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cast_v his_o child_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o child_n afterward_o sicken_v and_o die_v the_o leper_n cleanse_v p._n 17._o for_o this_o act_n he_o be_v suspend_v again_o ibid._n 37._o james_n naylor_n a_o blasphemous_a quaker_n be_v burn_v in_o the_o tongue_n at_o bristol_n 38._o jo._n collins_n and_o tho._n reeve_n ranter_n for_o call_v a_o cup_n of_o ale_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o say_v they_o can_v go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o office_n and_o make_v a_o god_n every_o morning_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o the_o old-bailey_n fine_v and_o sentence_v to_o six_o month_n imprisonment_n tho._n kendal_n in_o drury-lane_n affirm_v there_o be_v no_o god_n or_o hell_n fall_v down_o dead_a see_v the_o trial_n print_v by_o b._n alsop_n 1651._o muggleton_n be_v condemn_v to_o the_o pillory_n and_o â—ined_v 500_o l._n 1676._o chap._n cxxxix_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o wizard_n witch_n and_o charmer_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v worthy_a of_o a_o very_a serious_a consideration_n that_o 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to_o his_o honour_n and_o necessary_a in_o point_n of_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n to_o strike_v open_o and_o leave_v a_o mark_n of_o ignominy_n upon_o such_o gross_a delinquent_n read_v what_o follow_v and_o you_o will_v agree_v with_o i_o in_o judgement_n 1._o concern_v john_n faustus_n dr._n d_o you_o and_o edward_n kelley_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o curiosity_n 2._o a._n c._n 1553._o two_o woman_n be_v take_v who_o with_o a_o tempest_n hail_o and_o frost_n design_v to_o destroy_v all_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o country_n but_o be_v find_v cut_v a_o neighbour_n child_n in_o piece_n to_o boil_v in_o a_o cauldron_n in_o order_n to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o magical_a ointment_n for_o the_o purpose_n be_v put_v to_o death_n beard_n be_v theatr._fw-la p._n 419._o 3._o at_o ihena_n in_o germany_n or_o near_o it_o an._n 1558._o a_o magician_n that_o have_v use_v to_o cure_v disease_n by_o the_o composition_n of_o herb_n be_v for_o poison_v of_o a_o carpenter_n who_o he_o have_v a_o quarrel_n with_o a_o little_a before_o examine_v before_o the_o senate_n confess_v the_o murder_n and_o be_v burn_v at_o a_o stake_n ibid._n 4._o cleomande_n a_o conjurer_n in_o rome_n for_o practise_v death_n upon_o many_o little_a child_n be_v seek_v for_o by_o the_o parent_n but_o have_v shut_v himself_o up_o close_o in_o a_o coffer_n and_o they_o break_v it_o open_a the_o devil_n carry_v he_o away_o plutarch_n 5._o piso_n be_v accuse_v by_o tiberius_n for_o bewitch_a germanicus_n to_o death_n cut_v his_o own_o throat_n tacit._n ann._n 6._o one_o otto_n a_o dane_n who_o by_o his_o devilish_a art_n use_v to_o raise_v storm_n be_v at_o last_o by_o one_o more_o expert_a drown_v in_o the_o sea_n himself_o 7._o a_o conjurer_n in_o saltzburg_n attempt_v to_o draw_v all_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o country_n into_o a_o ditch_n and_o feed_v they_o there_o be_v by_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n draw_v in_o among_o they_o and_o perish_v miserable_o clark_n exampl_a vol._n i._o c._n 8._o 8._o the_o governor_n of_o mascon_n a_o great_a magician_n as_o he_o be_v at_o dinner_n with_o some_o company_n be_v snatch_v away_o by_o the_o devil_n hoist_v up_o into_o the_o air_n and_o carry_v three_o time_n about_o the_o town_n to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o who_o he_o cry_v for_o help_v but_o all_o in_o vain_a ibid._n exit_fw-la hug._n de_fw-fr clun_n an._n 1437._o sir_n giles_n britain_n hight-constable_n of_o france_n have_v murder_v above_o 160_o infant_n and_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n and_o write_v conjuring-book_n with_o their_o blood_n which_o be_v prove_v against_o he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o burn_v to_o death_n ibid._n p._n 37._o 10._o picus_n mirandula_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n a_o great_a conjurer_n promise_v a_o certain_a prince_n that_o he_o will_v present_v to_o he_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n