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be_v a_o voice_n of_o joy_n that_o jesus_n utter_v but_o mark_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n you_o see_v that_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n beside_o the_o body_n they_o have_v a_o spirit_n and_o more_o beautiful_a and_o far_o more_o precious_a of_o substance_n than_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o it_o lodge_v in_o a_o house_n of_o clay_n and_o in_o a_o earthly_a tabernacle_n next_o there_o will_v be_v a_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n thou_o think_v ever_o to_o live_v but_o whether_o thou_o will_v or_o thou_o will_v not_o thy_o soul_n shall_v be_v separate_a from_o the_o body_n and_o then_o the_o body_n shall_v die_v shall_v thy_o soul_n die_v no_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o father_n shall_v take_v thy_o soul_n now_o again_o brethren_n see_v how_o careful_a the_o lord_n be_v of_o his_o soul_n at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n if_o jesus_n who_o have_v no_o sin_n be_v so_o careful_a of_o his_o soul_n i_o pray_v thou_o who_o be_v a_o sinful_a body_n how_o careful_a 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that_o sweet_a smell_n of_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n christ_n savour_n into_o his_o burial_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v in_o burial_n then_o shall_v we_o make_v none_o exception_n no_o let_v we_o look_v to_o circumstance_n bury_v not_o a_o beggar_n like_o a_o king_n look_v to_o the_o place_n and_o time_n and_o person_n yet_o in_o all_o time_n place_n and_o person_n let_v the_o burial_n smell_v of_o that_o sweet_a smell_a odour_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o let_v that_o simple_a christian_a honesty_n be_v see_v in_o your_o burial_n now_o because_o the_o time_n be_v spend_v and_o i_o will_v not_o weary_v you_o i_o leave_v the_o rest_n till_o the_o next_o day_n and_o commend_v you_o to_o god_n beseech_v he_o that_o you_o may_v be_v like_a to_o he_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n and_o in_o his_o burial_n and_o resurrection_n that_o we_o may_v dwell_v with_o he_o for_o evermore_o in_o the_o heaven_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v all_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_o the_o xxvii_o lecture_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o christ_n matth_n chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 59_o so_o joseph_n take_v the_o body_n and_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o clean_a linen_n cloth_n mark_n chap._n xv._o verse_n 46_o and_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o tomb_n that_o be_v hâ—wen_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o roll_v a_o stone_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n luke_n chap._n xxiii_o verse_n 53_o and_o take_v it_o down_o and_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o linen_n cloth_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o a_o tomb_n hew_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n wherein_o be_v never_o man_n yet_o
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