have_v be_v use_v twice_o every_o day_n to_o contemplate_v their_o coffin_n the_o monument_n of_o their_o death_n genebald_a 〈◊〉_d of_o laudanum_n say_v in_o a_o bed_n make_v like_o a_o coffin_n for_o seven_o year_n together_o all_o which_o time_n he_o live_v a_o most_o severe_a life_n ida_n a_o woman_n of_o applaud_a sanctity_n long_o before_o her_o death_n cause_v she_o coffiâ—…_n to_o be_v make_v which_o twice_o a_o day_n she_o fill_v full_a of_o bread_n and_o meat_n which_o she_o twice_o a_o day_n give_v liberal_o to_o the_o poor_a the_o study_n of_o virtue_n be_v the_o best_a preparation_n for_o death_n no_o death_n can_v defile_v virtue_n he_o easy_o contemn_v all_o thing_n who_o always_o meditate_v upon_o this_o that_o he_o be_v to_o die_v sect._n 29._o what_o be_v life_n it_o be_v a_o flower_n a_o smoke_n a_o shadow_n the_o shadow_n of_o a_o shadow_n a_o bubble_n dust_n froth_n dew_n a_o drop_n it_o be_v ice_n the_o rainbow_n a_o waste_a torch_n a_o bag_n with_o hole_n in_o it_o a_o ruinous_a house_n treacherous_a ash_n a_o spring_n day_n a_o most_o inconstant_a april_n one_o twang_n of_o a_o harp_n a_o break_a bucket_n the_o wheel_n of_o a_o well_o a_o spider_n web_n a_o little_a drop_n of_o the_o sea_n a_o slender_a stalk_v a_o solstitial_a plant_n a_o short_a fable_n a_o shoot_a spark_n a_o little_a cloud_n a_o bladder_n full_a of_o wind_n a_o dove_n neck_n glister_v in_o the_o sun_n life_n be_v a_o thin_a glass_n a_o tender_a leaf_n a_o fine_a silk_n thread_n a_o golden_a apple_n rot_v within_o if_o a_o shadow_n be_v nothing_o say_v whar_n be_v the_o dream_n of_o a_o shadow_n a_o thousand_o such_o like_a thing_n may_v humane_a life_n be_v compare_v to_o to_o i_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v speak_v most_o true_o who_o call_v life_n the_o short_a dream_n of_o a_o shadow_n we_o will_v abbreviate_v the_o business_n life_n be_v a_o dream_n a_o bubble_n ice_n a_o flower_n and_o glass_n a_o fable_n ash_n and_o the_o fade_a grass_n a_o shadow_n a_o small_a point_n a_o voice_n a_o sound_n a_o blast_n of_o wind_n at_o length_n it_o be_v nothing_o find_v poor_a miserable_a mortal_n what_o riches_n do_v we_o seem_v to_o heap_v what_o honour_n do_v we_o invest_v ourselves_o withal_o what_o pleasure_n do_v we_o seem_v to_o enjoy_v yet_o all_o these_o be_v but_o a_o dream_n how_o short_a and_o how_o vain_a they_o have_v sleep_v out_o their_o sleep_n and_o all_o the_o man_n who_o hand_n be_v 5._o mighty_a have_v find_v nothing_o o_o man_n you_o dream_v that_o you_o be_v happy_a and_o bless_a but_o of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v which_o you_o hope_v for_o what_o do_v you_o retain_v these_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o those_o that_o wake_v and_o the_o mere_a toy_n of_o dreamer_n now_o punishment_n open_v your_o eye_n that_o sin_n shut_v before_o life_n therefore_o what_o be_v it_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o in_o short_a the_o time_n of_o humane_a life_n be_v a_o point_n nature_n inconstancy_n sense_n obscurity_n the_o whole_a body_n a_o composure_n easy_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n a_o rover_n honour_n smoak_n riches_n thorn_n pleasure_n poison_n and_o in_o a_o word_n all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o body_n a_o river_n all_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o mind_n a_o dream_n life_n be_v a_o warfare_n and_o the_o habitation_n of_o a_o stranger_n in_o a_o foreign_a land_n the_o shop_n of_o innumerable_a misery_n fame_n after_o death_n oblivion_n according_a to_o ausonius_n how_o wonder_v man_n shall_v die_v the_o hour_n decay_v marble_n and_o fame_n itself_o to_o death_n give_v way_n before_o death_n to_o complete_a thy_o day_n in_o virtue_n be_v the_o noble_a design_n sect._n 30._o life_n a_o mimic_n all_o life_n be_v a_o comedy_n we_o be_v the_o actor_n one_o play_v a_o king_n another_o a_o beggar_n one_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o person_n of_o a_o prince_n another_o of_o a_o physician_n another_o of_o a_o husbandman_n whateve_a part_n god_n have_v impose_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o ought_v decent_o to_o perform_v neither_o do_v the_o praise_n consist_v in_o this_o for_o thou_o to_o act_v a_o emperor_n or_o a_o duke_n whateve_a part_n thou_o act_n thou_o shall_v win_v applause_n so_o thou_o perform_v it_o well_o which_o be_v the_o seasonable_a admonition_n of_o epictetus_n remember_v say_v he_o that_o the_o actor_n be_v to_o be_v the_o actor_n of_o such_o a_o part_n as_o the_o composer_n please_v if_o he_o will_v have_v thou_o act_v a_o beggar_n be_v sure_a to_o represent_v that_o person_n ingenious_o so_o do_v if_o thou_o be_v to_o act_v a_o lame_a person_n a_o prince_n or_o a_o plebeian_n this_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o play_v thy_o part_n well_o but_o it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o another_o to_o choose_v it_o augustus_n the_o emperor_n the_o last_o day_n of_o his_o life_n ask_v his_o friend_n that_o be_v about_o he_o whether_o he_o seem_v to_o they_o to_o have_v act_v the_o play_n of_o life_n well_o add_v this_o little_a clause_n if_o so_o give_v i_o your_o applause_n seneca_n most_o admirable_o concern_v this_o comedy_n of_o life_n i_o must_v often_o say_v he_o use_v this_o example_n for_o this_o mimicry_n of_o life_n be_v by_o no_o simile_n better_o express_v which_o have_v assign_v we_o those_o part_n which_o through_o our_o fault_n and_o ignorance_n we_o act_v amiss_o laertius_n in_o leno_fw-la say_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v like_o a_o good_a actor_n who_o whether_o he_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o thersites_n or_o agamemnon_n do_v both_o well_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o take_v notice_n what_o we_o now_o be_v but_o what_o we_o be_v to_o be_v when_o we_o have_v put_v off_o our_o vizard_n and_o our_o habit_n nor_o matter_n it_o whether_o we_o take_v up_o the_o part_n of_o the_o first_o or_o last_o actor_n so_o we_o act_v well_o sect._n 31._o the_o type_n of_o humane_a life_n old_z balaam_n propound_v to_o jehosaphat_n the_o king_n the_o 23._o deceitful_a joy_n of_o humane_a life_n a_o errtain_a person_n say_v he_o fly_v from_o a_o unicorn_n which_o be_v a_o fierce_a creature_n in_o his_o flight_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o tumble_v into_o a_o deep_a ditch_n but_o as_o he_o be_v tumble_v catch_v hold_v of_o a_o tree_n which_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o fall_n while_o he_o cling_v to_o the_o tree_n contemn_v his_o past_a danger_n he_o see_v two_o mouse_n the_o one_o white_a the_o other_o black_a gnaw_v the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o now_o get_v as_o far_o as_o the_o very_a pith._n then_o look_v into_o the_o ditch_n he_o spy_v at_o the_o bottom_n a_o terrible_a dragon_n breathe_v fire_n last_o cast_v his_o eye_n about_o he_o spy_v the_o head_n of_o four_o asp_n reach_v out_o of_o the_o adjoin_v well_o at_o â—…ength_n neglect_v all_o these_o sight_n he_o perceive_v a_o small_a quantity_n of_o honey_n distil_v out_o of_o the_o tree_n wherefore_o now_o forgetful_a of_o the_o unicorn_n the_o mouse_n the_o dragon_n and_o the_o serpent_n he_o fall_v to_o lick_v the_o sweet_a honey_n and_o this_o say_v bartaam_n be_v the_o type_n of_o humane_a life_n the_o unicorn_n â—…epresents_v death_n that_o every_o where_o persecute_v mankind_n the_o ditch_n be_v the_o world_n full_a of_o calamity_n the_o tree_n which_o we_o hold_v by_o be_v our_o life_n confine_v within_o certain_a bound_n the_o two_o mouse_n night_n and_o day_n which_o by_o little_a and_o little_o consume_v that_o tree_n the_o four_o asp_n the_o four_o element_n who_o repose_n be_v disturb_v present_o follow_v a_o disunion_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n that_o fiend_n and_o fierce_a dragon_n represent_v the_o jaw_n of_o hell_n always_o open_a to_o devour_v we_o the_o drop_n of_o honey_n signify_v the_o filthy_a pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o deadly_a sweetness_n of_o vice_n allur'd_n with_o this_o noxious_a sweetness_n we_o neither_o fear_v hell_n nor_o think_v of_o heaven_n content_v to_o die_v voluptuous_o thus_o barlaam_n to_o jeosaphat_n o_o certain_a o_o most_o certain_a all_o these_o say_n if_o we_o be_v wise_a we_o shall_v believe_v every_o hour_n the_o last_o eternity_n hang_v at_o every_o moment_n of_o life_n sect._n 33._o the_o prologue_n of_o life_n the_o narration_n the_o epilogue_n the_o prologue_n of_o humane_a life_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v the_o narration_n to_o grieve_v the_o epilogue_n to_o die_v the_o explanation_n of_o this_o oration_n be_v mean_n and_o tear_n or_o joy_n which_o be_v worse_o than_o weep_v most_o learned_o seneca_n behold_v say_v he_o all_o mortal_n there_o be_v ample_a and_o daily_a occasion_n of_o weep_v one_o tedious_a want_n call_v to_o daily_a labour_n another_o restless_a ambition_n solicit_v another_o be_v in_o continual_a fear_n for_o the_o riches_n he_o enjoy_v and_o be_v tire_v with_o his_o own_o wish_n another_o care_n
