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weak_a another_o strong_a the_o weak_a christian_n be_v willing_a to_o live_v and_o patient_a to_o die_v but_o the_o strong_a patient_a to_o live_v and_o willing_a to_o die_v that_o a_o man_n may_v depart_v in_o peace_n two_o thing_n be_v requisite_a 1._o preparation_n before_o death_n 2._o a_o right_a disposition_n at_o death_n both_o which_o be_v procure_v only_o by_o faith_n in_o christ._n if_o a_o man_n be_v to_o fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n with_o a_o mighty_a dragon_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o either_o he_o must_v kill_v or_o be_v kill_v his_o best_a course_n be_v to_o bereave_v he_o of_o his_o poison_n and_o sting_n death_n be_v a_o serpent_n and_o the_o sting_n wherewith_o he_o wound_v we_o be_v sin_n so_o say_v 56._o s._n paul_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n now_o the_o true_a believer_n understand_v and_o know_v assure_o that_o christ_n jesus_n have_v satisfy_v the_o law_n and_o then_o if_o no_o law_n no_o sin_n and_o if_o no_o sin_n death_n have_v no_o sting_n well_o 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be_v the_o spear_n which_o kill_v our_o last_o enemy_n for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v sure_a that_o his_o 25._o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o this_o 54._o corruptible_fw-fr shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortal_a immortality_n well_o may_v he_o sing_v with_o old_a simeon_n lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n and_o triumph_v over_o y_o e_o grave_n with_o paul_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n but_o thanks_o be_v give_v unto_o god_n which_o give_v we_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o simeon_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o death_n namely_o for_o that_o he_o do_v hold_v in_o his_o arm_n and_o behold_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o lord_n christ_n 25._o who_o be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n he_o can_v say_v with_o a_o true_a heart_n unto_o god_n 16._o 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nemo_fw-la suum_fw-la a_o man_n may_v transgress_v this_o commandment_n in_o be_v a_o thief_n to_o himself_o in_o spend_v too_o much_o too_o little_a to_o other_o too_o much_o waste_v more_o than_o he_o shall_v in_o game_a diet_n bravery_n such_o be_v arrant_a cutpurse_n unto_o themselves_o get_v less_o than_o they_o shall_v ignavi_n &_o prodigi_fw-la sunt_fw-la fures_fw-la say_v 185_o melancthon_n as_o a_o spend-all_a so_o a_o get-nothing_a be_v a_o thief_n to_o his_o estate_n poverty_n come_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o arm_a man_n proverb_n 24._o 34._o a_o idle_a person_n be_v poverty_n prisoner_n if_o he_o live_v without_o a_o calling_n poverty_n have_v a_o calling_n to_o arrest_v he_o he_o that_o spend_v too_o little_a on_o himself_o as_o the_o covetous_a wretch_n be_v a_o robber_n of_o himself_o also_o 13._o corpus_fw-la extenuat_fw-la ut_fw-la lucrum_fw-la extendat_fw-la he_o keep_v his_o belly_n thin_a that_o his_o purse_n may_v be_v full_a he_o 4._o can_v afford_v himself_o so_o 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a_o break_a 17._o spirit_n be_v a_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n o_fw-fr penitent_a magnum_fw-la donum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o poenam_fw-la dedit_fw-la in_fw-la salutem_fw-la vertit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la peperit_fw-la tristitia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la contrivit_fw-la as_o the_o worm_n breed_v in_o the_o tree_n devour_v the_o tree_n so_o sorrow_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n do_v overthrow_n sin_n so_o good_a be_v god_n to_o turn_v curse_n into_o blessing_n and_o grief_n into_o grace_n if_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o thorough_o touch_v for_o sin_n become_v sorry_a because_o thou_o be_v no_o more_o sorry_a resolve_v to_o be_v more_o resolve_v for_o as_o one_o witty_o factum_fw-la infectum_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la cor_fw-la affectum_fw-la if_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n wrap_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n in_o 59_o clean_a linen_n how_o dare_v thou_o receive_v it_o with_o a_o unclean_a soul_n 2._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o kiss_v a_o prince_n hand_n 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and_o drink_v christ_n foresee_v this_o papistical_a error_n say_v in_o his_o first_o institution_n drink_v you_o 26._o all_o of_o it_o he_o take_v the_o bread_n and_o say_v only_o take_v eat_v indefinite_o matth._n but_o when_o he_o take_v the_o cup_n he_o do_v add_v a_o universal_a note_n bibâ—â—e_n omnes_fw-la drink_v you_o drink_v all_o you_o we_o conclude_v therefore_o with_o 8._o cyprian_a adulterum_fw-la est_fw-la impium_fw-la est_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la humano_fw-la furore_fw-la instituitur_fw-la ut_fw-la dispositio_fw-la divina_fw-la violetur_fw-la christ_n be_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o way_n to_o the_o truth_n ergo_fw-la 3._o non_fw-la aliud_fw-la fiat_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la prio_fw-la fecit_fw-la thus_o much_o of_o the_o word_n joint_o now_o of_o every_o one_o several_o and_o so_o let_v there_o be_v first_o preparation_n and_o then_o participation_n when_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o examine_v let_v he_o 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