with_o hercules_n and_o achilles_n fight_v together_o as_o when_o alive_a but_o be_v at_o his_o conjuration_n the_o devil_n carry_v he_o away_o that_o he_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o after_o ibid._n 11._o the_o lord_n of_o orve_n in_o lorraine_n use_v to_o feast_v nobleman_n splendid_o but_o fraudulent_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o dainty_n so_o that_o at_o part_v they_o find_v their_o stomach_n empty_a have_v eat_v nothing_o be_v often_o see_v scourge_v by_o a_o monkey_n sometime_o lie_v along_o upon_o his_o table_n and_o beg_v of_o the_o monkey_n let_v i_o alone_o will_v thou_o always_o torment_v i_o at_o this_o rate_n at_o last_o in_o great_a misery_n and_o beggary_n he_o be_v force_v to_o get_v into_o a_o hospital_n in_o paris_n where_o he_o end_v his_o wretched_a life_n ibid._n 12._o an._n 1530._o a_o popish_a priest_n dig_v for_o a_o treasure_n in_o a_o hollow_a pit_n of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v direct_v he_o to_o find_v at_o last_o a_o coffer_n with_o a_o black_a dog_n lie_v by_o it_o which_o whilst_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o the_o 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to_o order_v some_o concern_v leave_v this_o sentence_n behind_o he_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v merry_a whilst_o we_o may_v for_o mischief_n grow_v fast_o enough_o every_o day_n go_v home_o and_o look_v upon_o the_o hoof_n of_o one_o of_o his_o gelding_n he_o be_v so_o strike_v that_o he_o complain_v he_o be_v all_o on_o fire_n fall_v sick_a complain_v loud_o and_o despair_o of_o his_o sin_n but_o will_v have_v no_o divine_a to_o come_v to_o he_o the_o night_n he_o die_v a_o black_a cat_n open_v the_o casement_n with_o her_o nail_n scratch_v his_o face_n and_o bolster_n and_o so_o vanish_v away_o he_o breathe_v his_o last_o a_o violent_a storm_n of_o wind_n arise_v a_o spirit_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o contius_n appear_v in_o the_o town_n that_o will_v have_v ravish_v d_o a_o
fire_v with_o red_a wine_n and_o gather_v the_o bone_n together_o to_o include_v they_o in_o urn_n which_o they_o place_v in_o or_o upon_o some_o sumptuous_a rich_a monument_n erect_v or_o that_o purpose_n the_o custom_n of_o burn_v the_o dead_a body_n continue_v among_o the_o roman_n but_o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o antonine_n emperor_n an._n dom._n 200._o or_o thereabouts_o then_o they_o begin_v to_o bury_v again_o in_o the_o earth_n manutius_n de_fw-fr leg_n rom._n fol._n 125_o 126._o they_o have_v at_o these_o burial_n suborn_v counterfeit_a hire_a mourner_n which_o be_v woman_n of_o the_o loud_a voice_n who_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n do_v meet_v at_o appoint_a place_n and_o then_o cry_v out_o main_o beat_v of_o their_o breast_n tear_v their_o hair_n their_o face_n and_o garment_n join_v therewith_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o defunct_a from_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o nativity_n unto_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o dissolution_n still_o keep_v time_n with_o the_o melancholic_a music_n this_o be_v a_o custom_n observe_v at_o this_o day_n in_o some_o part_n of_o ireland_n but_o above_o all_o nation_n the_o jew_n be_v best_a skill_v in_o these_o lamentation_n be_v fruitful_a in_o tear_n tear_n that_o still_o ready_a stand_n to_o sally_v forth_o and_o but_o expect_v command_n among_o these_o woman_n there_o be_v ever_o a_o old_a age_a beldame_n call_v praefica_fw-la superintendint_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o mourner_n who_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n do_v pronounce_v these_o word_n ire_fw-la licet_fw-la as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o must_v needs_o depart_v and_o when_o the_o dead_a corpse_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o all_o ceremony_n finish_v she_o deliver_v the_o last_o adieu_n in_o this_o manner_n adieu_o adieu_n adieu_n we_o must_v follow_v thou_o according_a as_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n shall_v permit_v we_o to_o mourn_v after_o the_o interment_n of_o our_o friend_n be_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o true_a love_n our_o 