of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n and_o how_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v he_o up_o and_o his_o company_n vers_fw-la 32_o 33._o so_o rebellious_a absalon_n come_v to_o a_o untimely_a death_n and_o david_n be_v much_o move_v with_o grief_n in_o that_o he_o die_v in_o rebellion_n 2_o sam._n 18.9_o 33_o compare_v see_v prov._n 16.14_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o messenger_n of_o death_n but_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v pacify_v it_o and_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n be_v not_o disobedient_a and_o irreverent_a in_o your_o carriage_n towards_o minister_n which_o be_v your_o spiritual_a parens_fw-la you_o may_v read_v 2_o king_n 2.23_o 24._o two_o she_o bear_v destroy_v forty_o two_o child_n for_o mock_v the_o prophet_n though_o child_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o in_o they_o possible_o as_o some_o think_v because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o gather_v together_o they_o be_v set_v on_o by_o their_o idolatrous_a parent_n to_o do_v what_o they_o do_v and_o therefore_o god_n just_o punish_v they_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o child_n last_o be_v not_o disobedient_a to_o natural_a parent_n god_n may_v just_o deprive_v they_o of_o natural_a life_n that_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n prov._n 30.17_o 7.20_o prov._n 20.20_o mar._n 7.20_o the_o eye_n that_o mock_v at_o his_o father_n and_o despise_v to_o obey_v his_o mother_n the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v it_o out_o and_o the_o young_a eagle_n shall_v eat_v it_o homer_n though_o common_o report_v to_o be_v blind_a yet_o see_v and_o observe_v as_o much_o for_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o do_v not_o relieve_v his_o parent_n he_o tell_v we_o he_o live_v but_o a_o short_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n δ._n take_v heed_n then_o of_o disobedience_n to_o magistrate_n minister_n or_o natural_a parent_n as_o you_o love_v your_o life_n 2._o take_v heed_n of_o lustful_a uncleanness_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o city_n about_o they_o burn_v strong_o in_o lust_n judas_n 7._o and_o god_n send_v a_o strange_a fire_n to_o destroy_v they_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 19.24_o 25._o so_o god_n cut_v off_o onan_n for_o his_o filthiness_n gen._n 38.9_o 10._o so_o 1_o cor._n 10.8_o you_o read_v how_o that_o for_o uncleanness_n there_o fall_v in_o one_o day_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o 53._o plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 7._o c._n 53._o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o cornelius_n gallus_n and_o t._n aetherius_n two_o great_a person_n in_o rome_n that_o die_v in_o the_o act_n of_o unchastity_n the_o dog-day_n of_o lust_n be_v very_o dangerous_a indeed_o this_o sin_n consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n tend_v to_o weakness_n and_o sickness_n and_o the_o shorten_n of_o a_o man_n day_n the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o the_o harlot_n house_n incline_v unto_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a prov._n 2.18_o so_o likewise_o prov._n 5.9_o 11._o &_o prov._n 6.26_o 33_o 34_o 35._o &_o prov._n 7.22_o 23._o &_o prov._n 31.3_o solomon_n mother_n there_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o give_v his_o strength_n unto_o woman_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o intemperance_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v this_o be_v as_o a_o knife_n to_o cut_v our_o own_o throat_n see_v prov._n 23.1_o 2._o when_o thou_o sit_v to_o eat_v with_o a_o ruler_n a_o magistrate_n or_o some_o great_a man_n consider_v diligent_o what_o be_v before_o thou_o and_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n some_o read_v it_o impones_fw-la cultellum_fw-la gutturi_fw-la tuo_fw-la and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o thou_o do_v as_o good_a as_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n thou_o may_v endanger_v thy_o life_n if_o thou_o feed_v too_o plentiful_o so_o vers_fw-la 29_o 30._o who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n our_o own_o luxury_n as_o one_o say_v fill_v we_o full_a of_o disease_n which_o shorten_v this_o our_o short_a day_n of_o life_n and_o set_v our_o clock_n forward_o that_o it_o strike_v dead_a before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o natural_a circle_n be_v go_v about_o deinde_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la say_v musculus_fw-la 6.2_o musculus_fw-la in_o ps_n 6.2_o quae_fw-la sit_fw-la illorum_fw-la vaesania_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la gulam_fw-la &_o intemperantiam_fw-la seipsos_fw-la donâ—_n sanitatis_fw-la privant_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la morbis_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la