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therefore_o my_o soul_n have_v patience_n and_o carry_v thyself_o manlike_o redouble_v thy_o courage_n valiant_o and_o attend_v until_o my_o god_n come_v unto_o thou_o be_v not_o astonish_v or_o afeard_a to_o see_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a neither_o be_v thou_o amaze_v to_o see_v they_o oppress_v the_o godly_a but_o stand_v to_o it_o to_o the_o end_n and_o when_o thou_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o be_o not_o of_o myself_o strong_a enough_o assist_v i_o and_o lend_v i_o thy_o shoulder_n for_o fear_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o wicked_a cause_n i_o to_o depart_v from_o my_o stand_n where_o thou_o have_v place_v i_o second_o my_o ferventness_n and_o zeal_n that_o have_v courageous_o seek_v at_o the_o place_n where_o 〈◊〉_d enemy_n assault_v i_o i_o 〈…〉_o fouâ—d_v at_o the_o gate_n when_o thou_o 〈…〉_o it_o to_o enter_v with_o thou_o in_o triumph_n 〈◊〉_d at_o thy_o foot_n when_o as_o thou_o shalâ—_n judge_n bâ—th_v the_o quick_a &_o the_o dead_a then_o shall_v we_o see_v what_o a_o great_a change_n there_o be_v between_o our_o life_n and_o they_o and_o what_o payment_n tarry_v for_o they_o they_o have_v have_v their_o felicity_n in_o this_o world_n therefore_o then_o shall_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o they_o stand_v aside_o for_o you_o owe_v the_o rest_n and_o consider_v that_o you_o shall_v render_v a_o account_n of_o those_o benefit_n which_o be_v give_v you_o to_o keep_v and_o be_v amerce_v for_o your_o abuse_n of_o they_o your_o habitation_n be_v prepare_v for_o you_o as_o you_o deserve_v depart_v into_o everlasting_a pain_n and_o torment_n you_o have_v be_v many_o time_n tell_v of_o the_o rigour_n thereof_o yet_o have_v you_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o very_o little_o turn_v away_o from_o your_o curse_a life_n &_o therefore_o shall_v you_o now_o feel_v it_o see_v you_o will_v not_o as_o then_o any_o whit_n fear_v it_o and_o as_o for_o those_o o_o lord_n which_o have_v be_v patient_a for_o thy_o name_n sake_n and_o suffer_v for_o thy_o honour_n the_o rage_n of_o the_o wicked_a thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o glory_n that_o you_o may_v judge_v with_o he_o both_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a comfort_v thyself_o now_o therefore_o my_o soul_n with_o this_o expectation_n and_o hope_n &_o trust_v in_o god_n even_o in_o the_o almighty_a and_o most_o merciful_a god_n who_o never_o forsake_v the_o just_a in_o adversity_n nor_o stop_v his_o care_n against_o the_o oppress_a innocent_a i_o will_v at_o all_o time_n bless_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 34._o 1_o bless_a be_v thy_o name_n o_o lord_n which_o have_v comfort_v i_o in_o misery_n &_o bless_a be_v he_o for_o ever_o that_o have_v holpen_v i_o 〈◊〉_d my_o affliction_n all_o thing_n have_v their_o time_n and_o all_o man_n action_n be_v distribute_v by_o time_n and_o season_n change_n serve_v for_o rest_n and_o rest_n for_o the_o refresh_a of_o the_o ordinary_a labour_n of_o the_o live_n neither_o can_v any_o thing_n continue_v without_o rest_n in_o any_o occupation_n and_o trade_n nevertheless_o herein_o this_o rule_n fail_v that_o be_v i_o do_v bless_v and_o for_o ever_o will_v bless_v thy_o name_n o_o lord_n at_o the_o sun_n rise_v i_o will_v praise_v thy_o name_n and_o at_o his_o go_v down_o i_o will_v praise_v the_o same_o at_o that_o will_v i_o begin_v both_o month_n and_o year_n and_o at_o that_o also_o will_v i_o end_v they_o o_o eternity_n i_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o thou_o in_o this_o world_n but_o in_o this_o my_o will_n to_o praise_v and_o glorify_v my_o god_n for_o ever_o my_o body_n melt_v away_o with_o
