job_n 1.21.22_o for_o eli_n lament_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o ark_n rather_o than_o the_o slaughter_n of_o hophni_n and_o phinees_n for_o which_o his_o daughter_n in-law_n also_o be_v more_o move_v then_o for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n 1_o sam._n 4._o v._n 18.19.20.21.22_o david_n more_o bewail_v the_o spiritual_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o ammon_n and_o absalon_n then_o the_o corporal_a death_n of_o their_o body_n thy_o die_a in_o their_o sin_n of_o incest_n and_o treason_n amb._n 2_o sam._n 14.14_o last_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o john_n the_o disciple_n stand_v by_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o passion_n only_o with_o compassion_n suneb_fw-mi without_o that_o outward_a lamentation_n which_o christ_n condemn_v in_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o they_o immoderate_a mourning_n in_o all_o mat._n 27.56_o luke_n 23.28_o which_o particular_n chief_o the_o last_o as_o ambrose_n apply_v they_o in_o his_o funeral_n oration_n of_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n so_o 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first_o who_o to_o see_v be_v tranquillity_n second_o who_o to_o rest_v in_o be_v security_n three_o to_o enjoy_v be_v felicity_n be_v incorporate_v into_o that_o city_n first_o who_o king_n be_v verity_n second_o the_o law_n charity_n three_o the_o dignity_n equity_n four_a the_o life_n eternity_n prosper_n in_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v sempeternal_o bless_v joy_v in_o and_o enjoy_v first_o a_o certain_a security_n second_o a_o secure_a tranquillity_n three_o a_o safe_a jocunditie_n four_a happy_a eternity_n fifthly_o a_o eternal_a felicity_n 7_o he_o be_v now_o marry_v unto_o his_o bridegroom_n christ_n to_o who_o his_o soul_n be_v contract_v in_o earth_n and_o the_o marriage-feast_n be_v now_o solemnize_v in_o heaven_n now_o thy_o mirth_n not_o thy_o mourning_n become_v a_o marriage_n hos_fw-la 2.19_o mat._n 22._o phil._n 1.23_o john_n 12.26_o &_o 17.24_o luke_n 33.43.46_o reu._n 7.17_o 8_o consider_v that_o his_o warre-fare_a be_v now_o at_o a_o end_n his_o journey_n be_v finish_v 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dead_a but_o sleep_v and_o as_o 2d_o martha_n believe_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v waken_v now_o what_o mother_n grieve_v that_o her_o unquiet_a child_n sleep_v and_o take_v the_o rest_n many_o weep_v because_o their_o child_n will_v not_o or_o can_v sleep_v few_o because_o they_o do_v sleep_v 11_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v unto_o thou_o again_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a even_o in_o his_o body_n psal_n 17.15_o job_n 19.25_o john_n 5.29_o as_o his_o soul_n be_v now_o immediate_o go_v to_o god_n as_o do_v the_o soul_n of_o lazarus_n luke_n 16.22_o of_o stephen_n act_v 7.69_o of_o the_o penitent_a thief_n luke_n 23.43_o yea_o of_o christ_n himself_o verse_n 46._o where_o it_o remain_v in_o joy_n mat._n 25._o v._n 21._o &_o 23._o