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god_n and_o you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a 82.6.7_o psal_n 82.6.7_o but_o yet_o you_o shall_v all_o die_v as_o man_n etc._n etc._n now_o harken_v to_o their_o exposition_n in_o deed_n say_v they_o the_o faithful_a be_v god_n and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o die_v and_o fall_v even_o as_o the_o reprobate_n do_v so_o that_o the_o state_n &_o condition_n of_o they_o both_o be_v all_o alike_o until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o goat_n hereunto_o we_o answer_v they_o with_o the_o say_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o they_o which_o be_v call_v god_n be_v they_o unto_o who_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v deliver_v to_o publish_v to_o wit_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o also_o all_o judge_n that_o carry_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n in_o their_o hand_n from_o who_o majesty_n they_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o 10.34.35_o john_n 10.34.35_o and_o although_o the_o interpretation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n fail_v we_o 22._o exod._n 22._o and_o the_o use_n of_o scripture_n will_v not_o serve_v our_o turn_n yet_o the_o place_n itself_o be_v clear_a enough_o of_o itself_o wherein_o unjust_a judge_n and_o such_o as_o bear_v with_o the_o wicked_a be_v reprove_v these_o man_n i_o say_v be_v call_v god_n because_o they_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o god_n have_v pre-eminence_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o rest_n howbeit_o they_o be_v warn_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o judge_n unto_o who_o they_o must_v render_v and_o yield_v a_o account_n of_o their_o office_n now_o 146.4_o psal_n 146.4_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o second_o place_n which_o they_o allege_v his_o spirit_n depart_v and_o return_v into_o his_o earth_n and_o even_o they_o all_o their_o thought_n shall_v pearish_v in_o this_o place_n they_o take_v the_o spirit_n for_o wind_n and_o that_o the_o man_n shall_v from_o thence_o return_v into_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o earth_n 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that_o we_o have_v a_o firm_a and_o everlasting_a perseveraunce_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o the_o controversy_n be_v which_o we_o have_v against_o david_n who_o they_o make_v so_o mighty_a a_o adversary_n against_o us._n now_o he_o say_v that_o if_o the_o lord_n take_v his_o mercy_n away_o from_o man_n that_o then_o he_o come_v to_o nought_o an_o pearish_v and_o we_o for_o our_o part_n do_v teach_v that_o he_o be_v firm_a and_o sure_a and_o uphold_v by_o the_o love_a kindness_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o that_o god_n be_v alone_o immortal_a 3._o 1._o tim._n 3._o and_o whatsoever_o have_v life_n it_o come_v from_o he_o the_o four_o place_n be_v this_o my_o soul_n be_v fill_v with_o evil_n 88.3_o psal_n 88.3_o and_o my_o life_n draw_v near_o to_o the_o grave_n i_o be_o count_v among_o they_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n and_o be_o as_o a_o man_n without_o strength_n free_a among_o the_o dead_a like_o the_o slay_v lie_v in_o the_o grave_n who_o 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112.6_o by_o this_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v not_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n neither_o have_v he_o forget_v they_o but_o let_v we_o rather_o by_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n conceive_v the_o grief_n &_o sorrowful_a feel_n of_o a_o affect_a &_o trouble_a man_n that_o make_v his_o complaint_n unto_o god_n declare_v that_o it_o go_v very_o narrow_o that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v leave_v in_o destruction_n with_o the_o wicked_a of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o knowledge_n and_o have_v forget_v they_o because_o there_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o pluck_v away_o his_o hand_n from_o they_o because_o he_o guide_v not_o nor_o govern_v not_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n the_o first_o place_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o same_o psalm_n 88.10.11.12_o psal_n 88.10.11.12_o where_o it_o be_v say_v will_v thou_o show_v a_o miracle_n to_o the_o dead_a or_o shall_v the_o dead_a rise_n and_o praise_v thou_o shall_v thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o grave_n or_o thy_o righteousness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o forgetfulness_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v in_o another_o place_n 115.17.18_o psal_n 115.17.18_o the_o dead_a praise_n thou_o not_o o_o lord_n neither_o any_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o place_n of_o silence_n but_o we_o which_o live_v will_v praise_v the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v also_o say_v 30.9_o psal_n 30.9_o what_o profit_n be_v in_o my_o blood_n when_o i_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n shall_v the_o dust_n geve_v thanks_n unto_o thou_o or_o shall_v it_o declare_v thy_o truth_n they_o bring_v in_o also_o the_o song_n of_o ezechias_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o effect_n 38.18.29_o isaiah_n 38.18.29_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o grave_n can_v confess_v thou_o death_n can_v praise_v thou_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n can_v not_o praise_v thy_o truth_n but_o the_o live_n the_o live_n he_o shall_v confess_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n and_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n shall_v declare_v thy_o truth_n and_o that_o say_v also_o which_o be_v write_v in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la thankfulness_n pearish_v from_o the_o dead_a 17.28_o ecclesi_n 17.28_o as_o though_o he_o be_v not_o but_o the_o live_n and_o he_o that_o be_v sound_a of_o hart_n praise_v the_o lord_n here_o we_o make_v answer_v that_o in_o all_o these_o place_n which_o be_v recite_v that_o the_o dead_a who_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o in_o this_o place_n simple_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o say_v that_o god_n be_v no_o long_o praise_v when_o we_o be_v once_o dead_a but_o it_o be_v partly_o mean_v