perpetual_a which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v find_v yet_o be_v here_o to_o be_v seek_v but_o i_o die_v say_v thou_o when_o i_o intend_v to_o do_v good_a there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v always_o intend_v to_o do_v good_a but_o can_v never_o find_v the_o way_n to_o begin_v thou_o ay_o believe_v art_n one_o of_o those_o but_o if_o thou_o once_o begin_v to_o do_v well_o never_o doubt_v though_o thou_o do_v not_o complete_a thy_o work_n but_o that_o the_o insailible_n valuer_n of_o all_o thing_n will_v deduct_v nothing_o from_o thou_o the_o reward_n shall_v be_v entire_a not_o only_o of_o thy_o deed_n but_o intention_n he_o of_o good_a courage_n the_o direct_a and_o short_a way_n to_o reward_n be_v to_o die_v sect._n 45._o against_o other_o complaint_n of_o the_o sick_n the_o complaint_n of_o the_o sick_a be_v almost_o innumerable_a they_o can_v hardly_o speak_v without_o murmur_v how_o often_o do_v we_o hear_v they_o cry_v out_o oh_o miserable_a i_o oh_o afflict_a i_o oh_o who_o so_o overwhelm_v in_o pain_n as_o i_o be_o but_o they_o that_o more_o narrow_o examine_v the_o business_n will_v change_v their_o note_n and_o cry_v it_o be_v well_o it_o be_v very_o well_o it_o be_v god_n pleasure_n o_o happy_a o_o bless_a i_o correct_v not_o by_o a_o tyrant_n but_o by_o a_o father_n god_n be_v praise_v glory_n be_v to_o god_n heaven_n reward_v all_o my_o benefactor_n this_o be_v that_o my_o sick_a friend_n that_o become_v thou_o and_o behoove_v thou_o seneca_n admonish_v the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o say_v he_o make_v thy_o misery_n more_o grievous_a to_o thyself_o than_o they_o be_v complaint_n of_o past_a grief_n be_v idle_a and_o these_o common_a say_n never_o have_v any_o man_n such_o a_o time_n on_o it_o what_o torment_v what_o misery_n do_v i_o feel_v no_o body_n think_v i_o will_v ever_o have_v recover_v and_o the_o like_a they_o may_v be_v true_a but_o they_o be_v pass_v what_o signify_v it_o to_o remember_v past_a trouble_n and_o to_o be_v miserable_a because_o thou_o be_v so_o therefore_o lay_v aside_o two_o thing_n the_o fear_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o past_a sorrow_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o complain_v in_o vain_a and_o fester_v thy_o wound_n with_o the_o nail_n of_o impatience_n i_o be_o miserable_a thou_o say_v rather_o bless_v humanity_n be_v in_o a_o good_a condition_n in_o regard_n no_o man_n be_v miserable_a but_o through_o his_o own_o fault_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n chasten_v for_o who_o he_o love_v he_o chastise_v he_o make_v a_o wound_n and_o he_o heal_v he_o wound_v and_o his_o hand_n make_v whole_a again_o know_v thou_o not_o that_o the_o wound_n which_o the_o chirurgeon_n make_v be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o cure_n do_v thou_o therefore_o nor_o mind_n the_o wound_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o wound_n and_o thou_o will_v confess_v thyself_o to_o be_v much_o more_o in_o health_n than_o when_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o say_v thou_o i_o feel_v a_o most_o vehement_a pain_n no_o question_n if_o thou_o endure_v it_o effeminate_o but_o as_o the_o enemy_n make_v the_o great_a slaughter_n upon_o they_o that_o fly_v so_o be_v all_o pain_n more_o heavy_a to_o he_o that_o succomb_n under_o it_o but_o the_o torture_n be_v intolerable_a it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o stout_a to_o endure_v slight_a pain_n think_v upon_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o courageous_a martyr_n seneca_n relate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a person_n who_o while_o the_o vein_n of_o his_o leg_n be_v cut_v read_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o while_n but_o say_v thou_o my_o disease_n will_v let_v i_o do_v nothing_o how_o nothing_o alas_o it_o be_v thy_o body_n that_o be_v only_o infirm_a and_o sick_a not_o thy_o mind_n therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o racer_n thy_o foot_n be_v only_o bind_v if_o a_o smith_n or_o other_o handicraftsman_n thy_o hand_n be_v not_o at_o liberty_n but_o if_o thy_o mind_n fail_v thou_o not_o thou_o may_v hear_v thou_o may_v learn_v thou_o may_v remember_v though_o sick_a what_o more_o do_v thou_o believe_v thou_o do_v nothing_o if_o thou_o be_v temperate_a in_o sickness_n if_o thou_o show_v that_o thy_o disease_n may_v be_v overcome_v at_o least_o endure_v there_o be_v room_n for_o courage_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n thou_o have_v business_n enough_o strive_v with_o thy_o disease_n and_o thou_o have_v do_v enough_o sect._n 46._o the_o sick-man_n to_o himself_o against_o himself_o what_o do_v i_o do_v must_v i_o thus_o die_v before_o i_o be_o gray_a we_o be_v all_o in_o this_o error_n that_o we_o think_v none_o fit_a for_o death_n but_o the_o age_a when_o infancy_n and_o youth_n also_o go_v a_o immaculate_a life_n be_v a_o old_a age_n and_o the_o most_o lovely_a age_n of_o all_o be_v a_o honest_a life_n it_o be_v better_a that_o the_o intellectual_n of_o man_n than_o their_o head_n shall_v be_v gray_a he_o be_v wealthy_a in_o the_o endowment_n of_o old_a age_n who_o worship_v god_n leadsa_o prudent_a life_n and_o live_v well_o it_o be_v more_o noble_a to_o be_v age_v in_o virtue_n than_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o time_n but_o there_o be_v that_o coverousness_n of_o life_n that_o when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v though_o never_o so_o decrepit_a we_o think_v ourselves_o all_o to_o be_v young_a man_n but_o why_o do_v thou_o number_v thy_o few_o day_n god_n have_v write_v down_o thy_o time_n of_o live_v in_o the_o table_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o the_o other_o world_n there_o be_v not_o that_o accuse_v god_n because_o he_o do_v not_o spare_v they_o a_o long_a life_n but_o because_o he_o live_v no_o better_o therefore_o do_v thou_o mind_n that_o and_o remember_v eternity_n it_o be_v no_o loss_n to_o lose_v a_o point_n of_o time_n and_o gain_v immortality_n most_o generous_o say_v the_o macedonian_a king_n i_o measure_v myself_o say_v he_o not_o by_o the_o span_n of_o my_o life_n but_o by_o the_o scene_n of_o perpituity_n do_v thou_o measure_v thyself_o so_o not_o by_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o year_n but_o by_o eternity_n that_o have_v no_o end_n sect._n 47._o the_o patient_a man_n to_o god_n my_o god_n the_o desire_n of_o my_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d i_o a_o most_o miserable_a creature_n a_o most_o vile_a worm_n lie_v here_o tie_v to_o my_o bed_n without_o the_o use_n of_o hand_n or_o foot_n a_o idle_a slothful_a benumb_v unprofitabe_v servant_n a_o burden_n to_o the_o earth_n endure_v nothing_o for_o thy_o sake_n yet_o i_o desire_v o_o god_n i_o desire_v to_o labour_v for_o thy_o sake_n to_o suffer_v heat_n cold_a weariness_n affliction_n anguish_n nay_o torment_n for_o thy_o sake_n this_o the_o bless_a dominie_n teach_v i_o who_o be_v oppress_v with_o violent_a pain_n and_o advise_v by_o his_o friend_n to_o desire_v of_o god_n to_o deal_v more_o mild_o with_o he_o make_v this_o answer_n if_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v thou_o to_o speak_v out_o of_o ignorance_n i_o will_v not_o endure_v thy_o sight_n and_o then_o throw_v himself_o upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n i_o give_v thou_o thanks_o say_v he_o my_o most_o kind_a lord_n for_o these_o misery_n which_o thou_o have_v send_v i_o to_o endure_v increase_v my_o pain_n multiply_v my_o torment_n send_v i_o a_o hundred_o infirmity_n for_o i_o know_v thou_o will_v send_v i_o patience_n with_o all_o can_v i_o say_v more_o than_o this_o it_o be_v too_o little_a that_o i_o suffer_v o_o god_n add_v still_o more_o and_o more_o to_o my_o pain_n i_o have_v deserve_v more_o severe_a chastisement_n than_o thou_o inflict_a upon_o i_o o_o my_o most_o merciful_a god_n spare_v i_o not_o lord_n burn_v cut_v and_o tear_v my_o flesh_n so_o thou_o grant_v i_o eternity_n have_v i_o a_o hundred_o body_n i_o will_v endure_v a_o hundred_o crucifying_n so_o i_o may_v please_v thou_o and_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o thou_o o_o most_o merciful_a father_n thy_o will_n bedone_v lord_n with_o i_o for_o i_o know_v how_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o serve_v thou_o who_o equal_o rewarde_a both_o the_o deed_n and_o the_o reality_n of_o intention_n i_o be_o by_o thou_o compose_v to_o rest_n o_o king_n of_o goodness_n but_o the_o night_n be_v come_v werein_o i_o can_v work_v no_o long_o yet_o though_o my_o sickness_n have_v take_v from_o i_o the_o pain_n of_o work_v it_o have_v not_o take_v from_o i_o the_o will_v nor_o the_o desire_n i_o be_o willing_a lord_n i_o be_o willing_a and_o while_o any_o breath_n remain_v in_o i_o i_o be_o prepare_v to_o suffer_v what_o thousand_o of_o thy_o servant_n at_o this_o time_n suffer_v for_o love_n of_o thou_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o suffer_v contempt_n reproach_n and_o false_a accusation_n for_o thou_o stripe_n and_o scourge_v for_o thy_o sake_n and_o to_o
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eternity_n sect._n 45._o death_n be_v sudden_a but_o beautiful_a chaeremon_n as_o palladius_n bishop_n of_o helenopolis_n witness_n while_o he_o sit_v while_o he_o work_v while_o he_o act_v as_o a_o healthy_a person_n die_v so_o sit_v so_o work_v he_o be_v find_v but_o dead_a virtue_n can_v beautify_v any_o sort_n of_o death_n philemon_n a_o comedian_n contest_v with_o menander_n perhaps_o not_o his_o equal_a yet_o his_o emulator_n this_o person_n recite_v upon_o the_o stage_n a_o play_n that_o he_o have_v new_o make_v but_o when_o he_o be_v move_v the_o more_o sprightly_a affection_n in_o his_o three_o act_n a_o sudden_a shower_n scatter_v the_o auditory_a thereupon_o he_o promise_v the_o rest_n the_o next_o day_n the_o next_o day_n a_o vast_a multitude_n meet_v together_o in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o theatre_n be_v throng_v but_o no_o philemon_n come_v some_o blame_v the_o slowness_n of_o the_o poet_n other_o excuse_v he_o but_o at_o last_o tire_v with_o expectation_n and_o send_v to_o seek_v he_o the_o messenger_n find_v he_o dead_a in_o his_o bed_n his_o book_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o eye_n fix_v upon_o his_o book_n so_o that_o the_o messenger_n stand_v a_o while_n astonish_v at_o so_o sudden_a a_o accident_n and_o the_o miracle_n of_o so_o lovely_a a_o death_n return_v to_o the_o people_n they_o relate_v that_o they_o expect_v philemon_n have_v finish_v his_o last_o act_n at_o home_n leave_v the_o world_n to_o give_v he_o their_o last_o farewell_n and_o plaudite_n to_o his_o friend_n a_o sad_a occasion_n of_o mourn_v and_o lamentation_n for_o that_o now_o a_o noble_a poet_n have_v put_v off_o the_o mask_n of_o life_n his_o bone_n and_o not_o his_o verse_n where_o to_o be_v read_v if_o we_o look_v at_o this_o present_a life_n the_o most_o wish_a for_o death_n be_v to_o die_v not_o fear_v death_n but_o much_o more_o desirable_a be_v it_o to_o die_v in_o action_n and_o to_o be_v busy_a at_o our_o work_n that_o death_n itself_o may_v not_o prove_v idle_a it_o be_v the_o wish_n of_o cyprian_a the_o martyr_n to_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o god_n while_o he_o be_v discourse_v of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o high_a encomium_n for_o any_o man_n that_o not_o only_o the_o devil_n but_o neither_o death_n himself_o shall_v find_v he_o idle_a sect._n 46._o we_o must_v watch_v and_o pray_v because_o you_o know_v not_o at_o what_o hour_n the_o son_n of_o man_n will_v come_v the_o roman_n watch_v in_o their_o arm_n yet_o sometime_o without_o their_o shield_n that_o they_o may_v have_v nothing_o to_o lean_v upon_o to_o invite_v they_o to_o sleep_v