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wear_v out_o their_o mourn_a garment_n babilas_n the_o martyr_n appoint_v to_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o bolt_n and_o fetter_n which_o he_o have_v wear_v for_o christ_n mr._n barker_n be_v flores_n it_o be_v lewis_n the_o second_o of_o france_n who_o when_o he_o be_v sick_a forbid_v any_o man_n to_o speak_v of_o death_n in_o his_o court_n mr._n barker_n be_v flores_n abraham_n see_v how_o he_o begin_v to_o possess_v the_o world_n by_o no_o land_n pasture_n or_o arable_a lordship_n the_o first_o be_v be_v a_o grave_a so_o every_o christian_a must_v make_v this_o resolution_n the_o first_o householdstuff_n that_o ever_o seleucus_n bring_v into_o babylon_n be_v a_o sepulchre-stone_n a_o stone_n to_o lay_v upon_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a that_o he_o keep_v in_o his_o garden_n beza_n say_v of_o a_o sickness_n he_o have_v at_o paris_n morbus_fw-la iste_fw-la verae_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la mihi_fw-la principium_fw-la fuit_fw-la that_o disease_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o my_o true_a health_n 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due_a to_o a_o wicked_a life_n and_o he_o expect_v the_o reward_n of_o a_o good_a one_o and_o it_o be_v cold_a comfort_n that_o diogenes_n give_v a_o lewd_a liver_n that_o be_v banish_v complain_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o foreign_a soil_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n wheresoever_o thou_o be_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n be_v the_o same_o feltham_n resolve_v p._n 42._o queen_n ann_n the_o wife_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o when_o she_o be_v lead_v to_o be_v behead_v in_o the_o tower_n espy_v one_o of_o the_o king_n privy-chamber_n she_o call_v he_o unto_o she_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o commend_v i_o unto_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v constant_a in_o his_o course_n of_o advance_v i_o for_o from_o a_o private_a gentlewoman_n he_o make_v i_o a_o marchioness_n from_o a_o marchioness_n a_o queen_n and_o now_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v no_o high_a degree_n of_o worldly_a honour_n for_o i_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o martyr_n baker_n chron._n hen._n viii_o philip_n king_n 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die_v for_o her_o religion_n fall_v in_o travel_n and_o cry_v out_o and_o one_o say_v to_o she_o if_o you_o cry_v out_o thus_o now_o what_o will_v you_o do_v when_o you_o come_v to_o the_o stake_n she_o answer_v now_o i_o cry_v out_o because_o i_o feel_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n but_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o comfort_n as_o suffer_v and_o die_v for_o my_o saviour_n mr._n barker_n be_v flores_n chap._n cxliii_o the_o last_o word_n of_o die_a man_n as_o also_o their_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v enquiry_n after_o the_o last_o speech_n and_o sentiment_n of_o person_n when_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n because_o we_o then_o believe_v that_o their_o exes_fw-la be_v open_a and_o their_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o dare_v net_n tell_v a_o lie_n for_o fear_n or_o affection_n when_o they_o be_v go_v to_o appear_v before_o their_o judge_n and_o commence_v state_n of_o eâ—ernily_n the_o last_o word_n so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v understand_v by_o 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shall_v see_v your_o face_n no_o more_o in_o this_o life_n ibid._n 4._o s._n augustine_n who_o usual_a wish_n be_v that_o christ_n when_o he_o come_v may_v find_v he_o either_o pray_v or_o preach_v be_v according_o answer_v for_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o hippo_n by_o the_o goth_n after_o he_o have_v for_o some_o month_n together_o continual_o exercise_v himself_o in_o prayer_n in_o the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o siege_n he_o fall_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n in_o his_o sickness_n breathe_v forth_o most_o pious_a ejaculation_n as_o vivere_fw-la renuo_fw-la ut_fw-la christo_fw-la vivam_fw-la viz._n i_o refuse_v to_o live_v that_o i_o may_v