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fear_v death_n nor_o to_o avoid_v its_o snare_n for_o death_n of_o itself_o be_v not_o good_a nor_o be_v it_o natural_a to_o we_o but_o cruel_a and_o horrible_a but_o base_o to_o fear_v death_n rather_o than_o to_o glorify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o our_o suffering_n this_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v after_o a_o evil_a life_n and_o out_o of_o christ_n to_o such_o death_n be_v the_o terrible_a of_o terrible_n such_o can_v be_v well_o willing_a to_o die_v but_o when_o god_n shall_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o good_a providence_n call_v we_o to_o die_v either_o by_o a_o natural_a death_n or_o to_o seal_v unto_o his_o truth_n under_o persecution_n to_o die_v a_o violent_a death_n then_o we_o may_v welcome_v death_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o death_n as_o historian_n say_v saint_n andrew_n do_v smithfield_n salve_fw-la crux_fw-la pretiosa_fw-la susci_fw-la pe_z nunc_fw-la discipulum_fw-la cúm_fw-la priùs_fw-la sustinueris_fw-la magistrum_fw-la thus_o m._n 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