drink_v thereof_o the_o sharp_a shall_v his_o torment_n be_v because_o the_o whole_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v more_o speedy_o pass_v away_o than_o the_o wind_n etc._n and_o leave_v to_o their_o lover_n pain_n and_o burn_n 25_o therefore_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n thou_o deceitful_a glory_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o foolish_a pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n many_o you_o do_v draw_v and_o deceive_v but_o in_o the_o end_n you_o leave_v and_o destroy_v they_o 17_o woe_n to_o they_o which_o believe_v thou_o woe_n to_o they_o which_o be_v there_o drown_v but_o come_v and_o come_v nigh_o i_o most_o holy_a humility_n and_o the_o full_a renounce_n of_o all_o worldly_a pomp_n and_o never_o do_v thou_o leave_v i_o o_o thou_o sweet_a remembrance_n of_o my_o present_a pilgrimage_n what_o be_o i_o but_o ash_n and_o earth_n 9_o and_o whether_o tend_v i_o but_o towards_o earth_n 19_o oah_n how_o wretched_a be_o i_o become_v how_o justly_o may_v i_o lament_v when_o i_o think_v upon_o 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and_o without_o grief_n i_o shall_v not_o get_v out_o s._n long_o do_v i_o think_v this_o life_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o of_o the_o continual_a misery_n and_o trouble_n which_o i_o find_v therein_o but_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o long_o for_o it_o pass_v away_o more_o swift_o than_o a_o post_n 25_o to_o a_o man_n that_o live_v in_o pain_n and_o misery_n all_o time_n be_v long_o 2_o and_o he_o compt_v a_o day_n for_o a_o year_n this_o make_v my_o life_n tedious_a unto_o i_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o do_v trouble_v i_o as_o the_o more_o true_o i_o consider_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o same_o but_o if_o happy_o any_o consolation_n and_o joy_n come_v between_o it_o stand_v i_o upon_o to_o look_v about_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o if_o they_o beâ—_n of_o god_n i_o accept_v they_o glad_o but_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o how_o long_o they_o will_v continue_v yet_o how_o short_a soever_o they_o be_v they_o like_v and_o please_v i_o well_o but_o will_v to_o god_n he_o will_v pour_v they_o large_o upon_o i_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o continue_v with_o i_o a_o long_a while_n but_o the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n be_v vile_a and_o vade_v albeit_o to_o the_o show_n they_o appear_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a thus_o even_o thus_o pass_v away_o this_o life_n replenish_v continual_o both_o with_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n therefore_o so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v in_o this_o world_n i_o be_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n 13_o i_o can_v true_o say_v i_o have_v enough_o because_o present_o there_o be_v saâ—ietie_n of_o no_o good_a thing_n 8_o but_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o i_o look_v for_o thou_o be_v 57_o in_o who_o i_o believe_v so_o that_o when_o thy_o glory_n have_v appear_v and_o replenish_v i_o then_o even_o than_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o i_o have_v enough_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n because_o this_o word_n be_v hide_v from_o i_o much_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n do_v environ_v my_o soul_n and_o therefore_o be_v mindful_a of_o thy_o holy_a say_n i_o repeat_v this_o oftentime_o 38_o my_o soul_n be_v very_o heavy_a even_o unto_o the_o death_n well_o be_v it_o with_o i_o if_o this_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o that_o neither_o grief_n nor_o sorrow_n do_v possess_v i_o but_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v thy_o goodness_n conserve_v i_o chap._n 6._o 1._o a_o ardent_a desire_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v loose_v from_o sin_n and_o from_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o