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the_o frailty_n of_o their_o body_n it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o soul_n immortality_n and_o know_v that_o death_n make_v not_o a_o end_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n we_o know_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n too_o but_o yet_o next_o to_o the_o care_n of_o provide_v for_o the_o soul_n happy_a eternity_n shall_v be_v that_o of_o leave_v a_o good_a name_n behind_o we_o a_o good_a name_n which_o be_v as_o precious_a ointment_n eccles_n 7._o 1._o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o death_n indeed_o never_o do_v he_o die_v who_o soul_n live_v in_o heaven_n and_o who_o name_n live_v in_o the_o world_n the_o grave_n have_v only_o its_o three_o in_o such_o case_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v it_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o body_n to_o which_o our_o first_o proposition_n have_v respect_n and_o i_o fear_v i_o have_v give_v it_o too_o large_a a_o share_n so_o great_a be_v the_o advantage_n of_o come_v first_o it_o be_v 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i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v trust_v and_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v that_o which_o i_o have_v commit_v unto_o he_o against_o that_o day_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 12._o we_o shall_v all_o be_v desirous_a when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v to_o commit_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n say_v lord_n into_o thy_o hand_n we_o commit_v our_o spirit_n why_o let_v we_o cheerful_o bequeath_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n now_o by_o the_o resignation_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n that_o he_o may_v willing_o receive_v they_o then_o at_o the_o resignation_n of_o a_o happy_a death_n let_v we_o devote_v our_o soul_n to_o the_o service_n of_o that_o god_n from_o who_o we_o have_v they_o let_v we_o give_v they_o back_o to_o he_o that_o give_v they_o we_o what_o more_o equal_a his_o give_v of_o they_o be_v grace_n free_a mercy_n our_o return_v of_o they_o to_o the_o giver_n be_v duty_n god_n call_v for_o they_o my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n prov._n 23._o 26._o he_o require_v to_o be_v love_v with_o all_o the_o heart_n with_o all_o the_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n luke_o 10._o 27._o how_o câ—n_v we_o in_o reason_n or_o conscience_n deny_v it_o god_n give_v we_o these_o soul_n not_o to_o use_v as_o we_o listen_v he_o make_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n our_o soul_n be_v his_o let_v we_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n counsel_n glorify_v he_o in_o our_o soul_n which_o be_v he_o they_o be_v not_o at_o our_o own_o dispose_n we_o be_v not_o master_n of_o they_o have_v we_o promise_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o satan_n we_o may_v retract_v our_o promise_n a_o promise_n unlawful_o make_v may_v lawful_o be_v break_v yea_o can_v lawful_o be_v keep_v we_o give_v what_o be_v none_o of_o our_o own_o such_o a_o gift_n be_v therefore_o void_a in_o law_n our_o soul_n be_v go_n do_v they_o think_v of_o this_o who_o be_v so_o free_a of_o their_o dammeâ—s_n poor_a wretch_n how_o mad_o do_v they_o give_v away_o their_o soul_n shall_v god_n say_v amen_n to_o such_o imprecation_n 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job_n argument_n cap._n 1._o 21._o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n take_v away_o what_o then_o why_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o breathe_v our_o soul_n in_o and_o if_o he_o will_v have_v we_o breathe_v they_o out_o he_o dothus_fw-la no_o wrong_a all_o soul_n be_v i_o say_v god_n they_o be_v indeed_o for_o he_o give_v they_o when_o god_n call_v we_o by_o death_n let_v we_o submit_v quiet_o what_o will_v we_o deny_v god_n his_o own_o our_o soul_n that_o be_v injustice_n we_o ought_v not_o so_o to_o do_v and_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o boot_v we_o can_v withhold_v they_o from_o he_o if_o we_o will_v and_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o so_o our_o friend_n and_o relation_n do_v god_n take_v they_o away_o who_o can_v say_v to_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n that_o they_o be_v at_o all_o be_v from_o he_o that_o we_o enjoy_v they_o long_o be_v his_o mercy_n let_v we_o part_v therefore_o cheerful_o and_o 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a_o distance_n when_o cain_n have_v sin_v he_o will_v go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4._o 16._o here_o the_o guilty_a person_n be_v jolly_a because_o he_o think_v he_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o god_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n so_o foolish_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o persuade_v themselves_o &_o procul_fw-la a_o jove_n procul_fw-la a_o fulmine_fw-la but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o return_v to_o he_o when_o there_o can_v be_v no_o creep_v into_o corner_n to_o hide_v themselves_o but_o they_o must_v appear_v how_o will_v they_o then_o tremble_v how_o shall_v a_o