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we_o in_o the_o face_n our_o conscience_n accuse_v we_o our_o face_n be_v appal_a and_o our_o thought_n distract_v to_o think_v that_o if_o this_o sickness_n shall_v prove_v our_o last_o we_o must_v certain_o not_o only_o be_v exclude_v from_o god_n presence_n for_o evermore_o but_o have_v our_o portion_n with_o devil_n and_o reprobate_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n to_o all_o eternity_n 2._o in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o great_a health_n be_v frequent_a in_o the_o meditation_n of_o sickness_n and_o death_n si_fw-mi sapit_fw-la utaris_fw-la totis_fw-la coline_n diebus_fw-la extremumque_fw-la tibi_fw-la semper_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la puta_fw-la martial_a it_o be_v the_o passionate_a wish_n of_o moses_n deut._n 32.29_o o_o that_o man_n be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n the_o consideration_n of_o our_o latter_a end_n beforehand_o be_v the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o high_a pitch_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o put_n far_o from_o we_o the_o evil_a day_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o folly_n it_o be_v report_v of_o bilney_n the_o martyr_n that_o he_o use_v some_o time_n before_o his_o martyrdom_n to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o heat_n and_o burn_a of_o a_o candle_n that_o the_o great_a flame_n may_v not_o be_v novel_a and_o strange_a unto_o he_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffer_v the_o grave_n will_v be_v no_o surprise_n to_o we_o if_o we_o do_v sometime_o in_o our_o health_n descend_v there_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o meditation_n praecogitati_fw-la mali_fw-la mollis_fw-la ictus_fw-la venit_fw-la senec._n ep._n 76._o thou_o may_v therefore_o sometime_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o retirement_n fancy_v thyself_o to_o be_v then_o arrest_v with_o thy_o last_o sickness_n and_o consider_v then_o what_o thou_o will_v do_v and_o how_o thou_o will_v behave_v thyself_o in_o it_o imagine_v thy_o sickness_n 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your_o house_n in_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o your_o outward_a concern_v prudent_o pious_o charitable_o insere_fw-la nunc_fw-la maelibaee_fw-la pyros_fw-la pone_fw-la ordine_fw-la vites_fw-la that_o so_o when_o you_o come_v to_o die_v you_o may_v have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o die_v emori_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la and_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v it_o well_o this_o alone_o will_v exact_v our_o great_a care_n our_o great_a diligence_n 5._o last_o in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o health_n be_v frequent_a in_o prayer_n unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v fit_v and_o prepare_v thou_o for_o that_o fiery_a trial_n that_o so_o death_n find_v thou_o not_o unprovided_a pray_v often_o for_o those_o grace_n that_o thou_o shall_v then_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o that_o so_o when_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n of_o thy_o body_n shall_v be_v dessolve_v thou_o may_v have_v a_o building_n with_o god_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n of_o 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time_n know_o and_o wilful_o against_o the_o motion_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n against_o the_o check_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n against_o those_o various_a method_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o thy_o judgement_n which_o thou_o have_v use_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o thyself_o yea_o against_o those_o many_o promise_n vow_n and_o resolution_n which_o we_o have_v so_o often_o make_v betwixt_o thou_o and_o our_o own_o conscience_n both_o in_o public_a and_o in_o private_a of_o better_a obedience_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o now_o o_o lord_n what_o belong_v unto_o we_o but_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n and_o shall_v thou_o abandon_v and_o cast_v we_o out_o of_o thy_o favour_n for_o ever_o we_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o that_o we_o reap_v but_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o way_n but_o unto_o thou_o our_o god_n belong_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n though_o we_o have_v rebel_v against_o thou_o thou_o have_v publish_v thyself_o 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