it_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o watch_v o_o man_n and_o to_o watch_v arm_v ardent_a prayer_n to_o god_n be_v the_o true_a arm_n of_o christian_n the_o shield_n that_o encourage_v sleep_v be_v the_o vain_a hope_n of_o a_o long_a life_n the_o frequent_a cry_n of_o the_o roman_a soldier_n in_o their_o watch_n be_v wake_v wake_v mars_n wake_v thus_o they_o encourage_v one_o another_o to_o constancy_n in_o 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sect._n 7._o the_o hope_n of_o long_a life_n and_o wish_n be_v vain_a what_o shall_v i_o do_v say_v the_o rich_a man_n in_o his_o heart_n because_o i_o have_v not_o room_n for_o 〈◊〉_d fruit_n of_o my_o land_n i_o will_v do_v this_o i_o will_v pull_v down_o my_o barn_n and_o build_v big_a miserable_a soul_n alas_o thrice_o miserable_a will_v thou_o enlarge_v thy_o barâ—…_n to_o morrow_n the_o grave_n shall_v be_v thy_o habiration_n oh_o that_o it_o prove_v not_o hell_n this_o night_n thy_o soul_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o thou_o and_o who_o shall_v inherit_v what_o thou_o have_v scrape_v together_o thy_o virtue_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o thy_o vice_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v with_o thou_o any_o othercompâ—…nions_n hence_o most_o like_o the_o fate_n of_o this_o rich_a man_n be_v that_o of_o senecio_n in_o seneca_n who_o consider_v this_o fleet_a life_n of_o we_o which_o we_o enjoy_v at_o mercy_n every_o day_n say_v he_o every_o hour_n show_v we_o what_o nothingâ—…_n we_o be_v and_o by_o some_o new_a argument_n still_o admonish_v we_o of_o our_o frailty_n while_o they_o compel_v we_o covetous_a of_o eternity_n to_o look_v after_o death_n senecio_n cornelius_n a_o roman_a knight_n a_o man_n of_o extreme_a â—…rugality_n no_o less_o careful_a of_o his_o patrimony_n than_o of_o his_o body_n when_o he_o have_v sit_v all_o day_n till_o night_n by_o his_o friend_n sick_a a_o bed_n beyond_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n when_o he_o have_v suppâ—…d_v well_o and_o cheery_a be_v take_v with_o a_o violent_a distemper_n the_o quinsey_n scarce_o retain_v his_o breath_n within_o his_o contract_a jaw_n till_o morning_n so_o that_o he_o decease_v within_o a_o few_o hour_n 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v perform_v all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o sound_n and_o healthy_a man._n he_o that_o turn_v and_o wind_v his_o money_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n he_o that_o leave_v no_o sort_n of_o gain_n untried_a in_o the_o very_a flood_n of_o his_o prosperity_n in_o the_o very_a torrent_n of_o his_o overflow_a heap_n expire_v thus_o it_o happen_v that_o when_o man_n most_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o toil_n they_o spend_v their_o last_o breath_n like_o the_o wind_n that_o when_o they_o blow_v most_o vehement_o lose_v their_o force_n most_o quick_o then_o allay_v when_o they_o have_v rage_v most_o furious_o the_o most_o admirable_a job_n almost_o by_o way_n of_o complaint_n interrogate_v the_o deity_n and_o do_v thou_o so_o soon_o cast_v i_o down_o learned_o tertullian_n and_o true_o thus_o say_v he_o the_o sail_v ship_n free_a from_o the_o capherean_a rock_n not_o toss_v by_o tempest_n nor_o tumble_v by_o the_o vast_a wave_n but_o steer_v with_o a_o flatter_a gale_n make_v swift_a way_n on_o a_o sudden_a with_o one_o shâ—…g_n loose_v all_o their_o hope_n of_o safety_n no_o other_o be_v the_o shipwreck_n of_o life_n and_o the_o calm_a event_n of_o death_n how_o stupid_a a_o thing_n than_o be_v to_o dispose_v of_o age_n we_o be_v not_o then_o lord_n of_o to_o morrow_n how_o great_a be_v the_o madness_n of_o those_o that_o commence_v long_a hope_n i_o will_v buy_v i_o will_v build_v i_o will_v sell_v i_o will_v appoint_v i_o will_v bear_v honour_n and_o then_o i_o will_v repose_v my_o old_a age_n in_o seizure_n but_o all_o thing_n believe_v i_o be_v uncertain_a to_o the_o fortunate_a no_o man_n can_v promise_v himself_o any_o thing_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v what_o we_o enjoy_v slâ—…ps_n through_o our_o hand_n that_o very_a hour_n a_o chance_n may_v happen_v and_o disappoint_v all_o we_o propose_v to_o ourselves_o long_o voyage_n and_o tedious_a stay_v ere_o we_o return_v to_o our_o country_n affair_n of_o war_n and_o council_n slow_a action_n prolix_a business_n a_o long_a series_n of_o toil_n labour_n and_o employment_n we_o begin_v suit_n hope_v the_o long_a life_n of_o nestor_n and_o the_o fortune_n of_o metellus_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n death_n be_v at_o our_o elbow_n and_o from_o the_o precipice_n of_o life_n throw_v we_o headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n of_o eternity_n sect._n 8._o man_n be_v dust._n remember_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v dust_n and_o to_o dust_n shall_v return_v this_o sad_a verse_n our_o mother_n the_o church_n repeat_v when_o she_o cover_v the_o head_n of_o her_o child_n with_o dirt_n and_o admonish_v â—…s_n of_o our_o mortality_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o we_o least_o think_v of_o it_o herein_o the_o church_n imitate_v the_o eagle_n who_o when_o she_o will_v encounter_v the_o hart_n shake_v the_o dust_n which_o she_o have_v gather_v upon_o her_o wing_n into_o the_o heart_n eye_n and_o fix_v her_o taloâ—…s_n between_o his_o horn_n she_o clap_v his_o head_n with_o her_o wing_n till_o he_o fall_v headlong_o
another_o turmâ—…iling_a torment_n another_o the_o continual_a throng_n of_o client_n this_o man_n grieve_v that_o he_o have_v child_n another_o that_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o a_o three_o that_o he_o never_o have_v any_o we_o shall_v want_v tear_n before_o the_o occasion_n of_o shed_v they_o do_v thou_o not_o see_v what_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n nature_n have_v promise_v we_o that_o have_v order_v weep_v to_o be_v the_o first_o omen_n that_o attend_v our_o birth_n this_o be_v our_o beginning_n with_o this_o the_o series_n of_o our_o year_n agree_v and_o thus_o we_o spend_v our_o day_n this_o be_v that_o which_o most_o deserve_v our_o tear_n and_o which_o they_o never_o can_v sufficient_o wash_v away_o that_o none_o of_o we_o serious_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o we_o must_v leave_v this_o habitation_n we_o consider_v it_o it_o be_v true_a but_o cursory_o and_o as_o it_o be_v dream_v hence_o we_o live_v as_o if_o we_o be_v always_o to_o live_v our_o frailty_n seldom_o pierce_v deep_a into_o our_o mind_n nor_o do_v we_o observe_v how_o much_o time_n have_v slide_v away_o but_o as_o if_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o inexhaustible_a stock_n we_o trifle_v away_o so_o many_o hour_n so_o many_o day_n so_o many_o month_n and_o so_o many_o year_n we_o be_v most_o profuse_a of_o our_o time_n and_o never_o mind_n the_o irreparable_a loss_n of_o it_o in_o which_o only_a thing_n covetousness_n be_v allowable_a thus_o the_o great_a part_n of_o life_n slip_v away_o from_o evil-doer_n the_o great_a part_n from_o those_o that_o do_v nothing_o and_o the_o whole_a from_o those_o that_o be_v active_a in_o another_o way_n who_o be_v he_o that_o set_v a_o value_n upon_o time_n that_o prize_v a_o day_n or_o understand_v that_o he_o die_v daily_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o forget_v what_o be_v past_a neglect_v the_o present_a and_o foresee_v not_o what_o be_v to_o come_v but_o when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o last_o push_n then_o miserable_a as_o we_o be_v too_o late_o we_o shall_v understand_v that_o we_o be_v ill_o employ_v while_o we_o do_v nothing_o let_v we_o do_v this_o therefore_o let_v we_o embrace_v every_o hour_n as_o if_o this_o day_n to_o die_v so_o let_v we_o order_v the_o narration_n of_o our_o life_n as_o if_o present_a we_o be_v to_o make_v our_o epilogue_n while_o life_n be_v delay_v it_o run_v beyond_o we_o sect._n 34._o all_o life_n short_a even_o the_o long_a most_o true_o say_v annaeus_n there_o be_v no_o life_n but_o what_o be_v short_a for_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n the_o life_n of_o nester_n and_o statilia_n be_v short_a who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v write_v upon_o her_o tomb_n that_o she_o live_v ninty-nine_a year_n behold_v how_o a_o little_a old_a woman_n glory_v in_o her_o age_n what_o will_v she_o have_v do_v have_v she_o complete_v the_o centure_z amaranthus_n in_o the_o fable_n speak_v to_o the_o rose_n oh_o what_o a_o flower_n be_v the_o rose_n how_o fair_a how_o lovely_a deserve_o man_n call_v thou_o happy_a for_o thy_o beauty_n for_o thy_o odour_n for_o thy_o colour_n o_o queen_n of_o flower_n to_o who_o the_o rose_n indeed_o say_v she_o o_o amaranthus_n i_o excel_v in_o beauty_n however_o i_o flourish_v but_o a_o very_a short_a time_n and_o though_o no_o hand_n touch_v nevertheless_o i_o quick_o fade_v but_o thou_o flowre_v continual_o and_o live_v always_o fresh_a and_o gay_a i_o have_v rather_o have_v less_o beauty_n and_o enjoy_v a_o long_a life_n the_o life_n of_o mortal_n be_v like_o that_o of_o the_o rose_n short_a and_o quick_o fade_v and_o though_o no_o outward_a force_n extinguish_v it_o yet_o natural_o and_o insensible_o it_o vanish_v not_o without_o cause_n therefore_o the_o great_a of_o physician_n exclaim_n we_o understand_v not_o how_o our_o life_n pass_v but_o we_o perceive_v it_o be_v steal_v away_o the_o space_n of_o time_n grant_v to_o we_o fly_v with_o such_o a_o swift_a and_o rapid_a motion_n that_o unless_o it_o be_v some_o few_o life_n forsake_v some_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o very_a cradle_n we_o have_v but_o a_o little_a time_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o we_o trifle_v away_o in_o sloth_n and_o luxury_n o_o improvident_a mortal_n the_o body_n which_o we_o bear_v about_o we_o be_v not_o a_o mansion_n but_o a_o inn_n which_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v when_o thou_o be_v burdensome_a to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n therefore_o o_o christian_n make_v haste_n to_o live_v pious_o and_o believe_v every_o day_n to_o be_v so_o many_o life_n he_o that_o shall_v so_o prepare_v himself_o shall_v secure_o dare_v death_n no_o man_n shall_v die_v ill_a that_o live_v well_o sect._n 35._o not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o honest_a life_n be_v the_o best_a we_o be_v not_o to_o strive_v to_o live_v long_o but_o so_o long_o