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to_o bed_n before_o i_o my_o sweet_a child_n the_o delight_n of_o my_o eye_n the_o joy_n of_o my_o heart_n his_o eye_n be_v close_v the_o curtain_n draw_v close_o about_o he_o and_o i_o can_v awake_v he_o do_v we_o i_o say_v thus_o take_v on_o and_o afflict_v ourselves_o in_o this_o case_n no_o sure_o he_o will_v be_v account_v little_o better_a than_o a_o madman_n or_o a_o fool_n that_o shall_v do_v so_o oh_o fie_o then_o fie_o for_o shame_n why_o do_v we_o so_o here_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o only_o if_o the_o night_n be_v a_o little_o long_a which_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v determine_v before_o hand_n the_o morning_n will_v be_v infinite_o more_o joyous_a and_o make_v we_o more_o abundant_a compensation_n for_o our_o patience_n and_o expectation_n why_o be_v we_o so_o unlike_o ourselves_o in_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o sure_o because_o we_o either_o forget_v our_o notion_n or_o believe_v they_o not_o we_o call_v the_o absence_n of_o our_o friend_n by_o a_o wrong_a name_n 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prov._n 14.23_o when_o our_o gracious_a relation_n die_v we_o nâ—â—â—â—â—se_v the_o word_n sometime_o that_o we_o may_v be_v understand_v there_o be_v hope_n they_o be_v infinite_a gainer_n by_o their_o death_n sometime_o they_o die_v full_a of_o hope_n in_o their_o own_o sense_n 27._o job_n 19.25_o 26_o 27._o i_o know_v say_v jâ—b_n that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n yet_o in_o my_o flesh_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n etc._n etc._n oh_o bless_a hopeâ—_n and_o thus_o holy_a paul_n 5.1_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o we_o know_v that_o if_o the_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n glorious_a triumph_n and_o thus_o again_o we_o may_v find_v he_o in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o other_o of_o his_o brethren_n and_o companion_n in_o tribulation_n and_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o patience_n of_o jesus_n christ_n march_v out_o of_o the_o field_n of_o this_o world_n in_o a_o victorious_a manner_n with_o colour_n fly_v and_o drum_n beat_v and_o thus_o insult_v over_o death_n as_o a_o conqueror_n 15.56.57_o 1_o cor._n 15.56.57_o oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n oh_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n which_o give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thus_o 2_o pet._n 1.11_o a_o abundant_a entrance_n be_v administer_v unto_o they_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n oh_o the_o superabundant_a consolation_n of_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n at_o any_o time_n their_o sun_n have_v set_v under_o a_o cloud_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o express_v 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