that_o none_o sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n save_v such_o as_o have_v feel_v his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n it_o be_v also_o partly_o mean_v that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o gloryfy_v after_o we_o be_v dead_a for_o than_o he_o show_v not_o his_o benefit_n unto_o man_n as_o he_o show_v they_o while_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o now_o let_v we_o consider_v of_o these_o thing_n one_o after_o another_o and_o handle_v they_o in_o order_n that_o we_o may_v thereby_o show_v the_o meaning_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o be_v to_o learn_v this_o to_o wit_n that_o though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o by_o death_n be_v very_o often_o and_o as_o it_o be_v always_o mean_v the_o separation_n of_o this_o life_n and_o by_o this_o word_n hell_n the_o grave_n yet_o shall_v we_o many_o time_n find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o these_o word_n be_v take_v for_o the_o wrath_n and_o
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away_o 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n shall_v come_v up_o no_o more_o by_o these_o word_n job_n bewail_v his_o misery_n before_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o enlarge_v it_o as_o one_o who_o have_v no_o hope_n before_o his_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o issue_n of_o his_o grief_n for_o his_o grief_n be_v before_o he_o which_o pursue_v he_o even_o to_o his_o grave_n and_o therefore_o it_o come_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o after_o his_o miserable_a life_n he_o can_v look_v for_o none_o other_o but_o for_o as_o miserable_a a_o death_n for_o whosoever_o feel_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n against_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o think_v so_o that_o in_o amplify_a his_o grief_n it_o move_v compassion_n and_o make_v himself_o miserable_a before_o god_n now_o i_o see_v not_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v demand_v in_o this_o place_n beside_o this_o except_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n to_o be_v look_v for_o which_o thing_n at_o this_o time_n i_o mind_n not_o to_o discuss_v 16.17_o job._n 16.17_o the_o thyrd_o be_v this_o the_o grave_n shall_v be_v my_o house_n also_o all_o my_o thing_n shall_v go_v down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o pit_n all_o this_o be_v true_a for_o there_o remain_v none_o other_o thing_n for_o he_o who_o god_n favour_v not_o as_o job_n then_o think_v of_o himself_o but_o the_o grave_n the_o deep_a pit_n and_o death_n and_o therefore_o after_o he_o have_v long_o discourse_v of_o all_o his_o misery_n he_o say_v that_o the_o end_n of_o they_o be_v confusion_n and_o this_o be_v the_o end_n and_o issue_n of_o all_o those_o who_o god_n scourge_v with_o his_o hand_n for_o in_o his_o wrath_n be_v death_n and_o in_o his_o love_a kindness_n and_o mercy_n 37.24_o ecclesiast_fw-la 37.24_o be_v life_n the_o book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la have_v very_o well_o declare_v this_o whenas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o life_n of_o man_n stand_v in_o the_o number_n of_o day_n but_o the_o day_n of_o israel_n be_v innumerable_a but_o because_o this_o author_n be_v of_o no_o sound_a authority_n we_o will_v hear_v leave_v he_o and_o hear_v the_o prophet_n teach_v this_o very_o notable_o say_v 102.23.24.25.26.27.28_o psal_n 102.23.24.25.26.27.28_o he_o abate_v my_o strength_n in_o the_o way_n and_o shorten_v my_o day_n and_o i_o say_v o_o my_o god_n take_v i_o not_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n thy_o year_n endure_v from_o generation_n to_o generation_n thou_o have_v a_o foretyme_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v pearishe_a but_o thou_o shall_v endure_v even_o they_o all_o shall_v wax_v old_a like_o a_o garment_n as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o hitherto_o have_v he_o declare_v how_o frail_a and_o brittle_a our_o state_n be_v although_o in_o deed_n nothing_o under_o heaven_n be_v steadfast_a and_o sure_a see_v they_o all_o corrupt_a and_o come_v to_o naught_o and_o anon_o after_o it_o follow_v but_o thou_o be_v the_o same_o and_o thy_o year_n shall_v not_o fail_v the_o child_n of_o thy_o servant_n shall_v continue_v and_o their_o seed_n shall_v stand_v fast_o in_o thy_o sight_n herein_o we_o may_v very_o well_o see_v how_o he_o join_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o faithful_a with_o the_o eternity_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o so_o often_o as_o they_o set_v before_o we_o job_n as_o afflict_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o almost_o fall_v into_o despair_n they_o speak_v nothing_o of_o hell_n and_o death_n and_o i_o tell_v they_o that_o when_o god_n be_v angry_a we_o can_v look_v for_o none_o other_o issue_n and_o that_o it_o come_v of_o his_o free_a mercy_n when_o we_o be_v take_v out_o of_o death_n chap_n 34.14.15_o job._n 34.14.15_o the_o four_o be_v this_o if_o he_o set_v his_o hart_n upon_o man_n and_o gather_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n all_o flesh_n shall_v pearish_v together_o and_o man_n shall_v return_v into_o dust_n if_o they_o take_v these_o word_n for_o judgement_n as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n man_n be_v cast_v down_o overthrow_v confound_v and_o utter_o bring_v to_o naught_o i_o will_v grant_v they_o more_o than_o they_o demand_v or_o else_o if_o they_o mean_v that_o the_o spirit_n to_o wit_n the_o soul_n return_v to_o god_n after_o death_n and_o that_o the_o breath_n to_o wit_n the_o move_a power_n or_o lively_a motion_n depart_v from_o man_n i_o will_v not_o gaynesay_v it_o but_o if_o their_o controversy_n be_v that_o the_o soul_n pearish_v i_o be_o tooth_n and_o nail_n against_o they_o although_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v somewhat_o otherwise_o but_o be_v content_v that_o i_o have_v put_v by_o their_o wrangling_n i_o will_v hear_v leave_n they_o cast_v also_o other_o dart_n but_o they_o be_v blunt_a and_o hurt_v not_o &_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v great_o fear_v for_o they_o allege_v certain_a place_n which_o serve_v to_o no_o purpose_n &_o out_o of_o such_o book_n who_o 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