as_o be_v sufficient_a that_o life_n be_v sufficient_a which_o be_v fulfil_v that_o life_n be_v fulfil_v when_o any_o man_n pass_v from_o his_o own_o into_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o well_o employ_v that_o little_a time_n which_o be_v allot_v he_o what_o do_v fourscore_o year_n avail_v that_o man_n that_o idle_o spend_v they_o he_o do_v not_o live_v but_o be_v dead_a while_o he_o live_v nor_o do_v he_o die_v late_o but_o every_o day_n for_o to_o live_v imprudent_o and_o wicked_o be_v not_o to_o live_v ill_a but_o to_o die_v daily_o but_o thou_o say_v he_o live_v fourscore_o year_n but_o consider_v from_o what_o day_n thou_o reck'n_v his_o death_n another_o be_v snatch_v away_o flourish_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o course_n but_o he_o have_v do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o good_a christian_a though_o his_o age_n be_v imperfect_a his_o life_n be_v perfect_a the_o other_o number_v fourscore_o year_n certain_o he_o do_v not_o live_v so_o long_o but_o he_o be_v in_o be_v unless_o thou_o will_v say_v he_o live_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o tree_n be_v say_v to_o live_v life_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o act_n and_o office_n of_o virtue_n not_o by_o time_n therefore_o let_v we_o praise_v and_o place_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o happy_a who_o well_o employ_v that_o life_n he_o have_v the_o just_a shall_v remain_v in_o eternal_a remembrance_n the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a with_o praise_n for_o he_o see_v the_o true_a light_n he_o be_v one_o of_o many_o and_o he_o live_v and_o now_o live_v in_o heaven_n why_o enquire_v thou_o how_o long_o he_o live_v he_o live_v to_o immortality_n he_o have_v outstrip_v age_n and_o erect_v his_o own_o remembrance_n and_o as_o a_o body_n of_o mean_a stature_n may_v be_v perfect_a so_o in_o a_o lesser_a space_n of_o time_n a_o life_n may_v become_v perfect_a happiness_n be_v not_o fix_v in_o diuturnity_n of_o time_n but_o in_o virtue_n neither_o be_v he_o that_o sing_v often_o to_o the_o harp_n but_o he_o that_o sing_v best_a be_v to_o be_v commend_v while_o thou_o be_v only_o in_o be_v it_o be_v another_o when_o thou_o be_v a_o good_a christian_a it_o be_v thy_o own_o that_o require_v from_o thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o measure_v out_o thy_o time_n ignoble_o in_o vice_n so_o to_o lead_v thy_o life_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o be_v carry_v beyond_o the_o mark_n thou_o demand_v what_o be_v the_o utmost_a space_n of_o life_n to_o live_v to_o true_a wisdom_n to_o confirm_v thy_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o true_a wisdom_n when_o we_o die_v it_o be_v not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o chief_a end_n concern_v we_o death_n walk_v over_o all_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o very_a long_a space_n that_o we_o precede_v one_o another_o he_o that_o kill_v follow_v the_o slay_v it_o be_v the_o least_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o be_v most_o solicitous_a about_o for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o purpose_n how_o long_o thou_o shun_v what_o can_v be_v avoid_v the_o best_a life_n be_v not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o most_o upright_o sect._n 36._o we_o do_v not_o live_v the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o life_n i_o can_v doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o the_o ancient_a poet_n say_v it_o be_v but_o a_o liâ—…e_a term_n of_o life_n that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o live_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o life_n be_v not_o life_n but_o only_a time_n both_o urgent_a business_n encompass_n we_o and_o vice_n importune_v we_o lull_v in_o pleasure_n we_o have_v hardly_o any_o leisure_n to_o return_v to_o ourselves_o we_o be_v hold_v on_o at_o leisure_n for_o ourselves_o but_o for_o other_o no_o man_n be_v his_o own_o man_n so_o that_o we_o spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o life_n in_o not_o live_v at_o least_o we_o do_v not_o live_v to_o heaven_n nor_o to_o god_n how_o much_o time_n do_v
our_o meal_n our_o recreation_n our_o play_n our_o discourse_n our_o sleep_n our_o idleness_n take_v up_o how_o much_o do_v litigious_a suit_n and_o disease_n snatch_v from_o we_o how_o many_o thief_n do_v steal_v away_o our_o life_n while_o we_o perceive_v not_o what_o we_o lose_v the_o follow_a verse_n though_o not_o so_o terse_a and_o neat_a very_o lively_o express_v our_o madness_n a_o man_n live_v fourscore_o year_n not_o often_o more_o of_o which_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_v some_o half_n a_o score_n in_o play_n as_o many_o twenty_o year_n in_o sleep_n till_o seventeen_o in_o our_o childish_a year_n we_o heap_v and_o nothing_o do_v for_o year_n disease_n claim_v therefore_o the_o time_n that_o we_o experd_v to_o frame_v ourselves_o to_o virtue_n and_o learning_n be_v in_o brief_a but_o the_o four_o part_n of_o all_o that_o tedious_a life_n what_o a_o little_a be_v leave_v we_o of_o that_o which_o be_v our_o own_o many_o there_o be_v who_o their_o misfortune_n will_v not_o give_v leave_n to_o take_v breath_n many_o who_o their_o prosperity_n for_o we_o lay_v not_o hold_v upon_o time_n to_o stop_v the_o fleet_a thing_n in_o nature_n but_o let_v it_o slip_v as_o a_o superfluous_a thing_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v recover_v what_o keeper_n of_o time_n so_o spare_v that_o may_v not_o find_v something_o worthy_a to_o exchange_v with_o his_o time_n we_o trifile_v with_o the_o most_o precious_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reckon_n make_v of_o that_o which_o can_v be_v sufficient_o value_v like_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o ship_n who_o be_v drive_v along_o by_o the_o wind_n though_o they_o perceive_v not_o the_o motion_n and_o when_o they_o wake_v wonder_v to_o see_v themselves_o ready_a to_o be_v land_v thus_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n hasten_v away_o while_o we_o sleep_v and_o neglect_v the_o inestimable_a price_n of_o time_n when_o we_o shall_v wake_v for_o a_o better_a life_n we_o admire_v to_o see_v ourselves_o at_o our_o journey_n end_n death_n be_v to_o many_o as_o the_o harbour_n to_o the_o sailer_n he_o sail_v well_o that_o do_v not_o shipwreck_n in_o the_o port._n sect._n 37._o delay_n be_v the_o great_a blemish_n of_o life_n we_o delay_v and_o put_v off_o every_o thing_n unless_o it_o be_v vice_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n take_v up_o our_o whole_a time_n in_o other_o thing_n we_o be_v always_o more_o full_a of_o promise_n and_o say_v to_o ove_z self_n to_o morrow_n this_o shall_v be_v do_v the_o next_o week_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o repent_v next_o year_n i_o intend_v to_o lead_v a_o new_a life_n thus_o day_n month_n and_o year_n slide_v away_o while_o we_o procrastinate_v while_o we_o promise_v and_o never_o stand_v to_o our_o promise_n excellent_o seneca_n thou_o shall_v hear_v say_v he_o most_o people_n say_v at_o fifty_o i_o intend_v to_o retire_v at_o sixty_o i_o intend_v to_o give_v over_o business_n and_o who_o do_v thou_o take_v for_o surety_n of_o thy_o long_a life_n who_o will_v warrant_v thing_n to_o pass_v as_o thou_o dispose_v they_o be_v thou_o not_o ashamed_a to_o reserve_v the_o remain_n and_o dregs_o of_o life_n to_o god_n and_o to_o appoint_v that_o time_n for_o devotion_n which_o thou_o can_v no_o otherwise_o employ_v how_o late_o be_v it_o then_o to_o begin_v to_o live_v when_o thou_o be_v just_a at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o what_o a_o foolish_a oblivion_n of_o mortality_n be_v that_o to_o deser_fw-ge wholesome_a admonition_n till_o the_o fifty_o or_o sixty_v year_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o begin_v thy_o life_n at_o a_o age_n to_o which_o few_o attnin_n sigismond_n the_o second_o king_n of_o poland_n because_o of_o his_o perpetual_a delay_n and_o heaviness_n in_o weighty_a affair_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o tomorrow_n such_o be_v we_o certain_o man_n of_o tomorrow_n we_o delay_v all_o thing_n most_o willing_a also_o if_o we_o can_v to_o put_v off_o death_n itself_o but_o the_o business_n of_o die_v admit_v of_o no_o delay_n suffer_v no_o put_v his_o therefore_o to_o use_v the_o old_a proverb_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v long_o old_a be_v old_a betimes_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v by_o suffer_v no_o delay_n we_o by_o lose_v the_o best_a of_o thing_n lose_v all_o true_o say_v chrysologus_fw-la then_o a_o man_n desire_v to_o do_v well_o when_o death_n have_v deprive_v he_o of_o the_o opportunity_n of_o act_v we_o stalk_v to_o death_n most_o common_o with_o the_o same_o step_n as_o they_o that_o walk_v in_o their_o sleep_n first_o we_o begin_v to_o delay_v and_o procrastinate_v wholesome_a thing_n then_o to_o act_v a_o little_a more_o close_o then_o to_o neglect_v and_o omit_v altogether_o what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o so_o we_o sweet_o sleep_v and_o perish_v o_fw-fr mortal_n over-late_a be_v to_o morrow_n life_n live_v to_o day_n pay_v your_o salary_n to_o day_n mourn_v for_o your_o sin_n to_o day_n for_o who_o have_v assure_v you_o of_o to_o morrow_n what_o may_v be_v do_v to_o day_n why_o defer_v you_o to_o another_o day_n perhaps_o never_o to_o come_v to_o defer_v good_a action_n be_v ever_o noxious_a and_o over-late_a the_o great_a loss_n of_o life_n delay_n be_v still_o for_o who_o delay_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v a_o will_n let_v we_o make_v haste_n therefore_o and_o consider_v how_o much_o we_o shall_v add_v to_o swiftness_n if_o the_o enemy_n be_v at_o our_o back_n if_o we_o shall_v perceive_v the_o horseman_n just_a at_o the_o heel_n of_o the_o fugitive_n this_o be_v the_o case_n necessity_n drive_v let_v we_o make_v haste_n and_o escape_v let_v we_o shelter_v ourselves_o in_o security_n and_o often_o consider_v how_o amiable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o finish_v our_o life_n before_o death_n the_o great_a comfort_n in_o death_n be_v to_o have_v delay_v nothing_o sect._n 38._o the_o hunt_n of_o death_n william_n the_o ii_o d._n of_o bâ—…varia_n father_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o defender_n of_o all_o religious_a man_n who_o after_o his_o decease_n have_v the_o