live_v to_o christ_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o die_v make_v no_o will_n have_v nothing_o to_o bestow_v but_o only_a book_n which_o he_o leave_v to_o several_a library_n age_a 76._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 430._o have_v be_v a_o minister_n 40_o year_n ibid._n 5._o prosper_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n speak_v to_o many_o of_o his_o people_n that_o weep_v sore_o say_v the_o life_n which_o i_o have_v enjoy_v be_v but_o give_v i_o upon_o condition_n to_o render_v it_o up_o again_o not_o grudge_o but_o glad_o for_o i_o to_o stay_v long_o here_o may_v seem_v better_o for_o you_o but_o for_o i_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v dissolve_v ibid._n p._n 89._o and_o so_o pray_v and_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n before_o they_o all_o be_v depart_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 466._o 6._o bede_n in_o his_o sickness_n comfort_v himself_o with_o heb._n 12.6_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v be_v chasten_v etc._n etc._n when_o his_o scholar_n be_v weep_v about_o he_o he_o say_v in_o the_o word_n of_o s._n ambrose_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la vixi_fw-la ut_fw-la pudeat_fw-la i_o inter_fw-la vos_fw-la vivere_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la mori_fw-la timeo_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la dominum_fw-la habemus_fw-la the_o time_n be_v come_v if_o my_o creator_n please_v that_o be_v free_v from_o the_o flesh_n i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o who_o make_v i_o when_o i_o be_v not_o out_o of_o nothing_o i_o have_v live_v long_o and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o dissolution_n be_v approach_v proach_a and_o my_o soul_n desire_v to_o see_v my_o saviour_n christ_n in_o his_o glory_n ibid._n p._n 101._o his_o epitaph_n be_v hac_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o fossa_fw-la bedae_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la put_v in_o as_o tradition_n say_v by_o a_o angel_n ossa_n 7._o s._n bernard_n in_o his_o sickness_n write_v this_o letter_n to_o arnold_n abbot_n of_o boneval_n we_o receive_v your_o love_n in_o love_n and_o not_o in_o pleasure_n for_o what_o pleasure_n can_v there_o be_v where_o pain_n and_o bitterness_n challenge_v all_o to_o itself_o only_o it_o be_v a_o little_a delightful_a to_o i_o to_o eat_v nothing_o sleep_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o that_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n may_v never_o depart_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o my_o sense_n lull_v asleep_o the_o want_n of_o a_o stomach_n be_v all_o that_o i_o suffer_v only_o it_o lack_v to_o be_v continual_o refresh_v with_o some_o comfortable_a liquor_n 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company_n to_o sing_v psal_n 120._o and_o in_o the_o sing_n of_o it_o he_o die_v an._n 1627._o age_a 64._o ibid._n p._n 71._o 83._o dr._n preston_n the_o night_n before_o he_o die_v be_v saturday_n he_o go_v to_o bed_n and_o lay_v about_o three_o hour_n desirous_a to_o sleep_v but_o sleep_v not_o then_o say_v my_o dissolution_n be_v near_o let_v i_o go_v to_o my_o home_n and_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v buy_v i_o with_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n about_o four_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o next_o morning_n he_o say_v i_o feel_v death_n come_v to_o my_o heart_n my_o pain_n shall_v now_o be_v quick_o turn_v into_o joy_n and_o after_o prayer_n make_v by_o a_o friend_n he_o look_v on_o the_o company_n turn_v away_o his_o head_n and_o at_o five_o a_o clock_n on_o the_o lord's-day_n in_o the_o morning_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n an._n 1628._o age_a 41._o or_o near_o it_o ibid._n p._n 113._o 84._o mr._n hildersham_n sicken_a with_o the_o scurvy_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n on_o march_n 4._o be_v the_o lord's-day_n be_v pray_v for_o in_o the_o congregation_n of_o ashby_n his_o son_n also_o pray_v with_o he_o divers_a time_n that_o day_n and_o in_o the_o last_o prayer_n he_o depart_v march_v 4._o 1631._o haddit_n i_o time_n to_o pause_v upon_o it_o methinks_v the_o death_n of_o many_o worthy_a person_n