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hear_v it_o for_o thou_o have_v obtain_v this_o for_o i_o because_o thou_o have_v both_o pray_v for_o i_o upon_o the_o cross_n and_o have_v as_o my_o chief_a high_a priest_n suffer_v all_o thing_n nor_o do_v thou_o commend_v thy_o own_o spirit_n alone_o unto_o thy_o father_n but_o i_o also_o and_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v member_n of_o thy_o body_n thou_o have_v bind_v my_o soul_n together_o with_o thy_o own_o in_o the_o bundle_n of_o life_n and_o have_v deliver_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a o_o how_o do_v the_o word_n pierce_v my_o soul_n and_o spirit_n which_o thou_o utter_v before_o thou_o do_v pass_v that_o deadly_a way_n and_o in_o which_o thou_o do_v most_o devout_o speak_v unto_o thy_o father_n i_o pray_v for_o they_o i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n but_o for_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o for_o they_o be_v thou_o holy_a father_n keep_v they_o in_o thy_o name_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o as_o we_o be_v one_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o world_n sanctify_v they_o in_o thy_o truth_n i_o pray_v not_o only_o for_o these_o but_o for_o those_o also_o who_o shall_v believe_v in_o i_o through_o their_o word_n that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v one_o as_o thou_o o_o father_n be_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o thou_o that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v one_o in_o we_o that_o the_o world_n may_v believe_v that_o thou_o have_v send_v i_o and_o i_o have_v give_v they_o the_o glory_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o as_o we_o be_v one_o i_o in_o they_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o that_o they_o may_v be_v perfect_a in_o one_o and_o that_o the_o world_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o have_v send_v i_o and_o have_v love_v they_o as_o thou_o have_v love_v i_o father_n i_o will_v that_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v where_o i_o be_o that_o they_o may_v see_v my_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o because_o thou_o love_v i_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n what_o father_n can_v more_o earnest_o recommend_v a_o son_n what_o mother_n a_o daughter_n or_o what_o brother_n his_o brother_n to_o another_o care_n than_o thou_o o_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n have_v recommend_v we_o to_o thy_o father_n thy_o father_n do_v hear_v we_o his_o degenerate_a &_o adopt_a son_n how_o much_o rather_o will_v he_o hear_v thou_o his_o son_n obedient_a even_o to_o the_o death_n and_o his_o issue_n beget_v of_o his_o own_o substance_n from_o all_o eternity_n yea_o he_o have_v already_o hear_v he_o can_v say_v he_o even_o he_o thy_o father_n a_o woman_n forget_v she_o own_o child_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o have_v compassion_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o her_o own_o womb_n though_o she_o shall_v be_v so_o forgetful_a yet_o will_v not_o i_o forget_v thou_o behold_v i_o have_v grave_v thou_o upon_o my_o hand_n thou_o also_o o_o christ_n my_o saviour_n say_v my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n and_o i_o know_v they_o and_o they_o follow_v i_o and_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o perish_v for_o ever_o and_o no_o man_n shall_v snatch_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n my_o father_n who_o give_v i_o they_o be_v great_a than_o all_o and_o none_o can_v take_v they_o out_o of_o my_o father_n hand_n rest_a upon_o these_o thy_o attract_v sentence_n i_o may_v be_v startle_v at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v dismay_v because_o i_o shall_v also_o be_v mindful_a of_o thy_o promise_n merit_n and_o intercession_n when_o at_o length_n by_o thy_o permission_n a_o sharp_a sickness_n shall_v weaken_v my_o sinew_n and_o shall_v gnaw_v and_o feed_v upon_o my_o bloodless_a and_o half_a rot_a skin_n when_o my_o face_n shall_v be_v bedew_v with_o a_o cold_a sweat_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v moisten_v with_o the_o drop_n of_o death_n when_o my_o wan_a lip_n shall_v be_v widow_v of_o their_o redness_n and_o a_o sad_a murmur_n shall_v be_v hear_v from_o the_o horrid_a noise_n of_o the_o gnash_a tooth_n when_o my_o sun_n shall_v be_v darken_v by_o my_o funeral_n cloud_n and_o death_n shall_v involve_v my_o head_n in_o everlasting_a darkness_n yet_o thou_o son_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v clear_a unto_o i_o thou_o shall_v furnish_v my_o soul_n wrestle_v and_o triumph_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o thy_o spirit_n with_o thy_o own_o word_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n