tongue_n of_o all_o man_n be_v silent_a the_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n of_o so_o many_o mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n have_v sufficient_o â—…old_v this_o most_o praiseworthy_a prince_n i_o say_v when_o he_o return_v home_o from_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n where_o he_o precede_v in_o caesar_n place_n dream_v that_o he_o see_v a_o hart_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n that_o upon_o the_o one_o side_n of_o his_o horn_n he_o carry_v bell_n on_o the_o other_o light_v taper_n this_o fly_a animal_n be_v pursue_v by_o a_o huntsman_n and_o his_o pack_n all_o other_o way_n be_v stop_v the_o affright_a beast_n fledâ—…_n into_o the_o churchyard_n belong_v to_o st._n mary_n church_n there_o the_o poor_a hart_n fall_v into_o a_o grave_a that_o be_v open_v for_o a_o person_n that_o be_v to_o be_v bury_v be_v there_o take_v and_o kill_v upon_o this_o the_o prince_n awake_v and_o examine_v with_o himself_o what_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o dream_n shall_v be_v the_o next_o day_n also_o he_o declare_v to_o his_o noble_n what_o he_o have_v dream_v several_a interpretation_n be_v make_v upon_o it_o which_o when_o duke_n william_n have_v hear_v i_o say_v he_o be_o that_o hart_n who_o be_o short_o to_o end_v this_o mortal_a life_n i_o will_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o event_n verify_v both_o the_o dream_n and_o the_o presage_n for_o in_o a_o short_a time_n sickness_n and_o death_n lay_v the_o body_n of_o prince_n william_n in_o the_o grave_a while_o his_o soul_n take_v her_o flight_n to_o those_o azure_a mansion_n above_o a_o good_a death_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o a_o most_o bless_a eternity_n sect._n 39_o wherefore_o upon_o the_o daily_a sight_n of_o funeral_n we_o do_v not_o consider_v death_n the_o devil_n a_o most_o skilful_a painter_n paint_v so_o well_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o optic_n that_o which_o be_v before_o we_o and_o near_a to_o we_o we_o may_v think_v most_o remote_a thus_o as_o if_o we_o be_v to_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n we_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o a_o long_a security_n from_o death_n hence_o we_o behold_v funeral_n and_o laugh_v as_o if_o it_o be_v never_o to_o be_v our_o turn_n we_o daily_o die_v and_o yet_o we_o think_v ourselves_o eternal_a sir_n thomas_n moor_n that_o no_o age_n may_v delude_v any_o person_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o long_a life_n give_v this_o admonition_n as_o he_o that_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o prison_n to_o the_o gallow_n though_o the_o way_n be_v long_o yet_o fear_v not_o the_o gallow_n the_o less_o because_o he_o come_v to_o it_o a_o little_a the_o late_a and_o though_o his_o limb_n be_v firm_a his_o eye_n quick_a his_o lung_n sound_v and_o that_o he_o relish_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n yet_o this_o be_v still_o his_o
affliction_n that_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o journey_n thus_o be_v we_o all_o carry_v to_o the_o gibbet_n of_o death_n we_o be_v all_o upon_o the_o way_n only_o part_v by_o some_o little_a interval_n they_o do_v not_o leave_v we_o at_o our_o death_n but_o go_v before_o we_o but_o thou_o will_v say_v i_o be_o in_o health_n i_o perceive_v no_o likelihood_n of_o death_n whatever_o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v upon_o thy_o journey_n and_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o road_n as_o thou_o be_v but_o i_o say_v thou_o have_v not_o attain_v my_o thirty_o year_n thou_o be_v in_o the_o way_n at_o twenty_o yea_o at_o ten_o even_o at_o one_o year_n nay_o at_o the_o first_o hour_n only_o go_v on_o short_o thou_o will_v be_v at_o thy_o journey_n end_v but_o i_o sleep_v well_o relish_v my_o meat_n and_o drink_v well_o fool_z that_o thou_o be_v death_n mind_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v in_o the_o way_n see_v where_o the_o gibbet_n threaten_v thou_o but_o a_o little_a while_n and_o thou_o shall_v expire_v and_o with_o thou_o all_o thy_o pomp_n and_o luxury_n die_v all_o our_o life_n be_v the_o way_n to_o death_n sect._n 41._o a_o most_o compendious_a and_o the_o best_a permeditation_n upon_o death_n happy_a to_o be_v in_o death_n first_o learn_v to_o live_v that_o thou_o may_v happy_a live_v to_o die_v first_o strive_v this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o this_o be_v the_o art_n of_o arts._n to_o live_v well_o we_o must_v learn_v as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v and_o which_o some_o perhaps_o may_v more_o admire_v all_o our_o life_n long_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o die_v so_o many_o great_a man_n leave_v all_o their_o lumber_n behind_o when_o they_o have_v renounce_v their_o riches_n their_o pleasure_n and_o their_o office_n have_v employ_v themselves_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n to_o the_o last_o that_o they_o may_v know_v how_o to_o live_v but_o many_o of_o these_o confess_v they_o have_v not_o learn_v their_o lesson_n have_v depart_v this_o life_n but_o how_o shall_v they_o know_v this_o that_o never_o endeavout_v to_o learn_v most_o mortal_n care_v not_o for_o live_v well_o but_o for_o live_v long_o some_o than_o begin_v to_o live_v when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o leave_v the_o world_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v empty_a of_o all_o those_o comfort_n which_o we_o desire_v at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o life_n fearful_a of_o death_n and_o ignorant_a of_o live_v whoever_o then_o desire_v to_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o live_v let_v he_o first_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o die_v perhaps_o some_o may_v think_v that_o needless_a to_o be_v learn_v which_o be_v but_o once_o to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v with_o all_o diligence_n to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o this_o study_n for_o that_o be_v always_o to_o be_v learn_v of_o which_o whither_o we_o know_v it_o or_o no_o we_o can_v never_o make_v the_o experiment_n the_o great_a matter_n be_v not_o to_o live_v the_o great_a matter_n be_v to_o die_v sect._n 42._o to_o day_n for_o i_o to_o morrow_n for_o thou_o francis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n be_v take_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o when_o he_o have_v read_v at_o madrid_n charles_n impress_n upon_o the_o wall_n plus_fw-fr ultra_fw-la far_o yet_o add_v thereto_o to_o day_n for_o i_o to_o morrow_n for_o thou_o the_o victor_n take_v it_o not_o ill_a but_o to_o show_v that_o he_o understand_v it_o write_v underneath_o i_o be_o a_o man_n there_o be_v no_o humane_a accident_n but_o may_v befall_v i_o elegant_o gregory_n nazianzen_n the_o head_n quoth_v he_o grow_v gray_a the_o summer_n of_o life_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o sickle_n be_v sharpen_v against_o we_o and_o i_o fear_v lest_o while_o we_o be_v asleep_a and_o lull_v in_o hope_n the_o terrible_a reaper_n come_v but_o thou_o will_v say_v old_a man_n fear_v i_o be_o young_a be_v not_o deceive_v death_n be_v not_o perfix_v to_o any_o age._n the_o same_o bier_n to_o day_n carry_v a_o old_a man_n to_o morrow_n beautiful_a youth_n to_o day_n a_o strong_a lusty_a man_n to_o morrow_n a_o virgin_n or_o a_o old_a woman_n seneca_n speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n death_n say_v he_o aught_o to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o young_a as_o well_o as_o old_a man_n for_o we_o be_v not_o summon_v by_o the_o censer_n book_n wherein_o the_o age_n of_o every_o one_o be_v set_v down_o such_o a_o partial_a citation_n may_v serve_v for_o war_n but_o not_o for_o death_n the_o last_o farewell_o and_o admonishment_n of_o all_o die_a man_n be_v this_o to_o day_n i_o to_o morrow_n thou_o but_o the_o dead_a alter_v the_o sentence_n and_o they_o cry_v i_o yesterday_o thou_o to_o day_n be_v mindful_a of_o death_n be_v mindful_a of_o eternity_n which_o i_o yesterday_o thou_o to_o day_n or_o to_o morrow_n shall_v begin_v never_o to_o end_v with_o either_o sect._n 43._o therefore_o live_v while_o thou_o have_v not_o for_o thy_o wit_n not_o for_o thy_o body_n not_o for_o thy_o pleasure_n not_o for_o thy_o virtue_n sake_n but_o for_o heaven_n and_o for_o god_n sake_n live_v and_o act_n as_o well_o suffer_v for_o god_n as_o act_v and_o labour_v for_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o long_o thou_o shall_v subsist_v nor_o how_o soon_o thy_o maker_n will_v take_v thou_o away_o most_o wise_o admonish_v the_o wise_a of_o preacher_n whatever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n to_o do_v that_o do_v with_o all_o thy_o power_n for_o in_o the_o grave_a that_o thou_o go_v unto_o there_o be_v neither_o work_n counsel_n knowledge_n nor_o wisdom_n therefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o let_v we_o not_o be_v weary_a in_o well_o do_v for_o in_o due_a season_n we_o shall_v reap_v if_o we_o 10._o faint_v not_o while_o we_o have_v therefore_o time_n let_v we_o do_v good_a unto_o all_o men._n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o labour_n prosecute_v thy_o labour_n begin_v with_o a_o coâ—…tinual_a industry_n never_o cease_v nor_o intermit_v that_o labour_n which_o may_v bring_v to_o heaven_n for_o there_o be_v no_o moment_n of_o thy_o life_n wherein_o thou_o may_v not_o gain_v and_o increase_v thy_o heavenly_a treasure_n in_o this_o manner_n therefore_o labour_n without_o cease_v the_o time_n of_o rest_n shall_v come_v which_o no_o labour_n shall_v ever_o interrupt_v the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o warfare_n upon_o earth_n and_o like_o the_o day_n of_o a_o bond-servant_n be_v 〈◊〉_d his_o day_n a_o hireling_n say_v st._n gregory_n allwage_n the_o pain_n of_o his_o labour_n with_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o wage_n a_o hireling_n be_v solicitous_a lest_o any_o day_n shall_v pass_v he_o without_o work_n for_o he_o know_v that_o the_o night_n be_v for_o rest_n and_o that_o the_o day_n be_v appoint_v for_o labour_n do_v thou_o therefore_o labour_n while_o it_o be_v day_n while_o thou_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o work_n the_o night_n come_v say_v the_o voice_n of_o truth_n when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v therefore_o work_n while_o the_o 4._o sun_n favour_v