world_n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o prison_n 7_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o sorrow_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o be_v still_o for_o why_o do_v i_o yet_o live_v in_o this_o world_n i_o know_v not_o what_o i_o can_v do_v here_o slow_o god_n he_o know_v i_o go_v forward_o in_o virtue_n nay_o will_v to_o god_n i_o go_v not_o backward_o o_o lord_n what_o a_o pleasure_n shall_v thou_o do_v i_o if_o speedy_o thou_o will_v take_v i_o out_o of_o this_o life_n that_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v not_o unto_o i_o 14_o my_o life_n alas_o sigh_v in_o pain_n and_o in_o welldoing_a amend_v not_o if_o thou_o look_v for_o my_o conversion_n i_o repent_v not_o by_o the_o same_o but_o do_v abuse_v thy_o long_a suffering_n if_o thou_o punish_v i_o i_o do_v â—ardlie_o show_v patience_n because_o thou_o pursue_v dry_a stubble_n 25_o why_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o quite_o take_v away_o thy_o servant_n why_o do_v i_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v why_o do_v i_o dwell_v among_o good_a people_n and_o yet_o reform_v not_o my_o life_n and_o manner_n why_o so_o unwoorthelie_o and_o dangerous_o keep_v i_o the_o place_n of_o some_o better_a person_n and_o yet_o walk_v so_o careless_o and_o so_o coldlie_o in_o this_o life_n thus_o pour_v i_o out_o this_o woeful_a thing_n which_o i_o consider_v of_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o my_o god_n yet_o gracious_a lord_n cry_v not_o out_o in_o thy_o anger_n against_o i_o cut_v down_o the_o tree_n 7_o and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n i_o accuse_v my_o infirmity_n before_o thou_o that_o i_o may_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n through_o my_o confession_n it_o be_v my_o part_n to_o accuse_v but_o it_o belong_v unto_o thou_o to_o show_v mercy_n 9_o it_o be_v my_o part_n to_o weep_v and_o to_o sigh_v bitter_o but_o it_o belong_v unto_o thou_o lord_n merciful_o to_o comfort_v wherefore_o my_o lord_n and_o god_n either_o give_v i_o more_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n or_o take_v i_o speedy_o out_o of_o this_o world_n that_o the_o rent_n be_v not_o worse_a for_o to_o live_v long_o and_o not_o to_o cease_v from_o ill_a live_n be_v but_o to_o augment_v the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n neither_o can_v i_o away_o with_o such_o a_o life_n as_o know_v neither_o how_o to_o proceed_v in_o virtue_n nor_o to_o bewail_v wickedness_n for_o that_o party_n which_o lead_v a_o holy_a and_o righteous_a life_n be_v greeve_v at_o the_o heart_n whensoever_o he_o offend_v and_o that_o he_o may_v in_o grace_n and_o virtue_n increase_v more_o and_o more_o it_o be_v always_o his_o desire_n what_o shall_v he_o do_v which_o know_v himself_o daily_a to_o offend_v and_o that_o his_o flesh_n greevouslie_o do_v rise_v against_o the_o spirit_n who_o also_o be_v overcome_v with_o tediousness_n sometime_o and_o cool_v with_o negligence_n and_o idleness_n do_v give_v over_o to_o resist_v or_o else_o lay_v aside_o the_o spiritual_a weapon_n 11_o do_v follow_v the_o swing_n of_o the_o flesh_n whether_o his_o own_o will_n do_v draw_v he_o alas_o lord_n and_o god_n such_o a_o one_o alas_o draw_v nigh_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n run_v into_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n oah_n how_o be_v every_o one_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o he_o be_v not_o seduce_v and_o supplant_v of_o the_o enemy_n â—_o no_o man_n be_v suâ—_n from_o temptation_n 13_o no_o man_n be_v pure_a from_o sin_n 7_o but_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o we_o be_v frail_a 2_o but_o lord_n thou_o which_o be_v almighty_a 3_o and_o know_v all_o thing_n 12_o raise_v up_o the_o break_a in_o heart_n and_o cleanse_v the_o unclean_a from_o all_o filthiness_n renew_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o his_o bowel_n that_o all_o faintness_n and_o lazenes_n may_n leave_v he_o that_o spiritual_a zeal_n may_v return_v and_o that_o thy_o love_n may_v continue_v unmooveable_a within_o he_o unto_o the_o end_n for_o he_o only_o want_v thy_o assistance_n who_o be_v peâ—sed_v down_o with_o his_o own_o weight_n 15_o neither_o be_v he_o able_a to_o cast_v off_o the_o load_n of_o sin_n until_o thou_o send_v strength_n from_o heaven_n of_o power_n to_o lose_v the_o hard_a fetter_n