have_v bind_v we_o to_o pay_v that_o debt_n it_o be_v the_o reward_n for_o his_o disobedience_n we_o must_v go_v again_o into_o the_o earth_n and_o return_v from_o whence_o we_o come_v nevertheless_o o_o lord_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v i_o from_o death_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n when_o it_o will_v lay_v hold_n on_o i_o thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o go_v down_o all_o below_o but_o will_v deliver_v i_o even_o at_o the_o very_a mouth_n thereof_o and_o be_v content_v that_o i_o acknowledge_v it_o without_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o deserve_a thraldom_n and_o captivity_n but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n shall_v it_o be_v the_o good_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n no_o o_o lord_n for_o hell_n be_v full_a thereof_o it_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o this_o gear_n for_o thou_o thyself_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n thou_o shall_v deliver_v thy_o own_o body_n to_o death_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v be_v deliver_v from_o hell_n thou_o shall_v put_v upon_o thou_o and_o clothe_v thou_o with_o the_o dolour_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o i_o may_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o joy_n of_o immortality_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o from_o henceforth_o my_o god_n have_v any_o other_o riches_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o possess_v thou_o i_o shall_v possess_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o in_o love_v thou_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o thou_o &_o thou_o in_o i_o and_o thou_o be_v there_o shall_v bring_v thither_o all_o the_o good_n strength_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fill_v i_o full_a with_o other_o manner_n of_o riches_n than_o the_o riches_n of_o these_o miserable_a carl_n which_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v thou_o for_o their_o riches_n be_v but_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o shall_v perish_v with_o their_o sin_n 17_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v abash_v to_o see_v they_o all_o at_o once_o sudden_o enrich_v ne_o yet_o to_o esteem_v they_o to_o be_v any_o whit_n the_o happy_a thereby_o for_o although_o the_o false_a honour_n which_o they_o so_o greedy_o hunt_v after_o exceed_v &_o excel_v and_o be_v fill_v with_o this_o vain_a and_o vanish_v glory_n which_o carry_v with_o it_o but_o a_o glorious_a glitter_a outward_a show_n yet_o must_v we_o not_o be_v in_o a_o admiration_n thereat_o much_o less_o envy_v the_o same_o 18_o for_o although_o they_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n have_v kiss_v the_o earth_n and_o put_v on_o the_o round_a compass_n thereof_o yet_o shall_v they_o carry_v away_o nothing_o of_o it_o with_o they_o save_o their_o wind_a sheet_n nothing_o shall_v follow_v they_o but_o their_o shadow_n and_o yet_o i_o believe_v that_o it_o will_v also_o leave_v they_o for_o the_o very_a selfsame_o day_n which_o make_v the_o shadow_n will_v forsake_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v want_v the_o ordinary_a light_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o these_o magnificence_n pomp_n and_o swell_a ostentation_n wherewith_o they_o make_v little_a child_n afeard_a shall_v wrap_v they_o up_o in_o sorrow_n grief_n dolour_n anguish_n poverty_n and_o misery_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o mercury_n heap_n 19_o and_o be_v it_o not_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v thus_o for_o they_o have_v take_v their_o pleasure_n here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o have_v have_v their_o felicity_n in_o this_o world_n and_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v desire_v have_v fall_v unto_o they_o good_n have_v come_v roll_v in_o by_o heap_n unto_o they_o the_o felicity_n of_o their_o greatness_n be_v a_o burden_n unto_o they_o they_o esteem_v of_o none_o but_o of_o such_o as_o do_v help_v to_o enrich_v they_o neither_o love_v they_o any_o but_o such_o as_o give_v they_o and_o make_v much_o of_o none_o save_v of_o those_o that_o increase_v their_o revenue_n they_o be_v like_a to_o those_o man_n who_o because_o they_o will_v have_v a_o great_a stock_n sell_v the_o propriety_n of_o their_o good_n unto_o other_o they_o die_v leave_v nothing_o behind_o for_o the_o world_n to_o come_v have_v make_v no_o provision_n for_o any_o good_n that_o be_v there_o in_o request_n but_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o good_n that_o serve_v for_o this_o earthly_a life_n which_o be_v end_v they_o be_v leave_v very_o poor_a they_o have_v