happen_v upon_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n be_v worthy_a of_o a_o special_a remark_n mr._n hildersham_n have_v give_v order_n in_o his_o will_n that_o no_o funeral_n sermon_n shall_v be_v preach_v at_o his_o burial_n ibid._n p._n 123._o 85._o dr._n tho._n tailor_n of_o aldermanburic_n express_v himself_o thus_o o_o say_v he_o we_o serve_v a_o good_a lord_n who_o cover_v all_o our_o imperfection_n and_o give_v we_o great_a wage_n for_o little_a work_n and_o on_o the_o lord's-day_n he_o be_v dismiss_v hence_o to_o keep_v a_o perpetual_a sabbath_n in_o heaven_n in_o the_o climacterical_a year_n of_o his_o age_n 56._o ibid._n p._n 127._o 86._o mr._n john_n carter_n likewise_o feb._n 21._o 1635._o be_v the_o lord's-day_n end_v his_o life_n with_o a_o doxology_n the_o lord_n be_v thank_v ibid._n p._n 140._o 87._o dr._n sib_n die_v anno_fw-la 1631._o age_a 58._o ibid._n dr._n chaderton_n anno_fw-la 1640._o age_a 94._o ibid._n 88_o mr._n ball_n be_v ask_v in_o his_o last_o sickness_n whether_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v answer_v i_o do_v not_o trouble_v myself_o about_o that_o matter_n and_o afterward_o how_o he_o do_v reply_v go_v to_o heaven_n apace_o he_o die_v 1640._o age_a 55._o ibid._n 89._o dr._n potter_n die_v about_o the_o great_a climacterical_a year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v suspect_v to_o have_v lay_v to_o heart_n the_o reproach_n of_o some_o throw_v upon_o he_o for_o a_o sermon_n preach_v a_o little_a before_o at_o westminster_n as_o too_o sharp_a against_o innovation_n in_o the_o church_n ibid._n 90._o mr._n juline_v herring_n the_o night_n before_o his_o departure_n be_v observe_v to_o rise_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o with_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n to_o use_v these_o word_n he_o be_v overcome_v overcome_v through_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o only_a saviour_n jesus_n unto_o who_o i_o be_o now_o go_v to_o keep_v a_o sabbath_n in_o glory_n and_o according_o next_o morning_n march_v 28._o 1644._o age_a 62._o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n he_o depart_v ibid._n 168._o 91._o mr._n john_n dod_n be_v try_v with_o most_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a pain_n of_o the_o strangury_n and_o great_a wrestle_n with_o satan_n but_o be_v victorious_a to_o one_o watch_v with_o he_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v be_v wrestle_v with_o satan_n all_o night_n who_o accuse_v he_o that_o he_o have_v neither_o preach_v nor_o pray_v nor_o perform_v any_o duty_n well_o for_o manner_n or_o end_n but_o say_v he_o i_o have_v answer_v he_o from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prodigal_n and_o the_o publican_n one_o of_o his_o last_o speech_n be_v with_o eye_n and_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o desire_n be_v grant_v he_o anno_fw-la 1645._o age_v 96._o ibid._n p._n 178._o 92._o mr._n herbert_n palmer_n after_o isa_n 38_o chap._n be_v read_v pray_v himself_o to_o this_o purpose_n first_o for_o himself_o that_o god_n will_v heal_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o his_o nature_n pardon_v all_o his_o transgression_n deliver_v he_o from_o temptation_n accept_v he_o in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n then_o for_o the_o public_a the_o nation_n king_n and_o parliament_n minister_n etc._n etc._n for_o scotland_n and_o the_o church_n in_o france_n new-england_n etc._n etc._n queen_n college_n westminster_n the_o country_n his_o benefactor_n etc._n etc._n he_o depart_v december_n 25._o 1647._o age_v 46._o he_o desire_v his_o friend_n not_o to_o pray_v for_o his_o life_n but_o pray_v god_n say_v he_o for_o faith_n for_o patience_n for_o repentance_n for_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lord_n say_v he_o cast_v i_o down_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n in_o repentance_n and_o lift_v i_o up_o by_o faith_n to_o the_o high_a heaven_n in_o confidence_n of_o thy_o salvation_n the_o tuesday_n before_o he_o depart_v this_o day_n seven-night_n say_v he_o be_v the_o day_n on_o which_o we_o have_v use_v to_o remember_v christ_n nativity_n and_o on_o which_o i_o have_v preach_v christ_n i_o shall_v scarce_o live_v to_o see_v it_o but_o for_o i_o be_v that_o child_n bear_v unto_o i_o be_v that_o son_n give_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 201._o 93._o mr._n john_n cotton_n to_o mr._n wilson_n take_v his_o last_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n upon_o he_o and_o shed_v his_o love_n into_o his_o soul_n present_o answer_v
