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in_o their_o grave_n and_o their_o sword_n under_o their_o head_n the_o phrase_n as_o a_o learned_a man_n observe_v be_v borrow_v from_o the_o heathenish_a manner_n of_o bury_v their_o warrior_n and_o great_a worthy_n with_o their_o weapon_n or_o conquer_a sword_n under_o their_o head_n the_o wealthy_a one_o that_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o get_v gain_n shall_v be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a with_o their_o bag_n and_o bond_n and_o evidence_n under_o their_o head_n they_o that_o glory_n in_o title_n of_o honour_n shall_v be_v lay_v in_o their_o grave_n with_o their_o coat_n and_o scutcheon_n lay_v under_o their_o head_n the_o fair_a and_o beauteous_a that_o now_o rejoice_v in_o their_o fresh_a and_o lovely_a complexion_n shall_v
objection_n god_n have_v allow_v no_o time_n since_o adam_n fall_n to_o spend_v in_o conference_n with_o satan_n his_o plain_a rule_n be_v to_o resist_v he_o and_o then_o he_o will_v flee_v from_o we_o how_o be_v poor_a soul_n bewilder_v and_o spend_v much_o precious_a time_n in_o hear_v what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v against_o they_o their_o state_n their_o duty_n their_o comfort_n betake_v yourselves_o to_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o scripture_n and_o there_o you_o will_v find_v safety_n rest_n and_o peace_n time_n spend_v in_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o meditate_v upon_o they_o be_v well-spent_a time_n and_o will_v cause_v satan_n to_o depart_v from_o thou_o 4._o calling_n and_o necessary_a diversion_n and_o avocation_n take_v up_o much_o time_n a_o gracious_a soul_n many_o time_n do_v begrudge_v the_o time_n he_o spend_v in_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o sleep_v and_o in_o the_o necessary_a duty_n and_o labour_n of_o his_o call_n he_o can_v wish_v with_o all_o his_o heart_n he_o have_v more_o time_n for_o god_n and_o that_o his_o business_n do_v not_o lie_v so_o hard_o upon_o he_o though_o this_o he_o can_v do_v without_o divine_a teach_v the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o i_o fear_v many_o professor_n too_o think_v their_o time_n well_o enough_o spend_v in_o the_o forementioned_a affair_n 5._o idleness_n be_v a_o great_a feeder_n upon_o time_n do_v nothing_o or_o next_o to_o nothing_o though_o no_o man_n can_v be_v idle_a for_o the_o devil_n employ_v every_o one_o who_o he_o find_v idle_a &_o he_o that_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o devil_n he_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v about_o building_n of_o chapel_n and_o hear_v of_o sermon_n not_o about_o any_o good_a and_o godly_a employment_n the_o old_a monk_n of_o egypt_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o work_a monk_n have_v only_o one_o devil_n haunt_v and_o tempt_v he_o but_o the_o idle_a monk_n have_v a_o number_n of_o devil_n still_o about_o he_o to_o tempt_v he_o the_o idle_a body_n be_v haunt_v 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do_v not_o understand_v what_o dispensation_n he_o be_v under_o in_o some_o degree_n see_v revel_v 13.18_o here_o be_v wisdom_n let_v he_o that_o have_v understanding_n count_v the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o it_o be_v the_o number_n of_o a_o man_n and_o his_o number_n be_v six_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o six_o our_o saviour_n blame_v the_o pharifee_n that_o they_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o sing_v of_o the_o time_n 3._o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n be_v commend_v that_o they_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n we_o read_v of_o seneral_a number_n of_o day_n and_o time_n in_o daniel_n 9.25_o and_o 12.11_o 12._o and_o revel_v 11.3.11_o ans_fw-fr 12.6_o 14._o and_o its_o true_a that_o several_a have_v be_v guilty_a og_z miss_v and_o mistake_v in_o their_o calculation_n but_o all_o argee_n that_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o very_a last_o day_n of_o antichrist_n reign_v perilous_a time_n wherein_o the_o devil_n be_v come_v down_o in_o great_a rage_n and_o that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n record_v mat._n 24._o and_o luk._n 21._o be_v upon_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o come_v to_o understand_v what_o our_o duty_n be_v that_o be_v require_v in_o such_o time_n as_o watchfulness_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v likewise_o clear_o lay_v down_o in_o both_o the_o forename_a chapter_n now_o to_o take_v out_o these_o lesson_n and_o live_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o they_o and_o not_o fall_v into_o that_o fatal_a security_n unbelief_n sensuality_n and_o those_o other_o sin_n which_o make_v the_o last_o time_n dangerous_a do_v require_v teach_n from_o above_o none_o can_v know_v the_o successor_n of_o time_n without_o divine_a teach_n &_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o number_v his_o day_n aright_o that_o do_v not_o know_v time_n successor_n 1._o that_o time_n will_v certain_o have_v a_o successor_n and_o that_o it_o will_v cease_v and_o be_v no_o more_o 2._o what_o kind_n of_o successor_n it_o will_v be_v not_o of_o the_o 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