reddunt_fw-la we_o may_v say_v of_o fast_v and_o feast_v as_o the_o womâ—n_n sing_v of_o saul_n and_o david_n sam._n 18.7_o saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o feast_v kill_v more_o ten_o to_o one_o than_o fast_v poor_a people_n who_o have_v the_o short_a meal_n have_v common_o the_o long_a grace_n and_o the_o best_a health_n the_o glutton_n dig_v his_o grave_n with_o his_o own_o tooth_n the_o drunkard_n drink_v health_n so_o long_o to_o other_o that_o he_o have_v none_o to_o himself_o non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o potâ_fw-la vera_fw-la salute_v salus_fw-la and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o strike_v he_o dead_a that_o make_v himself_o dead_a drink_v take_v heed_n then_o of_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v good_a advice_n at_o all_o time_n but_o most_o seasonable_a at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v a_o time_n of_o much_o feast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la we_o ought_v say_v a_o heathen_a to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o to_o observe_v a_o mean_a in_o drink_v diet_n and_o recreation_n 4._o take_v heed_n of_o immoderate_a sorrow_n this_o like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n break_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o stoop_v prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v so_o prov._n 15.13_o a_o merry_a heart_n make_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n but_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v david_n tell_v we_o psal_n 31.10_o my_o life_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n and_o my_o year_n with_o sigh_v and_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o loss_n of_o worldly_a thing_n weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o impatience_n passion_n and_o discontent_n the_o murmur_v israelite_n be_v destroy_v of_o the_o destroyer_n 1_o cor._n 10.10_o a_o impatient_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o scourge_n we_o say_v true_o the_o hasty_a man_n never_o want_v wo._n pettish_a fretful_a passionate_a person_n like_o the_o demoniac_a in_o the_o gospel_n mar._n 5.2_o 3._o wound_n and_o cut_v themselves_o wrath_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n in_o scripture_n gen._n 39.19_o 20._o esth_n 1.12_o est_fw-la intus_fw-la flamma_fw-la medullas_fw-la this_o fire_n of_o passion_n devour_v and_o consume_v that_o which_o shall_v maintain_v natural_a life_n the_o passionate_a man_n like_o mount_n aetna_n consume_v his_o own_o bowel_n with_o inward_a burn_n thus_o as_o eliphas_n tell_v job_n job_n 5.2_o wrath_n kill_v the_o foolish_a man_n vex_v and_o fret_v under_o providential_a dispensation_n spend_v a_o man_n spirit_n and_o put_v he_o upon_o take_v such_o unlawful_a course_n as_o be_v ofttimes_o attend_v with_o destruction_n prov._n 19.19_o a_o man_n of_o great_a wrath_n shall_v suffer_v punishment_n for_o if_o thou_o deliver_v he_o yet_o thou_o must_v do_v it_o again_o q._n d._n a_o passionate_a man_n be_v no_o soon_o deliver_v from_o one_o danger_n but_o he_o bring_v himself_o into_o another_o 6._o take_v heed_n of_o envy_n job_n 5.2_o envy_n slay_v the_o silly_a one_o if_o a_o man_n be_v so_o silly_a as_o to_o hug_v this_o viper_n in_o his_o bosom_n he_o do_v it_o to_o his_o destruction_n envy_n like_o a_o moth_n do_v insensible_o consume_v a_o man_n deprive_v he_o of_o health_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n hence_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v envy_v the_o rottenness_n of_o the_o bone_n prov._n 14.30_o the_o envious_a man_n melt_v away_o at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o other_o as_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 112.10_o inuidus_fw-la alterius_fw-la rebus_fw-la macrescit_fw-la opimis_fw-la the_o dart_n of_o envy_n be_v as_o a_o worthy_a divine_a observe_v like_o that_o in_o homer_n implead_v dr._n pierce_v in_o sinner_n implead_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n γ._fw-la v._o 348._o reflexa_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la cuspis_fw-la scuto_fw-la in_o valido_fw-la it_o always_o recoil_v into_o the_o breast_n of_o he_o that_o shoot_v it_o and_o mischief_n most_o at_o rebound_n 7._o take_v heed_n of_o pride_n and_o ambition_n