thou_o there_o be_v one_o that_o will_v pay_v thou_o for_o thy_o labour_n thou_o have_v a_o perpetual_a and_o most_o accurate_a overseer_n of_o thy_o work_n who_o be_v god_n who_o keep_v the_o number_n of_o the_o hair_n of_o thy_o head_n so_o do_v he_o keep_v a_o account_n of_o thy_o least_o faâ—…lings_n and_o of_o the_o small_a of_o thy_o action_n do_v in_o honour_n of_o he_o never_o question_v it_o he_o number_v all_o thy_o step_n with_o one_o leap_n yea_o with_o one_o step_n thou_o have_v finish_v thy_o whole_a journey_n to_o eternity_n but_o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o fiâ—…est_v thy_o â—…et_a right_n for_o such_o shall_v thou_o be_v to_o eternity_n as_o thou_o weâ—…t_v at_o thy_o death_n sect._n 43._o if_o to_o morrow_n why_o not_o to_o day_n there_o be_v â—…ut_v one_o and_o that_o a_o most_o ponderous_a chain_n that_o hold_v we_o fast_o the_o love_n of_o life_n which_o as_o it_o be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v contemn_v so_o there_o be_v a_o allay_n to_o be_v allow_v it_o so_o that_o nothing_o may_v hinder_v we_o but_o that_o we_o may_v be_v always_o prepare_v to_o do_v that_o present_o which_o be_v at_o some_o time_n to_o be_v do_v life_n be_v not_o imperfect_a so_o it_o be_v upright_o whereve_a thy_o end_n happen_v if_o thy_o life_n be_v good_a thy_o end_n be_v safe_a st._n austin_n bishop_n of_o hippo_n go_v to_o visit_v another_o bishop_n of_o his_o familiar_a acquaintance_n lie_v in_o extremity_n to_o who_o as_o he_o be_v lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o heaven_n to_o signify_v his_o departure_n st._n austin_n reply_v that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a support_n of_o the_o church_n and_o worthy_a of_o a_o long_a life_n to_o who_o the_o sick_a person_n make_v this_o answer_n if_o never_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n but_o if_o at_o
a_o thousand_o year_n before_o these_o thing_n be_v well_o couple_v thou_o neither_o be_v nor_o will_v be_v thou_o be_v ordain_v for_o that_o point_n of_o time_n wherein_o thou_o live_v with_o that_o thou_o may_v extend_v how_o far_o will_v thou_o prolong_v why_o weep_v thou_o what_o be_v it_o thou_o will_v have_v thou_o lose_v thy_o labour_n thou_o shall_v go_v thither_o whither_o all_o thing_n create_v go_v what_o be_v there_o that_o thou_o can_v call_v a_o novelty_n thou_o be_v bear_v under_o this_o law_n this_o happen_v to_o thy_o father_n to_o thy_o ancestor_n to_o all_o before_o thou_o and_o will_v happen_v to_o all_o that_o come_v after_o thou_o it_o be_v establish_v and_o decree_v death_n seize_v upon_o all_o we_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v consider_v in_o thy_o mind_n the_o vast_a throng_n of_o those_o that_o go_v before_o thou_o of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o follow_v thou_o and_o those_o that_o be_v to_o go_v along_o with_o thou_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o creature_n at_o this_o very_a moment_n that_o then_o fear_v to_o die_v be_v now_o make_v several_a and_o various_a exit_n out_o of_o this_o world_n take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o new_a the_o unknown_a most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o every_o moment_n million_o be_v bear_v and_o die_v and_o many_o die_v the_o same_o death_n now_o can_v thou_o think_v that_o thou_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o that_o end_n to_o which_o thou_o be_v always_o go_v death_n be_v a_o safe_a road_n to_o rest_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n of_o evil_n in_o death_n but_o only_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n therefore_o if_o we_o will_v live_v quiet_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v always_o ready_a shall_v i_o fear_v my_o end_n when_o i_o know_v i_o must_v have_v a_o end_n when_o i_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n have_v their_o end_n shall_v i_o fear_v my_o last_o gasp_n that_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o my_o sigh_n why_o shall_v i_o fear_v to_o restore_v that_o which_o i_o receive_v upon_o that_o condition_n but_o you_o will_v say_v it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o contemn_v death_n it_o be_v death_n but_o to_o he_o that_o know_v how_o to_o live_v he_o that_o his_o hour_n on_o virtue_n do_v expend_v neither_o do_v wish_v for_o nor_o yet_o fear_v his_o end_n we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v something_o terrible_a in_o death_n there_o we_o must_v learn_v not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o no_o man_n learn_v to_o be_v content_v upon_o a_o bed_n of_o rose_n to_o sit_v down_o at_o a_o banquet_n but_o this_o to_o be_v exercise_v not_o to_o give_v way_n to_o grief_n he_o cheerful_o embrace_v death_n who_o have_v long_o compose_v himself_o to_o wait_v for_o it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a argument_n of_o a_o generous_a mind_n not_o to_o fear_v thy_o departure_n for_o he_o know_v whither_o he_o shall_v go_v that_o remember_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v such_o a_o person_n be_v theodosius_n the_o emperor_n of_o who_o saint_n ambrojs_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v i_o love_v the_o man_n who_o when_o he_o die_v be_v more_o grieve_v for_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n than_o for_o his_o own_o condition_n therefore_o do_v thou_o make_v it_o thy_o business_n not_o to_o fear_v death_n sect._n 6._o a_o example_n of_o the_o contempt_n of_o death_n ninachetus_n the_o governor_n of_o malaca_n in_o judea_n be_v command_v to_o resign_v his_o authority_n can_v not_o brook_v the_o indignity_n ignorant_a of_o true_a honour_n and_o solid_a virtue_n therefore_o make_v a_o funeral_n pile_n of_o lignum_fw-la aloe_n and_o other_o odoriforous_a wood_n he_o spread_v a_o square_a scaffold_n which_o he_o have_v erect_v near_o to_o the_o pile_n with_o rich_a tapestry_n and_o sumptuous_a carpet_n then_o he_o appear_v himself_o upon_o the_o scaffold_n glitter_v in_o a_o robe_n of_o tissue_n set_v with_o precious_a stone_n and_o discourse_v to_o the_o people_n of_o his_o action_n and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n and_o have_v declare_v the_o kindness_n which_o he_o have_v show_v the_o captive_a pottugall_n at_o a_o time_n of_o necessity_n he_o most_o sad_o and_o bitter_o complain_v of_o his_o be_v undeserved_o put_v by_o his_o command_n then_o reproach_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o pâ—…rtugalls_n such_o fatal_a fury_n do_v his_o ambition_n inspire_v he_o with_o he_o throw_v himself_o headlong_o into_o the_o burn_a pile_n a_o contemner_n of_o death_n aelian_a relate_v a_o contempt_n of_o death_n not_o much_o unlike_o this_o the_o end_n of_o calamus_fw-la say_v he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v mention_v if_o not_o to_o be_v admire_v it_o be_v thus_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o leave_n of_o alexander_n the_o macedonian_n and_o a_o long_a life_n he_o make_v he_o a_o funeral_n pile_n in_o the_o fair_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n of_o babylon_n compose_v of_o cedar_n cypress_n myrâ—…le_n laurel_n and_o oâ—…her_o sweet_a wood_n and_o have_v perform_v his_o usual_a exercise_n of_o run_v he_o ascend_v the_o pile_n and_o stand_v crown_v upon_o the_o heap_n of_o wood_n the_o sun_n who_o he_o adore_v shine_v all_o the_o while_n which_o do_v he_o give_v the_o macedonian_n a_o sign_n to_o kindle_v the_o pile_n which_o be_v now_o all_o of_o a_o light_a fire_n calanus_n wrap_v up_o in_o flame_n stand_v still_o unmoved_a till_o he_o fall_v as_o the_o heap_n fall_v and_o expire_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o ash_n alexander_n admire_v the_o courage_n of_o the_o man_n be_v report_v to_o have_v say_v that_o calanus_n have_v vanquish_v more_o potent_a enemy_n than_o he_o for_o alexander_n have_v wage_v war_n with_o prous_a taxilus_fw-la and_o darius_n but_o calanus_n with_o labour_n and_o death_n shall_v the_o vain_a heathen_n show_v so_o much_o courage_n in_o death_n and_o christian_n trust_v in_o god_n be_v afraid_a and_o tremble_v death_n be_v not_o a_o evil_a but_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v a_o evil_a let_v we_o i_o beseech_v you_o examine_v thing_n themselves_o and_o not_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n if_o we_o believe_v seneca_n death_n be_v the_o best_a invention_n of_o nature_n the_o remedy_n of_o all_o evil_n why_o therefore_o do_v we_o fear_v at_o last_o immortal_a peace_n eternal_a joy_n will_v entertain_v we_o let_v we_o take_v courage_n from_o the_o despair_n of_o long_a life_n make_v that_o a_o virtue_n which_o will_v be_v necessity_n certain_o a_o prudent_a christian_a do_v nothing_o unwilling_o he_o avoid_v all_o necessity_n because_o he_o will_v what_o that_o will_v compel_v he_o to_o let_v we_o therefore_o do_v willing_o what_o we_o can_v but_o do_v let_v we_o with_o a_o content_a mind_n expect_v our_o end_n or_o rather_o our_o beginning_n he_o shall_v be_v always_o serene_a and_o calm_a in_o his_o mind_n who_o contemâ—…s_v death_n sect._n 7._o a_o man_n ready_a to_o die_v zeno_n the_o critic_n as_o swidas_n relate_v as_o he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o his_o school_n chance_v to_o stumble_v and_o hurt_v his_o toe_n but_o he_o believe_v himself_o call_v to_o the_o grave_a strike_v the_o ground_n with_o his_o hand_n add_v these_o word_n i_o come_v wherefore_o do_v thou_o call_v i_o thus_o the_o old_a man_n of_o ninety_o year_n of_o age_n die_v without_o ever_o be_v sick_n hunger_n be_v a_o great_a friend_n to_o zeno_n for_o he_o frequent_o â—…asted_v till_o he_o faint_v but_o willing_o zeno_n make_v himself_o so_o sick_a that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v sick_a and_o that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v a_o quiet_a old_a age_n free_a from_o disease_n both_o he_o attain_v to_o according_a to_o his_o wish_n let_v we_o not_o wonder_v at_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o life_n nor_o the_o incertainty_n of_o our_o health_n for_o we_o be_v our_o health_n and_o our_o life_n with_o giuttony_n and_o drink_v never_o think_v ourselves_o satisfy_v till_o our_o cram_a belly_n be_v as_o hard_a as_o a_o drum_n ridiculous_a yea_o mad_a man_n we_o shorten_v our_o life_n by_o those_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o lengthen_v it_o but_o that_o proceed_v from_o this_o because_o we_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v that_o abstinence_n have_v so_o great_a a_o power_n to_o prolong_v life_n but_o daily_a experience_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o say_n be_v true_a so_o much_o food_n as_o you_o spare_v so_o many_o day_n you_o add_v but_o to_o the_o business_n uâ—…sinus_n the_o priest_n as_o st._n gregory_n witness_n be_v comfort_v with_o a_o celestial_a vision_n in_o his_o sleep_n often_o cry_v out_o i_o come_v i_o come_v i_o return_v thanks_o and_o when_o he_o have_v declare_v to_o the_o stander_n by_o what_o he_o have_v see_v he_o repeat_v the_o same_o word_n i_o come_v behold_v i_o come_v and_o with_o these_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n he_o expire_v a_o mind_n prepare_v for_o death_n thus_o speak_v i_o come_v behold_v i_o come_v