in_o exile_n that_o i_o have_v not_o deserve_v to_o enjoy_v thou_o nor_o to_o see_v thou_o face_n to_o face_n 4_o grant_v i_o to_o enjoy_v the_o long_a desire_a joy_n which_o no_o time_n shall_v end_v nor_o trouble_n overshadowe_v show_v i_o thy_o countenance_n which_o the_o angel_n continual_o do_v behold_v 10_o let_v thy_o voice_n be_v hear_v in_o my_o ear_n which_o they_o without_o cessing_n do_v hear_v come_v lord_n jesu_n and_o take_v i_o out_o of_o this_o foreign_a contrie_n call_v i_o wretch_n home_o unto_o my_o contrie_n 13_o and_o restore_v i_o a_o sinner_n unto_o my_o former_a purity_n come_v gracious_a redeemer_n 21_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o thy_o eternal_a glory_n it_o be_v high_a time_n that_o i_o return_v unto_o thou_o it_o be_v now_o time_n that_o i_o commend_v my_o body_n to_o the_o earth_n whereout_o it_o be_v take_v 7._o the_o matter_n be_v not_o great_a where_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v or_o how_o it_o be_v handle_v if_o so_o be_v the_o soul_n be_v safe_a and_o come_v unto_o thou_o let_v my_o spirit_n do_v well_o which_o i_o commend_v into_o thy_o hand_n and_o let_v my_o flesh_n rest_n in_o hope_n to_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o in_o the_o last_o day_n 53_o for_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v bury_v it_o can_v never_o be_v far_o or_o hide_v from_o thou_o remove_v i_o from_o the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o join_v i_o to_o the_o society_n of_o thy_o saint_n for_o this_o temporal_a life_n be_v irksome_a to_o i_o but_o to_o think_v of_o the_o day_n of_o eternal_a glory_n rejoice_v my_o heart_n oah_n let_v not_o the_o old_a serpent_n 9_o withstand_v i_o at_o my_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n let_v not_o the_o enemy_n bark_n against_o i_o in_o the_o gate_n let_v neither_o satan_n with_o his_o ugly_a sight_n terrify_v nor_o the_o horror_n of_o death_n trouble_v i_o but_o let_v thy_o holy_a angel_n faithful_o assist_v stout_o aid_n valiant_o protect_v love_o receive_v and_o ioiefullie_o bring_v i_o unto_o the_o everlasting_a felicity_n of_o thy_o celestial_a paradise_n and_o merciful_a lovely_a and_o bless_a jesu_n do_v thou_o gracious_o i_o beseech_v thou_o behold_v i_o and_o cast_v i_o not_o out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o servant_n but_o remember_v o_o son_n of_o god_n how_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o with_o thy_o precious_a blood_n 7_o receive_v i_o into_o glory_n and_o that_o in_o thy_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n 19_o because_o great_o have_v i_o wish_v to_o solemnize_v a_o passover_o with_o thou_o oah_n happy_a day_n of_o my_o desire_a reward_n come_v bless_a hour_n of_o bless_a passage_n which_o long_o i_o have_v desire_v and_o keep_v before_o my_o eye_n what_o now_o have_v the_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n in_o the_o world_n hurt_v i_o 18_o what_o be_o i_o the_o woorsse_n for_o the_o contempt_n labour_n and_o humiliation_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n thou_o have_v be_v my_o life_n and_o now_o death_n will_v be_v to_o i_o a_o advantage_n 24_o and_o to_o be_v with_o thou_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n will_v be_v absolute_a felicity_n now_o praise_n and_o glory_n be_v to_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o life_n of_o such_o as_o live_v 25_o the_o hope_n of_o those_o which_o die_v 26_o the_o salvation_n and_o rest_n of_o all_o which_o trust_v in_o thou_o 20_o chap._n 8._o a_o meditation_n of_o one_o dead_a unto_o the_o world_n yet_o alive_a in_o christ._n turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o regard_v vanity_n 37_o