contempt_n etc._n etc._n 23._o of_o the_o open_n of_o christ_n side_n come_v hither_o come_v hither_o o_o my_o soul_n behold_v he_o hang_v on_o the_o cross_n ascend_v ascend_v o_o my_o soul_n and_o pluck_v out_o the_o nail_n from_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n wherewith_o he_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n thou_o need_v no_o ladder_n it_o be_v devotion_n it_o be_v faith_n which_o elevate_v and_o lift_v thou_o up_o thither_o o_o miserable_a spectacle_n o_o lamentable_a carcase_n how_o ill-favoured_o &_o in_o what_o a_o ugly_a manner_n be_v thou_o butcher_v they_o can_v not_o glut_v their_o malice_n upon_o he_o while_o he_o live_v they_o insult_v also_o upon_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o gore_n he_o with_o a_o spear_n whence_o blood_n and_o water_n do_v flow_v most_o holy_a symbol_n of_o thy_o two_o sacrament_n who_o be_v he_o o_o lord_n that_o have_v overcome_v the_o world_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o jesus_n christ_n that_o come_v by_o water_n and_o blood_n not_o by_o water_n alone_o but_o by_o water_n and_o blood_n thou_o come_v unto_o we_o in_o water_n in_o baptism_n thou_o come_v to_o we_o in_o blood_n in_o the_o holy_a supper_n this_o be_v that_o double_a testimony_n that_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o father_n by_o thou_o and_o that_o we_o be_v wash_v and_o purge_v from_o our_o sin_n thou_o be_v very_o much_o besot_v and_o soil_v yet_o be_v thou_o lovely_a to_o thy_o father_n because_o thou_o become_v obedient_a to_o death_n even_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n thou_o be_v also_o most_o lovely_a to_o i_o whilst_o i_o dive_v into_o thy_o side_n and_o into_o thy_o wound_n not_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n with_o thomas_n but_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o life_n the_o perspective_n glass_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v when_o i_o see_v i_o be_o free_v from_o death_n by_o the_o death_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n when_o i_o lock_v on_o the_o immense_a and_o love_n without_o bound_n love_v without_o end_n the_o love_n that_o we_o want_v understanding_n to_o conceive_v and_o our_o reason_n wax_v dark_a to_o apprehend_v for_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o thou_o have_v suffer_v yea_o i_o who_o have_v sin_v have_v suffer_v in_o thou_o our_o flesh_n be_v so_o join_v to_o the_o deity_n so_o as_o that_o which_o be_v to_o die_v everlasting_o for_o sin_n become_v dead_a in_o another_o for_o we_o and_o we_o neither_o feel_v grief_n nor_o death_n yet_o be_v we_o in_o like_a manner_n restore_v to_o life_n for_o as_o christ_n put_v upon_o he_o our_o flesh_n in_o the_o womb_n so_o he_o die_v our_o death_n upon_o the_o cross_n for_o whatsoever_o the_o god_n make_v man_n do_v suffer_v he_o suffer_v for_o man_n from_o who_o he_o can_v now_o no_o more_o be_v sever_v than_o from_o his_o other_o nature_n with_o which_o he_o unite_v this_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v save_v it_o o_o great_a clemency_n o_o unspeakable_a clemency_n o_o bounty_n that_o can_v be_v express_v with_o word_n of_o man_n eloquence_n god_n who_o be_v for_o ever_o bless_v be_v first_o make_v man_n and_o at_o length_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n
what_o saint_n paul_n say_v we_o bring_v nothing_o into_o this_o world_n and_o we_o know_v that_o we_o can_v carry_v nothing_o away_o from_o thence_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v content_a with_o our_o food_n and_o clothing_n but_o those_o that_o will_v be_v rich_a fall_v into_o temptation_n and_o snare_n and_o many_o foolish_a lust_n which_o afflict_v and_o drown_v the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n pray_v with_o agur_n the_o son_n of_o jakeh_n i_o have_v desire_v two_o thing_n of_o thou_o o_o god_n deny_v they_o not_o unto_o i_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v remove_v far_o from_o i_o vanity_n and_o lie_n give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n let_v i_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o meat_n of_o my_o own_o table_n lest_o be_v over_o full_a i_o lie_v against_o thou_o and_o say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n or_o be_v poor_a i_o shall_v steal_v and_o so_o abuse_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n be_v grieve_v more_o for_o god_n dishonour_n than_o thy_o own_o if_o thou_o suffer_v wrong_a bear_v it_o patient_o and_o thou_o shall_v overcome_v it_o yet_o thou_o may_v say_v my_o reputation_n be_v stain_v shall_v i_o endure_v it_o why_o not_o suffer_v and_o thy_o reputation_n will_v be_v soon_o repair_v he_o that_o shall_v at_o length_n even_o in_o the_o last_o day_n restore_v unto_o thou_o thy_o