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to_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n nothing_o that_o he_o more_o wish_n to_o avoid_v oh_o how_o loath_a and_o how_o unwilling_a be_v such_o a_o one_o to_o die_v but_o come_v now_o to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v live_v as_o paul_n do_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n and_o how_o be_v it_o with_o he_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n his_o end_n be_v peace_n so_o full_a of_o joy_n &_o comfort_n so_o be_v he_o ravish_v with_o the_o inward_a and_o unspeakable_a consolation_n of_o his_o conscience_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o that_o balaam_n shall_v wish_v to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n the_o day_n of_o a_o man_n marriage_n be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n cant._n 3._o 11._o and_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n be_v not_o so_o joyful_a a_o day_n as_o be_v the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n there_o be_v but_o few_o that_o can_v marry_v with_o that_o 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a_o good_a conscience_n make_v a_o man_n see_v the_o face_n of_o death_n as_o jacob_n see_v esaves_n face_n gen._n 33._o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n they_o see_v the_o face_n of_o death_n with_o unspeakable_a joy_n ravishment_n of_o heart_n and_o exultation_n of_o spirit_n well_o now_o what_o a_o motive_n have_v we_o here_o to_o make_v we_o labour_v for_o a_o good_a conscience_n even_o balaam_n himself_o will_v fain_o make_v a_o good_a end_n &_o die_v in_o peace_n and_o who_o wish_v not_o his_o deathbed_n may_v be_v a_o mount_n nebo_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v see_v that_o heavenly_a canaan_n lo_o here_o balaam_n the_o way_n to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n unto_o this_o day_n they_o that_o have_v conscience_n in_o their_o life_n shall_v have_v comfort_n at_o their_o death_n they_o that_o live_v conscionable_o shall_v die_v comfortable_o they_o that_o live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n 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