he_o have_v do_v it_o already_o brother_n and_o to_o one_o that_o have_v be_v helpful_a to_o he_o in_o his_o sickness_n the_o god_n that_o make_v you_o and_o buy_v you_o with_o a_o great_a price_n redeem_v your_o body_n and_o soul_n unto_o himself_o which_o be_v his_o last_o word_n decemb._n 23._o 1652._o age_v 68_o ibid._n p._n 229._o 94._o dr._n will._n gouge_n after_o three_o day_n illness_n complain_v alas_o i_o have_v lose_v three_o day_n and_o to_o a_o friend_n visit_v he_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o die_v have_v i_o bless_v god_n nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o die_v and_o to_o his_o sister_n be_v afraid_a to_o leave_v he_o alone_o why_o sister_n say_v he_o i_o shall_v i_o be_o sure_a be_v with_o christ_n when_o i_o die_v which_o he_o do_v decemb._n 12._o 1653._o age_v 79._o ibid._n p._n 246._o 95._o mr._n tho._n gataker_n give_v this_o his_o last_o charge_n to_o his_o relation_n sister_n son_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n my_o heart_n fail_v and_o my_o strength_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v my_o fortress_n and_o the_o strong_a rock_n of_o my_o salvation_n into_o thy_o hand_n therefore_o i_o commend_v my_o soul_n for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o o_o god_n of_o truth_n son_n you_o have_v a_o great_a charge_n look_v to_o it_o instruct_v your_o wife_n and_o family_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o discharge_v your_o ministry_n conscientious_o to_o his_o sister_n two_o year_n old_a than_o himself_o he_o say_v sister_n i_o think_v you_o may_v have_v go_v before_o i_o but_o god_n call_v for_o i_o first_o i_o hope_v we_o shall_v meet_v in_o heaven_n i_o pray_v god_n to_o bless_v you_o he_o admonish_v his_o daughter_n to_o mind_v the_o world_n less_o and_o god_n more_o for_o that_o all_o thing_n without_o piety_n and_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o worth_a advise_v his_o son_n draper_n to_o entertain_v some_o pious_a minister_n in_o his_o house_n to_o teach_v his_o child_n and_o instruct_v his_o family_n exhort_v they_o all_o to_o love_n and_o unity_n and_o then_o command_v they_o all_o to_o withdraw_v he_o die_v july_n 27._o 1654._o age_a near_o 80._o ibid._n p._n 259._o 96._o mr._n bolton_n die_v tell_v his_o child_n that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v dare_v think_v to_o meet_v he_o at_o god_n tribunal_n in_o a_o unregenerate_a estate_n and_o when_o some_o of_o his_o parish_n desire_v he_o to_o express_v what_o he_o feel_v in_o his_o soul_n of_o the_o exceed_a comfort_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n answer_v i_o be_o by_o the_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n as_o full_a of_o comfort_n as_o my_o heart_n can_v hold_v and_o feel_v nothing_o in_o my_o soul_n but_o christ_n with_o who_o i_o hearty_o desire_v to_o be_v and_o look_v upon_o some_o that_o be_v weep_v say_v oh_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o do_v there_o be_v ere_o one_o can_v die_v chetwind_n collection_n 97._o mr._n whitaker_n do_v not_o complain_v but_o bless_v god_n for_o i_o and_o entreat_v he_o to_o open_v the_o prison-door_n he_o die_v 1654._o age_v 55._o ibid._n p._n 272._o 98._o mr._n rich._n capel_n sept._n 21._o 1656._o preach_v twice_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o world_n by_o press_v faith_n in_o god_n that_o evening_n he_o repeat_v both_o his_o sermon_n in_o his_o family_n read_v his_o chapter_n go_v to_o prayer_n and_o so_o to_o bed_n and_o die_v immediate_o sept._n 21._o 1656._o he_o often_o say_v that_o if_o god_n see_v fit_a one_o have_v better_a die_v of_o a_o quick_a than_o linger_a death_n ibid._n p._n 313._o 99_o mr._n jessey_n the_o last_o night_n he_o live_v cry_v out_o oh_o the_o unspeakable_a love_n of_o god_n oh_o the_o vile_a oh_o the_o vile_a that_o he_o shall_v reach_v i_o when_o i_o can_v not_o reach_v he_o and_o then_o rehearse_v over_o and_o over_o bless_a be_v that_o ever_o ever_o ever_o