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approach_v may_v not_o pass_v but_o that_o thy_o will_n be_v that_o i_o must_v suffer_v they_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v now_o the_o third_o and_o special_a cause_n fear_v why_o death_n in_o deed_n be_v too_o be_v fear_v be_v the_o miserable_a state_n of_o the_o worldly_a and_o ungodly_a people_n after_o their_o death_n but_o this_o be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o why_o the_o godly_a and_o faytheful_a people_n shall_v fear_v death_n but_o rather_o contrariwise_o their_o godly_a conversation_n in_o this_o life_n and_o belief_n in_o christ_n cleave_v continual_o to_o his_o merit_n shall_v make_v they_o to_o long_o sore_a after_o that_o life_n that_o remain_v for_o they_o undoubted_o after_o this_o bodily_a death_n of_o this_o immortal_a state_n after_o this_o transitory_a life_n where_o we_o shall_v live_v evermore_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o joy_n and_o rest_n after_o victory_n over_o all_o sickness_n sorrow_n sin_n and_o death_n there_o be_v many_o both_o plain_n place_n of_o 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even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n what_o be_v his_o mind_n most_o upon_o when_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v holy_a scripture_n have_v his_o eye_n lift_v up_o into_o heaven_n he_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o jesus_n stand_a on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o which_o truth_n after_o he_o have_v confess_v bold_o before_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n they_o draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o there_o they_o stone_v he_o who_o cry_v unto_o god_n saiing_n lord_n jesu_n christ_n take_v my_o spirit_n and_o do_v not_o our_o saviour_n say_v plain_o in_o saint_n ihons_n gospel_n uere_o â–ª_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n &_o beleve_v on_o he_o y_o it_o send_v i_o have_v everla_a life_n and_o come_v not_o into_o judgement_n but_o shall_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n shall_v we_o not_o then_o think_v that_o death_n to_o be_v precious_a by_o the_o which_o we_o pass_v unto_o life_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o 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