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leisure_n in_o all_o thy_o life_n to_o live_v well_o to_o lengthen_v out_o and_o let_v thy_o morrow_n grow_v till_o it_o reach_v the_o year_n of_o 64._o of_o dic_fw-la mihi_fw-la cras_fw-la istud_fw-la postume_n quando_fw-la venit_fw-la jam_fw-la cras_fw-la istud_fw-la habet_fw-la priami_fw-la vel_fw-la nestoris_n annos_fw-la martial_a l._n 5._o epigr._fw-la 58_o vide_fw-la &_o l._n 2._o epigr._fw-la 64._o priamus_n or_o nestor_n and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o full_a age_n of_o methuselah_n st._n austin_n confess_v and_o condemn_v his_o former_a linger_a dilatory_a temper_n 5._o temper_n non_fw-la erat_fw-la omnino_fw-la quod_fw-la responderem_fw-la veritate_fw-la convictus_fw-la nisi_fw-la taniùm_fw-la verba_fw-la lenta_fw-la &_o somnclenta_fw-la modò_fw-la ecce_fw-la modò_fw-la sine_fw-la paululum_fw-la sed_fw-la modò_fw-la &_o modò_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la modum_fw-la aug._n confess_v l._n 8._o c_o 5._o i_o be_v clear_o convince_v by_o the_o truth_n say_v he_o and_o have_v nothing_o to_o answer_v but_o only_o lazy_a and_o sleepy_a word_n another_o time_n short_o a_o while_n hence_o let_v i_o alone_o but_o a_o little_a long_o but_o my_o delay_n be_v endless_a and_o infinite_a and_o will_v keep_v and_o observe_v no_o measure_n or_o limit_n i_o pray_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o thou_o say_v he_o timebam_fw-la he_o dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la castitatem_fw-la &_o continentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la noli_fw-la modò_fw-la timebam_fw-la lord_n give_v i_o the_o gift_n of_o chastity_n and_o continence_n but_o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n pray_v do_v not_o give_v it_o yet_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_v afraid_a lest_o thou_o shall_v hear_v i_o too_o quick_o and_o heal_v i_o too_o soon_o etc._n etc._n and_o at_o last_o he_o reason_v himself_o out_o of_o this_o unreasonable_a humour_n in_o this_o manner_n how_o long_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o put_v it_o off_o till_o to_o morrow_n and_o next_o day_n why_o not_o now_o why_o shall_v not_o this_o very_a hour_n put_v a_o end_n to_o my_o lewd_a and_o loose_a life_n what_o unhappy_a folly_n be_v it_o tp_n delay_v the_o time_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o so_o to_o lose_v the_o 22._o the_o see_v p._n 22._o flower_n of_o thy_o age_n what_o a_o reproach_n and_o disparagement_n to_o thy_o judgement_n and_o understanding_n that_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o year_n of_o maturity_n arrive_v to_o thy_o middle_a age_n thou_o shall_v show_v thyself_o so_o inconsiderate_a and_o indiscreet_a as_o still_o to_o delay_v and_o not_o to_o use_v thy_o reason_n and_o judgement_n aright_o what_o a_o far_o and_o high_a degree_n of_o folly_n be_v it_o to_o defer_v the_o redemption_n of_o thy_o time_n till_o 174._o till_o our_o seek_v all_o summer_n wither_a and_o dry_a and_o beginning_n to_o shoot_v out_o a_o little_a about_o michaelmass_n spring_n of_o which_o kind_n of_o shoot_v fruit_n can_v never_o come_v bp._n andrew_n serm_n pag._n 174._o old_a age_n the_o stoic_a will_v tell_v thou_o fine_a thou_o sera_n parsimonia_fw-la in_o fundo_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la tantùm_fw-la minimum_fw-la in_o tino_fw-la sed_fw-la pessimum_fw-la remanet_fw-la sen._n ep_v 1._o non_fw-la pisdet_fw-la te_fw-la reliquias_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la tibi_fw-la reser_fw-ge vare_fw-la &_o id_fw-la solum_fw-la tempus_fw-la bonae_fw-la menti_fw-la destinare_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o nullaem_fw-la rem_fw-la conferri_fw-la possit_fw-la quam_fw-la serum_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la utvere_fw-la incipare_fw-la cùn_fw-la desinendum_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la tam_fw-la stulta_fw-la mortalitatis_fw-la oblsvio_fw-la in_fw-la qumquagesimum_fw-la &_o sexagesimum_fw-la