putrify_a body_n shall_v restore_v to_o thou_o thy_o credit_n if_o thou_o be_v angry_a and_o enrage_a and_o tear_v thyself_o what_o shall_v all_o these_o turmoil_n profit_v thou_o nothing_o be_v more_o please_v to_o thy_o enemy_n than_o to_o see_v thou_o by_o thy_o rage_n to_o be_v in_o such_o a_o confusion_n rather_o pray_v for_o thy_o enemy_n that_o they_o be_v fellow-heire_n with_o thou_o of_o eternal_a life_n and_o fellow-chaunters_a of_o thy_o father_n praise_n in_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n the_o more_o other_o extol_v thou_o the_o more_o do_v thou_o humble_v thyself_o in_o thy_o own_o eye_n nor_o please_v thyself_o with_o such_o vanity_n they_o that_o esteem_v light_o of_o earthly_a thing_n be_v magnify_v and_o extol_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n proceed_v sincere_o right_o and_o innocent_o in_o every_o of_o thy_o action_n nor_o too_o earnest_o take_v care_n for_o the_o thing_n thou_o have_v not_o think_v no_o sin_n little_a for_o there_o be_v none_o so_o light_a if_o any_o may_v be_v say_v light_n but_o it_o may_v bring_v upon_o thou_o great_a plague_n &_o everlasting_a death_n therefore_o deplore_v thy_o least_o sin_n and_o pray_v without_o cease_v for_o the_o better_n of_o thy_o life_n think_v how_o short_a thy_o life_n be_v if_o any_o serious_o consider_v what_o ever_o belong_v to_o we_o he_o shall_v see_v they_o vanish_v from_o we_o like_o bird_n in_o the_o air_n and_o we_o also_o by_o our_o perpetual_a motion_n be_v carry_v beyond_o those_o transitory_a thing_n but_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a no_o remedy_n can_v be_v find_v against_o this_o for_o these_o thing_n fall_v out_o thus_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v a_o dream_n a_o smoke_n and_o imposture_n this_o be_v our_o life_n o_o man_n that_o lead_v a_o fleet_a life_n such_o be_v the_o scene_n upon_o the_o earth_n that_o we_o must_v be_v bear_v ere_o we_o can_v have_v a_o be_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v we_o be_v again_o dissolve_v to_o nothing_o we_o be_v a_o dream_n that_o last_v not_o a_o apparition_n that_o can_v be_v lay_v hold_v on_o a_o flight_n of_o a_o bird_n that_o be_v go_v the_o passage_n of_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o sea_n that_o leave_v behind_o no_o impression_n dust_n a_o vapour_n morning_n dew_n a_o flower_n that_o have_v his_o time_n to_o blow_v and_o time_n to_o wither_v the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v as_o grass_n and_o shall_v flourish_v but_o like_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n think_v therefore_o always_o what_o manner_n of_o life_n thou_o have_v not_o how_o long_o it_o may_v last_v make_v haste_n to_o live_v well_o and_o think_v every_o day_n be_v another_o life_n let_v we_o extend_v our_o life_n who_o office_n and_o argument_n be_v action_n let_v we_o not_o place_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o life_n in_o the_o length_n of_o it_o but_o in_o the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v yea_o it_o often_o happen_v so_o that_o he_o who_o have_v live_v long_o have_v live_v little_a his_o life_n be_v most_o long_o in_o the_o whole_a extent_n whereof_o he_o have_v be_v at_o leisure_n for_o himself_o and_o yet_o no_o part_n thereof_o have_v lyen_fw-we waste_n or_o idle_a life_n be_v like_o a_o play_n it_o skill_v not_o how_o long_o it_o be_v but_o how_o well_o it_o be_v act_v not_o he_o that_o have_v sing_v much_o to_o the_o harp_n nor_o he_o that_o have_v make_v many_o prayer_n or_o have_v steer_v many_o ship_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v but_o he_o that_o have_v perform_v these_o thing_n for_o beauty_n be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o virtue_n and_o a_o seasonable_a moderation_n not_o in_o length_n of_o day_n in_o every_o thing_n we_o see_v the_o priority_n to_o be_v yield_v to_o maturity_n and_o perfection_n not_o to_o their_o old-age_n for_o among_o the_o plant_n those_o be_v account_v the_o best_a which_o bear_v most_o fruit_n in_o the_o short_a time_n and_o among_o the_o live_a creature_n those_o from_o who_o we_o receive_v most_o commodity_n for_o our_o life_n in_o the_o short_a time_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o a_o short_a time_n well_o and_o innocent_o spend_v be_v far_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o sinful_a long_a life_n contempt_n etc._n etc._n 35._o of_o necessary_a rule_n to_o lead_v a_o holy_a life_n concern_v our_o word_n hear_v and_o obey_v these_o thing_n o_o man_n which_o i_o shall_v utter_v touch_v thy_o word_n weigh_v well_o continual_o with_o thyself_o that_o say_v of_o our_o saviour_n i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o that_o also_o which_o 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