desire_v honour_n but_o a_o vain_a and_o slippery_a honour_n which_o hang_v and_o rest_v but_o upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o fool_n they_o have_v it_o but_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v well_o how_o to_o keep_v it_o they_o will_v glad_o have_v sit_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o wheel_n &_o that_o be_v turn_v about_o they_o be_v now_o down_o in_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o but_o bless_v and_o happy_a be_v they_o which_o can_v keep_v they_o sure_a and_o immovable_a upon_o the_o scaffold_n and_o see_v themselves_o safe_a both_o above_o and_o below_o 20_o but_o these_o miserable_a caytife_n have_v do_v nothing_o so_o for_o they_o have_v make_v the_o leap_n themselves_o they_o have_v voluntary_o climb_v up_o to_o the_o steep_a place_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v be_v cast_v down_o backward_o even_o unto_o hell_n they_o be_v at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o number_n of_o their_o forefather_n there_o have_v they_o find_v their_o ancestor_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o birth_n and_o condition_n they_o be_v imitator_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a they_o shall_v be_v also_o partaker_n of_o their_o punishment_n for_o when_o repentance_n come_v too_o late_o they_o then_o learn_v but_o out_o of_o season_n what_o it_o be_v to_o lift_v themselves_o up_o against_o god_n and_o oppose_v themselves_o unto_o his_o glory_n then_o they_o learn_v what_o it_o be_v to_o afflict_v the_o just_a to_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o scorn_v the_o afflict_a they_o be_v confine_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o the_o light_n geve_v no_o more_o sight_n unto_o their_o eye_n they_o hear_v nothing_o but_o horror_n and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n they_o breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o sigh_n and_o groan_n and_o they_o never_o stir_v but_o with_o tremble_v and_o fret_v 21_o when_o these_o poor_a senseless_a people_n be_v in_o honour_n they_o can_v not_o understand_v it_o but_o become_v like_a unto_o brute_n beast_n which_o have_v neither_o sense_n nor_o judgement_n but_o yet_o alas_o they_o be_v far_o unlike_a for_o death_n in_o bereave_v the_o beast_n of_o their_o life_n take_v from_o they_o aswell_o the_o feel_n of_o their_o pain_n as_o of_o their_o pleasure_n but_o as_o for_o these_o poor_a fool_n who_o will_v never_o understand_v wherein_o their_o chief_a blessedness_n consist_v but_o close_v up_o their_o eye_n against_o the_o eternal_a light_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n against_o the_o spiritual_a word_n shall_v have_v their_o sense_n as_o a_o argument_n or_o subject_n of_o torment_n and_o their_o spirit_n shall_v live_v continual_o to_o conceive_v and_o eternal_o to_o languish_v their_o misery_n o_o how_o good_a be_v god_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 73._o 1_o o_o how_o grâ—…t_n be_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o god_n and_o how_o assure_v be_v his_o help_n unto_o all_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o he_o unto_o those_o i_o say_v who_o have_v never_o turn_v away_o their_o thought_n from_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o who_o have_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o soul_n always_o fix_v upon_o his_o providence_n never_o give_v over_o the_o hope_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o his_o grace_n and_o how_o great_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o the_o sundry_a ill_a hap_n of_o this_o world_n can_v never_o shake_v that_o constant_a assurance_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o god_n righteousness_n o_o how_o great_o i_o say_v be_v the_o constancy_n of_o such_o man_n to_o be_v commend_v 2_o for_o to_o say_v true_o my_o foot_n oftentimes_o begin_v to_o slip_v in_o the_o way_n and_o i_o glide_v oftentimes_o as_o it_o be_v even_o ready_a to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n much_o like_a unto_o they_o that_o climb_v up_o a_o steep_a thorny_a hill_n who_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o 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