bless_v and_o glorious_a majesty_n and_o when_o a_o cordial_a appoint_v for_o he_o be_v bring_v trouble_v i_o not_o upon_o your_o own_o peril_n trouble_v i_o not_o then_o show_v his_o care_n for_o the_o poor_a widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o 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son_n be_v a_o eye_n witness_n wierâ—de_fw-mi praestig_fw-mi daem_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 18._o p._n 57_o 6._o there_o live_v in_o messina_n in_o thure_v nicholas_n klumber_n provost_n of_o the_o great_a church_n who_o be_v so_o strong_a as_o without_o cable_n or_o pulley_n or_o any_o other_o help_n he_o fetch_v up_o out_o of_o a_o cellar_n a_o pipe_n of_o wine_n carry_v it_o out_o of_o door_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o a_o cart._n hakewell_n ap._n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o s_o 4._o p._n 214._o 7._o mayolus_n a_o italian_a bishop_n speak_v of_o a_o man_n who_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o pescara_n hand_v a_o pillar_n of_o marble_n three_o foot_n long_o and_o one_o foot_n in_o diameter_n the_o which_o he_o cast_v high_a in_o the_o air_n than_o receive_v it_o again_o in_o his_o arm_n than_o lash_v it_o up_o again_o sometime_o after_o on_o fashion_n sometime_o after_o another_o as_o easy_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v play_v with_o a_o ball_n or_o such_o like_a thing_n hakewell_n 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full_a career_n by_o only_o touch_v the_o bridle_n and_o with_o his_o shoulder_n will_v he_o easy_o shove_v a_o canon_n whither_o he_o list_a his_o joint_n seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o horn_n and_o he_o wrest_v twist_v rope_n and_o horse-shoe_n in_o sunder_o by_o his_o bare_a hand_n camer_n cent._n c._n 82._o p._n 380._o 11._o cardan_n write_v that_o himself_o see_v one_o dance_v with_o two_o in_o his_o arm_n two_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o one_o hang_v about_o his_o neck_n fuller_n worth_n p._n 215._o 12._o mr._n carew_n of_o cornwall_n assure_v we_o that_o one_o john_n bray_n his_o tenant_n carry_v upon_o his_o back_n at_o one_o time_n a_o good_a space_n six_o bushel_n of_o wheaten_n meal_n reckon_v fifteen_o gallon_n to_o the_o bushel_n and_o the_o miller_n a_o lubber_n of_o 24_o year_n of_o age._n upon_o the_o whole_a he_o add_v that_o john_n roman_n of_o the_o same_o shire_n a_o short_a clownish_a grub_n will_v bear_v the_o whole_a carcase_n of_o a_o ox._n fuller_n worth_n p._n 205_o cornwall_n 13._o scanderbag_n be_v say_v to_o have_v slay_v 2_o or_o 3000_o man_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n never_o give_v but_o one_o blow_n cleave_v asunder_o who_o he_o meet_v with_o or_o cut_v they_o in_o two_o by_o the_o waste_n cleave_v steel_n helmet_n etc._n etc._n jovius_n etc._n etc._n chap._n ix_o wonderful_a eater_n the_o faculty_n of_o eat_v or_o take_v in_o much_o food_n and_o turn_v it_o to_o chyle_n and_o nutriment_n so_o as_o quite_o to_o alter_v the_o whole_a mass_n and_o assimilate_v part_n of_o it_o to_o the_o body_n by_o such_o little_a curious_a vein_n and_o vessel_n and_o humour_n as_o be_v within_o we_o and_o this_o by_o several_a distinct_a office_n and_o operation_n be_v very_o strange_a and_o astonish_a and_o enough_o to_o make_v we_o look_v up_o with_o praise_n and_o wonder_n at_o he_o that_o make_v we_o 1._o there_o be_v a_o woman_n athenaeus_n speak_v of_o who_o eat_v 12_o pound_n of_o flesh_n about_o 12_o pound_n of_o bread_n and_o drink_v 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one_o meal_n suidrigellus_n duke_n of_o lithuania_n sit_v 6_o hour_n at_o supper_n and_o feed_v on_o 130_o dish_n sylu._n l._n 2._o com._n in_o panormit_n ibid._n 4._o gemma_fw-la frisius_n tell_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o can_v not_o live_v one_o moment_n without_o eat_v he_o give_v for_o cause_n the_o greatness_n and_o peculiar_a temperament_n of_o her_o liver_n for_o her_o fat_a be_v increase_v unmeasurable_o and_o her_o heat_n choke_v her_o belly_n be_v open_v and_o about_o 20_o pound_n of_o fat_a be_v take_v out_o her_o liver_n be_v find_v to_o be_v sound_n swell_v with_o blood_n and_o spirit_n but_o extreme_a red_n and_o
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