oah_n jesu_n which_o be_v the_o true_a life_n â—5_n which_o never_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n geve_v i_o grace_v that_o through_o love_n of_o thou_o i_o may_v be_v consume_v through_o love_n wound_v through_o love_n kill_v that_o the_o flesh_n prevail_v not_o over_o i_o i_o be_o not_o as_o yet_o thorough_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n but_o the_o old_a man_n yet_o live_v in_o i_o 23_o raise_v up_o within_o i_o much_o contention_n and_o desire_n of_o manifold_a evil_n and_o make_v the_o night_n bitter_a and_o the_o day_n tedious_a unto_o i_o oah_n when_o will_v it_o fall_v out_o that_o bold_o i_o may_v say_v i_o think_v myself_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n for_o he_o which_o dead_a be_v do_v way_n neither_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o malignant_a because_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o which_o touch_v the_o flesh_n be_v dead_a neither_o speak_v nor_o smell_v nor_o taste_v nor_o exercise_v any_o work_n yea_o he_o neither_o hear_v also_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n again_o he_o regard_v not_o curious_a and_o beautiful_a thing_n entice_v unto_o the_o love_n of_o some_o vile_a thing_n upon_o earth_n and_o he_o which_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n be_v not_o in_o the_o world_n but_o in_o god_n to_o who_o he_o live_v even_o as_o paul_n to_o the_o belove_a disciple_n do_v say_v 3._o you_o be_v dead_a and_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n this_o man_n do_v so_o speak_v so_o think_v so_o behold_v thing_n without_o as_o though_o they_o be_v not_o for_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v be_v temporal_a and_o vane_n 17_o but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v be_v eternal_a 18_o hither_o do_v he_o cast_v his_o eye_n hither_o do_v he_o hasten_v hither_o be_v his_o desire_n for_o these_o thing_n do_v he_o labour_n to_o attain_v these_o thing_n be_v all_o his_o study_n 2_o these_o thing_n he_o wish_v these_o thing_n he_o love_v these_o thing_n he_o seek_v these_o thing_n he_o savore_v even_o which_o be_v within_o and_o secret_a to_o wit_n great_a good_a thing_n sovereign_a and_o eternal_a thing_n of_o which_o he_o can_v think_v too_o often_o because_o they_o be_v exceed_o precious_a and_o sweet_a and_o delectable_a and_o more_o than_o utterable_a 9_o this_o man_n be_v far_o estrange_v from_o present_a thing_n 1â—_n and_o breathe_v altogether_o after_o thing_n eternal_a 2_o have_v the_o dominion_n over_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n for_o the_o flesh_n seek_v outward_a desire_v pleasant_a love_v present_a loathe_v absent_a fly_v all_o sharp_a and_o bitter_a thing_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v good_a for_o the_o soul_n etc._n whence_o it_o come_v that_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o spirit_n to_o be_v at_o rest_n but_o lay_v before_o it_o sundry_a fantasy_n which_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v speak_v and_o in_o truth_n not_o to_o be_v account_v of_o but_o he_o which_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o spiritual_a fortitude_n may_v with_o more_o ease_n subdue_v the_o insolent_a motion_n of_o the_o flesh_n sing_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n 6_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o i_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v what_o flesh_n can_v do_v unto_o i_o therefore_o albeit_o this_o sensuality_n do_v move_v battle_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o flesh_n do_v secret_o murmur_v 23_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o spiritual_a man_n easy_o consent_v for_o great_a be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o divine_a love_n which_o inwardlie_o do_v comfort_n this_o man_n now_o and_o then_o so_o sweet_o so_o strong_o and_o so_o earnest_o be_v draw_v ravish_v and_o in_o love_n with_o god_n that_o scarce_o he_o do_v see_v and_o 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