follow_v they_o as_o child_n follow_v their_o parent_n as_o servant_n follow_v their_o master_n as_o scholar_n follow_v their_o teacher_n and_o soldier_n their_o captain_n they_o follow_v they_o to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n to_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n as_o peer_n follow_v their_o prince_n whither_o these_o noble_a servant_n be_v only_o admit_v sect._n 23._o the_o farewell_n of_o a_o die_a person_n to_o the_o live_n which_o be_v to_o go_v the_o same_o way_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n of_o which_o it_o behoove_v i_o to_o repent_v of_o virtue_n often_o neglect_v and_o time_n ill_o spend_v how_o much_o do_v it_o become_v i_o to_o have_v be_v more_o patient_a more_o submissive_a more_o studious_a of_o daily_a death_n how_o small_a a_o spark_n of_o divine_a love_n do_v glow_v in_o i_o pity_v i_o o_o god_n pity_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n spare_v a_o sinner_n o_o infinite_a god_n through_o the_o passion_n and_o blood_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n but_o i_o have_v also_o offend_v you_o both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n pardon_v i_o you_o find_v i_o both_o confess_v and_o sorry_a and_o deny_v i_o not_o this_o provision_n for_o my_o journey_n the_o pardon_n of_o all_o my_o transgression_n let_v not_o your_o virtue_n decrease_v by_o my_o example_n which_o be_v always_o bad_a you_o have_v before_o your_o eye_n the_o life_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o which_o you_o must_v conform_v enable_n their_o patience_n submission_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o your_o power_n i_o also_o return_v you_o thanks_o for_o your_o pain_n for_o your_o assistance_n for_o your_o advice_n and_o for_o your_o love_n god_n the_o inexhaustible_a fountain_n of_o goodness_n and_o the_o immense_a ocean_n of_o love_n recompense_v your_o affection_n god_n be_v certain_o most_o liberal_a to_o those_o that_o commit_v themselves_o to_o his_o most_o holy_a providence_n obedience_n be_v a_o most_o noble_a virtue_n patience_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a submission_n be_v a_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o contempt_n of_o ourselves_o poverty_n be_v a_o virtue_n belove_v of_o christ_n charity_n be_v the_o queen_n of_o virtue_n yet_o above_o all_o the_o virtue_n faith_n in_o god_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v something_o singular_a and_o most_o excellent_a and_o a_o plenary_a resignation_n of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o divine_a providence_n which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n so_o commend_v and_o which_o be_v continual_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n and_o which_o christ_n endeavour_v to_o inculcate_v into_o we_o by_o so_o many_o argument_n draw_v from_o flower_n etc._n etc._n little_a bird_n the_o virtue_n of_o this_o faith_n and_o the_o tranquillity_n that_o attend_v it_o he_o only_o know_v and_o find_v who_o in_o every_o thing_n as_o well_o small_a as_o great_a most_o perfect_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o confine_n himself_o to_o rely_v upon_o his_o providence_n and_o will_n neither_o do_v i_o believe_v there_o be_v any_o man_n who_o have_v this_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n but_o that_o strange_a and_o hide_a mystery_n befall_v he_o therefore_o let_v we_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o commit_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o his_o will_n and_o protection_n ay_o who_o you_o here_o see_v be_o cite_v to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o sixty_o year_n all_o my_o deed_n word_n and_o thought_n be_v open_a to_o this_o judge_n nothing_o be_v conceal_v from_o he_o all_o my_o life_n action_n shall_v receive_v their_o definitive_a sentence_n how_o i_o tremble_v for_o it_o be_v a_o terrible_a thing_n to_o stand_v in_o judgement_n before_o god_n but_o in_o this_o extremity_n there_o be_v that_o which_o comfort_v i_o therefore_o though_o i_o be_o a_o wicked_a servant_n my_o lord_n be_v gracious_a and_o infinite_o good_a who_o will_v acknowledge_v his_o servant_n though_o he_o have_v be_v bad_a and_o now_o god_n be_v with_o you_o all_o that_o survive_v farewell_o all_o you_o that_o be_v to_o follow_v i_o in_o your_o order_n sect._n 24._o the_o last_o admonition_n of_o die_a people_n as_o the_o sun_n towards_o his_o set_v shine_v often_o forth_o more_o pleasant_o so_o man_n the_o near_o he_o be_v to_o death_n the_o wise_a he_o be_v hence_o those_o admonition_n of_o die_a people_n which_o wisdom_n have_v so_o much_o applaud_v â—…yrus_n be_v about_o to_o die_v my_o son_n say_v he_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a close_o up_o my_o body_n neither_o in_o silver_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o metal_n but_o return_v its_o own_o earth_n to_o the_o earth_n again_o his_o last_o word_n be_v be_v grateful_a to_o your_o friend_n and_o you_o will_v never_o want_v the_o power_n to_o punish_v your_o enemy_n farewell_o my_o dear_a son_n and_o tell_v these_o my_o word_n to_o your_o mother_n also_o wise_o say_v thcophrastus_fw-la upon_o his_o death_n bed_n many_o fine_a and_o pleasant_a thing_n do_v liâ—…_n impose_v upon_o we_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o glory_n than_o the_o love_n of_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o vain_a hither_o may_v be_v refer_v the_o say_n of_o severus_n the_o emperor_n i_o be_v all_o thing_n but_o nothing_o avail_v constantius_n father_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a upon_o his_o deathbed_n as_o he_o be_v resign_v his_o empire_n to_o his_o son_n with_o a_o wonderful_a cheerfulness_n now_o say_v he_o do_v i_o almost_o esteem_v death_n above_o immortality_n i_o leave_v a_o son_n emperor_n here_o be_v the_o man_n that_o after_o 270_o year_n have_v wipe_v away_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o avenge_v the_o cruelty_n of_o tyrant_n christ_n be_v true_o in_o arm_n with_o constantius_n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n give_v these_o his_o last_o admonition_n to_o his_o son_n beware_v my_o son_n that_o thou_o never_o commit_v any_o deadly_a sin_n rather_o suffer_v all_o manner_n of_o torment_n first_o choose_v such_o about_o thou_o as_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o be_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o beware_v to_o thy_o parent_n give_v all_o obedience_n love_n and_o reverence_n ferdinand_n the_o great_a king_n of_o castille_n fall_v sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o great_a church_n in_o all_o his_o royal_a robe_n where_o put_v off_o all_o his_o royal_a ornament_n and_o as_o it_o be_v restore_v god_n his_o own_o he_o put_v on_o a_o haâ—…_n cloth_n and_o cast_v himself_o upon_o the_o ground_n with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n lord_n say_v he_o the_o kingdom_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o i_o return_v to_o thou_o again_o seat_z i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o in_o eternal_a light_n charles_n king_n of_o sicily_n speak_v these_o word_n oh_o the_o vain_a thought_n of_o man_n miserable_a creature_n we_o be_v delight_v with_o honour_n heap_v up_o treasure_n and_o neglect_v heaven_n o_o the_o happy_a fate_n of_o the_o poor_a who_o content_n with_o little_a sleep_n in_o tranquillity_n what_o do_v now_o my_o kingdom_n what_o do_v all_o my_o guard_n avail_v i_o i_o may_v have_v be_v miserable_a without_o all_o this_o pomp._n where_o be_v now_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o my_o empire_n the_o same_o necessity_n involve_v i_o as_o hamper_v the_o mean_a beggar_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o client_n servant_n and_o flatterer_n there_o be_v not_o one_o that_o will_v or_o can_v accompany_v to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n go_v mortal_n go_v and_o swell_v your_o breast_n with_o great_a thought_n to_o day_n or_o to_o morrow_n you_o must_v die_v farewell_o earth_n will_v i_o can_v say_v welcome_a heaven_n nor_o must_v we_o forget_v the_o most_o holy_a and_o opulent_a of_o king_n the_o son_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n david_n who_o be_v near_o death_n i_o say_v he_o am_z going_z the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o turn_v to_o his_o son_n but_o thou_o my_o son_n solomon_n say_v he_o keep_v thou_o the_o watch_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o thou_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o keep_v his_o statute_n and_o precept_n if_o thou_o seek_v the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v find_v he_o but_o if_o thou_o forsake_v he_o he_o shall_v cast_v thou_o off_o to_o eternity_n a_o terrible_a exhortation_n and_o enough_o to_o have_v pierce_v a_o heart_n of_o adamant_n thus_o death_n devour_v all_o cut_v off_o king_n lays_z nation_n waste_v and_o swallow_v the_o people_n up_o deaf_a to_o prayer_n riches_n tear_n not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o any_o humane_a force_n only_o the_o wise_a man_n die_v content_v the_o fool_n murmur_v at_o his_o departure_n sect._n 25._o christ_n be_v invite_v abide_v with_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o it_o draw_v towards_o night_n and_o the_o day_n be_v far_o pass_v the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n hasten_v towards_o night_n and_o there_o be_v no_o joshua_n to_o stay_v the_o sun_n or_o prolong_v the_o day_n but_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v daily_o