church_n and_o people_n so_o naomi_n ruth_n 1.3_o 5._o have_v lose_v her_o husband_n and_o two_o son_n and_o vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o because_o god_n have_v deal_v thus_o bitter_o with_o she_o she_o refuse_v her_o name_n will_v be_v call_v marah_n that_o signify_v bitterness_n and_o not_o naomi_n that_o signify_v pleasant_a she_o refuse_v this_o name_n be_v so_o unsuitable_a to_o her_o condition_n so_o the_o woman_n of_o bethlehem_n at_o the_o untimely_a death_n of_o their_o infant_n mat._n 2.16_o 18_o mourn_v &_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v and_o indeed_o the_o female_a kind_n natural_o be_v more_o dispose_v to_o tenderness_n than_o the_o male_n isa_n 49.15_o and_o so_o more_o apt_a to_o weep_v immoderate_o and_o as_o one_o say_v of_o the_o two_o the_o more_o to_o be_v pity_v and_o the_o more_o capable_a of_o excuse_n and_o pardon_v but_o yet_o immoderate_a sorrow_n in_o none_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v as_o we_o approve_v not_o then_o of_o a_o stoical_a apathy_n for_o the_o best_a of_o god_n servant_n have_v passion_n in_o they_o passion_n see_v dr._n renolds_n on_o the_o passion_n act_v 14.15_o james_n 5.17_o and_o passion_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o soul_n place_v in_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n so_o neither_o do_v we_o approve_v of_o passion_n when_o irregular_a for_o than_o they_o be_v disease_n of_o the_o mind_n depraver_n of_o reason_n disturber_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o cause_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o speak_v and_o act_v not_o like_o themselves_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n luke_n 7.12_o 13._o say_v to_o the_o widow_n who_o weep_v for_o her_o only_a son_n weep_v not_o he_o do_v not_o there_o forbid_v natural_a affection_n but_o inordinate_a passion_n not_o tear_n simple_o but_o their_o excess_n not_o tear_n of_o sympathy_n and_o parental_a tenderness_n but_o despair_v repine_a tear_n to_o shut_v up_o this_o text._n see_v dr._n walkers_n sermon_n on_o that_o text._n the_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o to_o mortify_v inordinate_a affection_n col._n 3.4_o that_o of_o sorrow_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o anger_n etc._n etc._n now_o it_o be_v inordinate_a when_o set_v on_o wrong_a object_n or_o when_o it_o be_v in_o extreme_n either_o defective_a or_o excessive_a this_o corruption_n or_o disorder_n in_o our_o affection_n must_v be_v purge_v out_o now_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o several_a argument_n to_o prevent_v inordinate_a mourning_n at_o death_n of_o friend_n take_v ten_o which_o be_v as_o so_o many_o cork_n to_o the_o net_n to_o keep_v the_o soul_n under_o such_o loss_n from_o sink_v too_o deep_a in_o sorrow_n chap._n ii_o ten_o consideration_n to_o prevent_v immoderate_a mourn_v at_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n in_o the_o first_o place_n consider_v the_o necessity_n of_o die_v for_o we_o must_v needs_o die_v 2_o sam._n 14.14_o so_o eccles_n 12.5_o man_n go_v to_o his_o long_a home_n man_n indefinite_o i._n e._n every_o man_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a beautiful_a and_o deform_a male_a and_o female_a young_a and_o old_a good_a and_o bad_a all_o go_v to_o their_o long_a home_n the_o grave_a so_o ps_n 89.48_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n text._n see_v mr._n dugard_v sermon_n on_o that_o text._n shall_v he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grave_a selah_n no_o though_o he_o now_o live_v yet_o he_o shall_v not_o always_o live_v but_o soon_o or_o late_a shall_v see_v death_n joshua_n and_o david_n call_v death_n the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n josh_n 23.14_o 1_o king_n 2.2_o this_o way_n all_o creature_n of_o the_o earth_n walk_v and_o therefore_o job_n call_v the_o grave_a the_o house_n appoint_v for_o all_o live_n job_n 30.23_o no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n eccles_n 8.8_o but_o when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o eccles_n 12.7_o death_n that_o black_a prince_n or_o king_n of_o 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undergo_v a_o change_n and_o the_o like_a be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v expect_v so_o than_o that_o all_o must_v die_v be_v a_o universal_a rule_n admit_v of_o no_o exception_n and_o how_o soon_o all_o we_o may_v be_v bring_v in_o as_o example_n to_o this_o general_a rule_n we_o know_v not_o even_o king_n on_o earth_n be_v but_o earthen_a king_n and_o like_a nebuchadnezar_n image_n dan._n 2._o stand_v on_o foot_n of_o clay_n and_o moulder_v away_o as_o well_o as_o other_o aequo_fw-la pede_fw-la pulsat_fw-la pauperum_fw-la tabernas_fw-la regumque_fw-la turres_fw-la hor._n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n but_o you_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n psal_n 82.6_o 7._o augustus_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la nay_o christ_n himself_o die_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n be_v put_v to_o death_n though_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n actual_o yet_o because_o he_o have_v our_o sin_n by_o imputation_n isa_n 53.6_o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o he_o stand_v guilty_a of_o our_o sin_n for_o he_o become_v our_o surety_n and_o 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