annum_fw-la differre_fw-la sana_fw-la consilia_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la velle_fw-la vitam_fw-la inchoare_fw-la quâ—_n panci_fw-la perduxerunt_fw-la id_fw-la de_fw-fr brev_n vit_fw-mi c._n 4._o quidam_fw-la vivere_fw-la tunc_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la cunt_fw-la desinendum_fw-la est_fw-la quidam_fw-la antè_fw-la vivere_fw-la desecerunt_fw-la quà n_fw-la inciperent_fw-la idem_fw-la epist_n 23._o in_o fine_a it_o be_v late_a to_o spare_v when_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o bottom_n for_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o least_o but_o the_o very_o worst_a that_o be_v
though_o the_o apostle_n preach_v and_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n on_o other_o date_n of_o the_o week_n yet_o why_o be_v the4se_a thing_n mention_v as_o do_v on_o that_o day_n particular_o and_o remarkable_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o some_o singular_a eminency_n of_o this_o above_o any_o other_o day_n and_o because_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v those_o duty_n on_o this_o day_n more_o than_o on_o any_o other_o and_o the_o apostle_n give_v express_v order_n that_o 2._o that_o 1_o cor._n 16._o 1_o 2._o the_o collection_n for_o the_o saint_n a_o work_n especial_o fit_a for_o a_o sabbath-day_n shall_v be_v make_v particular_o on_o the_o first_o day_n that_o be_v loc_n be_v beza_n in_o loc_n every_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o be_v the_o foreordain_v and_o customary_a day_n of_o the_o christian_a religious_a church_n assembly_n upon_o or_o feast_n or_o bp._n of_o vv._n opuse_n speech_n against_o mr._n trask_n p._n 73._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v mark_v 15.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n be_v against_o the_o feast_n against_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n every_o person_n be_v to_o lay_v apart_o what_o god_n shall_v move_v and_o incline_v he_o to_o offer_v the_o preparation_n and_o separation_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v at_o home_n every_o week_n but_o the_o collation_n and_o contribution_n to_o be_v in_o the_o public_a congregation_n every_o lord_n day_n for_o par._n for_o hammond_n par._n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a for_o any_o to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n 16.16_o lord_n exod._n 23.15_o deut._n 16.16_o empty_a upon_o the_o day_n of_o the_o most_o solemn_a christian_a assembly_n and_o this_o day_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o oblation_n of_o their_o alm_n because_o of_o the_o inestimable_a benefit_n and_o infinite_a good_a thing_n we_o this_o day_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v constant_o observe_v this_o high_a day_n ever_o since_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o spend_v it_o in_o read_v exhortation_n prayer_n sacrament_n 16_o sacrament_n si_fw-mi thy_fw-mi solis_fw-la laetitiae_fw-la indulgemus_fw-la alia_fw-la long_a ratione_fw-la quà m_fw-la religione_fw-la solis_fw-la secundo_fw-la loco_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n sumus_fw-la qui_fw-la diem_fw-la saturni_n otto_n &_o victus_fw-la â—ecernunt_fw-la exorbitante_n &_o ipsi_fw-la à _fw-la judaico_fw-la more_fw-it quem_fw-la ignorant_a tertul._n apol._n c._n 16_o the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v suspect_v to_o worship_v the_o sun_n because_o they_o use_v to_o celebrate_v the_o sunday_n it_o be_v a_o 74._o a_o bp._n of_o vv._n speech_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n opusc_n p._n 74._o usual_a question_n put_v of_o old_a by_o the_o heathen_a to_o the_o christian_n before_o ever_o they_o offer_v to_o torture_v and_o martyr_v they_o num_fw-la dominicum_fw-la servasti_fw-la do_v you_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n to_o which_o they_o answer_v christianus_n sum_n intermittere_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la i_o 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