who_o i_o be_o chief_a 1_o tim._n 1._o 15_o but_o he_o that_o shall_v endure_v to_o the_o end_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 24._o 13._o be_v thou_o faithful_a unto_o death_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o crown_n of_o life_n rev._n 2._o 10._o these_o fountain_n refresh_v and_o cool_v the_o hot_a bath_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v happy_o swim_v therein_o who_o plunge_v himself_o over_o head_n and_o ear_n in_o these_o rivulet_n sect._n 39_o the_o sigh_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n proper_a for_o a_o die_a person_n enlighten_v my_o eye_n o_o most_o merciful_a jesus_n that_o i_o sleep_v not_o in_o death_n leave_v my_o enemy_n say_v i_o have_v prevail_v against_o he_o psal._n 13._o 3_o etc._n etc._n lord_n jesus_n christ_n son_n of_o the_o live_n god_n lay_v thy_o passion_n cross_n and_o death_n between_o thy_o judgement_n and_o my_o soul_n o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n remember_v not_o our_o old_a sin_n but_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o that_o soon_o for_o we_o be_v come_v to_o great_a misery_n psal._n 79._o 8._o sweet_a lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o thy_o glory_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o effectual_a virtue_n sake_n of_o thy_o suffering_n cause_v i_o to_o be_v write_v down_o among_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o elect._n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n righteous_a in_o thy_o sight_n i_o worship_v thou_o o_o christ_n i_o bless_v thou_o because_o thou_o have_v redeem_v the_o world_n by_o thy_o suffering_n saviour_n of_o the_o world_n save_v i_o who_o by_o thy_o cross_n and_o blood_n have_v redeem_v i_o o_o most_o merciful_a jesus_n i_o beseech_v thou_o that_o with_o thy_o precious_a blood_n which_o thou_o do_v shed_v for_o sinner_n that_o thou_o will_v wash_v away_o all_o my_o iniquity_n o_o blood_n of_o christ_n purify_v i_o let_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n save_v i_o let_v the_o water_n from_o christ_n side_n wash_v i_o let_v the_o passion_n of_o christ_n comfort_v i_o o_o kind_a jesus_n hear_v i_o hide_v i_o between_o thy_o wound_n permit_v i_o not_o o_o merciful_a jesus_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o thou_o in_o this_o my_o hour_n of_o death_n call_v i_o command_v i_o to_o come_v to_o thou_o that_o i_o together_o with_o thy_o saint_n may_v praise_v thou_o to_o all_o eternity_n cast_v i_o not_o from_o thy_o countenance_n nor_o take_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o sect._n 40._o at_o the_o moment_n of_o death_n now_o lord_n according_a to_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n deal_v merciful_o by_o i_o and_o command_v my_o spirit_n to_o be_v receive_v in_o peace_n sound_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o my_o mind_n those_o sweet_a word_n this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n now_o let_v thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n because_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n o_o jesus_n jesus_n jesus_n permit_v i_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o elect._n o_o jesus_n son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n jesus_n make_v haste_n to_o help_v i_o o_o lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o soul_n sect._n 41._o the_o true_a confidence_n of_o a_o die_a person_n in_o god_n here_o i_o confident_o aver_v with_o st._n bernard_n let_v another_o pretend_v to_o merit_n let_v he_o boast_v of_o endure_v the_o heat_n and_o burden_n of_o the_o day_n my_o desire_n be_v to_o adhere_v to_o god_n and_o to_o put_v my_o hope_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o i_o be_o conscious_a to_o myself_o that_o such_o be_v the_o naughtiness_n of_o my_o pass_a life_n that_o i_o deserve_v to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o cease_v to_o rely_v upon_o his_o immense_a goodness_n and_o to_o hope_v that_o as_o hitherto_o his_o most_o holy_a grace_n have_v afford_v i_o strength_n to_o endure_v all_o thing_n so_o the_o same_o will_v still_o uphold_v i_o and_o enable_v i_o to_o finish_v my_o course_n therefore_o this_o one_o thing_n i_o beg_v of_o thou_o o_o god_n that_o thou_o will_v never_o suffer_v i_o to_o distrust_v of_o thy_o goodness_n though_o i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v weak_a and_o miserable_a yea_o though_o i_o shall_v perceive_v myself_o in_o that_o terror_n and_o consternation_n ready_a to_o fail_v like_o st._n peter_n upon_o one_o blast_n of_o wind_n let_v i_o remember_v he_o let_v i_o call_v upon_o christ_n lord_n make_v i_o whole_a then_o o_o then_o shall_v thou_o stretch_v forâ—…h_o thy_o hand_n and_o save_v i_o from_o sink_v but_o if_o thou_o suffer_v i_o to_o go_v far_o yet_o with_o peter_n to_o run_v headlong_o into_o denial_n then_o such_o be_v my_o hope_n that_o thou_o wâ—…t_v look_v upon_o i_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o mercy_n and_o compastion_n as_o thou_o look_v upon_o peter_n and_o grant_v i_o a_o now_o confirmation_n of_o eternity_n this_o i_o be_o certain_a of_o that_o unless_o the_o fault_n be_v my_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o forsake_v i_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o say_n of_o st._n austin_n god_n may_v save_v some_o without_o good_a work_n because_o he_o be_v good_a but_o he_o condemn_v none_o but_o for_o their_o evil_a work_n because_o he_o be_v just._n and_o therefore_o i_o commit_v myself_o to_o he_o with_o a_o full_a hope_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o if_o he_o suffer_v i_o to_o perish_v for_o my_o sin_n yet_o his_o justice_n shall_v be_v magnify_v in_o i_o yet_o i_o hope_v and_o most_o certain_o hope_v that_o his_o most_o merciful_a goodness_n will_v most_o faithful_o preserve_v my_o soul_n so_o that_o his_o mercy_n rather_o than_o his_o justice_n shall_v be_v praise_v in_o i_o nothing_o can_v happen_v to_o i_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n whatever_o he_o please_v to_o who_o ever_o it_o seem_v ill_a be_v still_o the_o best_a to_o i_o whatever_n please_v thou_o that_o will_v i_o that_o will_v i_o o_o god_n sect._n 42._o the_o last_o word_n of_o die_a person_n augustus_n the_o emperor_n die_v with_o these_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n live_v mindful_a of_o our_o nuptial_a knot_n and_o so_o farewell_n how_o much_o more_o holy_o will_v these_o christian_n do_v that_o direct_v their_o last_o word_n to_o the_o beginning_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n dyonisius_n the_o areopagite_n be_v condemn_v to_o lose_v his_o head_n with_o a_o christian_a generosity_n contemn_v the_o reproach_n of_o the_o spectator_n let_v the_o last_o word_n of_o my_o lord_n upon_o the_o cross_n say_v he_o be_v i_o in_o this_o world_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n basil_n the_o great_a lie_v at_o the_o last_o period_n of_o life_n after_o he_o have_v pious_o instruct_v his_o own_o friend_n breathe_v out_o his_o soul_n with_o these_o last_o word_n lord_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n st._n bernard_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n oh_o christian_n say_v he_o despair_v not_o of_o this_o infirmity_n christ_n have_v teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o ought_v to_o say_v in_o all_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n who_o to_o fly_v to_o who_o to_o invoke_v in_o who_o to_o hope_v therefore_o do_v thou_o so_o behave_v thyself_o that_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n thou_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v in_o thou_o lord_n have_v i_o trust_v let_v i_o not_o be_v confound_v to_o eternity_n therefore_o let_v the_o last_o word_n of_o a_o die_a person_n be_v direct_v to_o god_n all_o his_o prayer_n wish_n desire_n and_o last_o hope_n must_v ever_o tend_v to_o he_o let_v the_o die_a person_n say_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o thou_o lord_n i_o turn_v my_o face_n to_o thou_o i_o direct_v my_o eye_n sect._n 46._o let_v the_o die_a person_n imitate_v the_o penitent_a thief_n in_o golgotha_n lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n happy_a thief_n who_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n have_v learn_v more_o in_o three_o hour_n than_o the_o unhappy_a iscariot_n in_o three_o year_n lord_n god_n how_o great_a be_v the_o abyss_n of_o thy_o judgement_n thy_o friend_n and_o kindred_n be_v silent_a thy_o disciple_n forsake_v thou_o the_o angel_n appear_v not_o where_o be_v those_o thousand_o feed_v by_o this_o crucify_a lord_n who_o of_o all_o that_o multitude_n speak_v one_o word_n for_o so_o great_a a_o benefactor_n yet_o the_o thief_n against_o his_o companion_n plead_v the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o justify_v his_o innocency_n take_v off_o all_o scandal_n from_o he_o and_o convict_v the_o multitude_n of_o murder_n nor_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n ashamed_a of_o such_o a_o advocate_n but_o rather_o applaud_v he_o nor_o be_v the_o happy_a rhetorician_n want_v in_o his_o cause_n but_o we_o true_o say_v he_o be_v righteous_o punish_v for_o we_o receive_v according_a to_o our_o deed_n but_o this_o man_n have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o oh_o how_o true_o may_v i_o say_v the_o same_o of_o
execution_n the_o fire_n be_v kindle_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n crying_z lord_n i_o believe_v so_o yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n unto_o god_n anno_fw-la 1531._o the_o death_n of_o william_n tyndal_n the_o english_a merchant_n at_o antwerp_n hear_v of_o his_o imprisonment_n become_v suitor_n for_o his_o deliverance_n but_o philip_n with_o his_o money_n prevail_v beyond_o their_o entreaty_n be_v at_o last_o bring_v to_o his_o answer_n although_o his_o enemy_n can_v lay_v nothing_o to_o his_o charge_n yet_o the_o attorney_n proceed_v to_o condemn_v he_o and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o execute_v he_o when_o bring_v to_o the_o stake_n he_o cry_v with_o a_o audible_a voice_n lord_n open_z the_o eye_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n then_o be_v strangle_v fire_n be_v set_v to_o the_o wood_n and_o he_o consume_v to_o ash_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1536._o within_o a_o short_a time_n after_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n overtake_v phillips_n who_o betray_v he_o insomuch_o 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