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that_o as_o one_o generation_n be_v come_v so_o another_o be_v go_v and_o that_o at_o all_o time_n death_n be_v still_o snatch_v some_o from_o there_o idol_n liberate_v other_o from_o their_o toil_n separate_n dear_a friend_n and_o preach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o mortality_n to_o all_o for_o thus_o also_o they_o perish_v for_o ever_o in_o all_o age_n and_o time_n 3._o albeit_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o emprove_v every_o document_n of_o mortality_n which_o be_v lay_v before_o they_o in_o the_o experience_n of_o other_o eccl._n 7.2_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o stupidity_n of_o most_o that_o they_o profit_v nothing_o thereby_o nor_o be_v make_v to_o study_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o man_n life_n or_o the_o vanity_n of_o many_o of_o man_n project_n on_o earth_n luk._n 12.19_o 20._o for_o thus_o they_o perish_v without_o any_o regard_n see_v psal_n 49.13_o 14._o 4._o such_o be_v the_o stupidity_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n that_o even_o remarkable_a 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so_o be_v here_o suppose_a that_o their_o excellency_n do_v not_o go_v away_o till_o then_o 3._o whatever_o forbearance_n the_o son_n of_o man_n get_v in_o this_o life_n yet_o death_n will_v strip_v they_o of_o all_o their_o outward_a splendour_n and_o pomp_n for_o then_o all_o their_o excellency_n do_v go_v away_o see_v psal_n 49.17_o isa_n 14.9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n 4._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a fault_n and_o a_o gross_a neglect_n in_o man_n that_o this_o ordinary_a plain_a lesson_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o outward_a excellency_n be_v so_o little_o study_v for_o this_o question_n do_v not_o their_o excellency_n which_o be_v in_o they_o go_v away_o do_v import_v that_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n and_o yet_o withal_o that_o many_o do_v so_o walk_v as_o if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v nor_o heed_n it_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v pose_v if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v and_o consider_v it_o 4._o that_o they_o die_v without_o wisdom_n ver_fw-la 21._o or_o they_o die_v and_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n this_o may_v be_v true_a general_o of_o all_o man_n that_o though_o some_o have_v profit_v much_o better_a in_o their_o life_n than_o other_o yet_o all_o may_v confess_v that_o they_o die_v before_o they_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o understand_v as_o they_o ought_v what_o it_o be_v to_o live_v well_o or_o to_o emprove_v the_o example_n of_o mortality_n which_o they_o have_v see_v in_o their_o time_n it_o may_v also_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o wicked_a who_o die_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o without_o that_o wisdom_n which_o flow_v from_o right_o number_v of_o their_o day_n psal_n 49.20_o &_o 90.12_o but_o it_o be_v more_o safe_a to_o understand_v it_o general_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o they_o die_v without_o have_v any_o skill_n or_o wisdom_n how_o to_o avoid_v death_n and_o it_o teach_v however_o wicked_a man_n play_v many_o prank_n with_o their_o wit_n in_o their_o life_n and_o do_v nimble_o extricate_v themselves_o imminent_a 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disposition_n suitable_a to_o their_o condition_n whatever_o it_o be_v verse_n 8._o o_o that_o i_o may_v have_v my_o request_n and_o that_o god_n will_v grant_v i_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o long_o for_o 9_o even_o that_o it_o will_v please_v god_n to_o destroy_v i_o that_o he_o will_v let_v loose_a his_o hand_n and_o cut_v i_o off_o follow_v to_o ver_fw-la 14._o job_n desire_v of_o death_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o press_v and_o justify_v by_o divers_a argument_n he_o bring_v it_o in_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o former_a debate_n thus_o that_o though_o they_o will_v not_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o complain_v or_o desire_v death_n yet_o he_o see_v no_o comfort_n within_o time_n nor_o hope_v beside_o will_v take_v leave_n his_o desire_n be_v propound_v ver_fw-la 9_o that_o god_n who_o be_v sovereign_a lord_n of_o life_n will_v be_v please_v to_o destroy_v he_o and_o will_v not_o measure_v out_o affliction_n by_o piecemeal_n and_o with_o a_o bind_v up_o hand_n but_o will_v let_v 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of_o trouble_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o that_o extremity_n that_o many_o death_n will_v have_v be_v easy_a 3._o a_o tentation_n once_o fix_v in_o a_o break_a spirit_n can_v easy_o be_v pull_v out_o again_o for_o job_n can_v be_v drive_v from_o this_o desire_n on_o which_o he_o have_v once_o fix_v but_o he_o press_v it_o over_o and_o over_o again_o man_n have_v need_v to_o beware_v of_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o such_o distemper_n and_o to_o crush_v they_o in_o the_o bud_n 4._o albeit_o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v be_v pester_v and_o haunt_v with_o many_o sinful_a passion_n and_o desire_n in_o his_o trouble_n yet_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o sinful_a act_n in_o prosecution_n of_o those_o desire_n for_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o heat_n of_o desire_n job_n honesty_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o will_v not_o help_v god_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n how_o much_o soever_o he_o desire_v death_n but_o will_v wait_v on_o he_o if_o he_o may_v be_v please_v to_o 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often_o and_o walk_v under_o the_o delay_n as_o they_o who_o be_v afflict_v and_o affect_v thereby_o psal_n 88.11_o 12_o 13._o this_o be_v job_n practice_n in_o so_o unwarrantable_a a_o desire_n it_o may_v give_v a_o check_n to_o our_o sluggishness_n in_o more_o honest_a desire_n 2._o when_o man_n give_v way_n to_o sinful_a tentation_n they_o may_v in_o god_n holy_a providence_n meet_v with_o many_o occasion_n to_o entertain_v they_o as_o job_n here_o long_v after_o death_n his_o friend_n disappoint_v of_o he_o add_v fuel_n to_o the_o fire_n and_o make_v it_o more_o vehement_a as_o think_v he_o be_v hereby_o confirm_v in_o the_o equity_n of_o his_o desire_n thus_o tempter_n of_o god_n fall_v in_o snare_n mal._n 3.15_o and_o hearkner_n also_o to_o false_a prophet_n deut._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o this_o may_v terrify_v man_n who_o enter_v upon_o a_o way_n without_o a_o rule_n and_o warrant_v that_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o such_o snare_n and_o every_o confirmation_n they_o think_v they_o 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