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world_n declare_v that_o â—…e_n have_v death_n in_o desire_n and_o life_n but_o in_o patience_n yea_o in_o that_o notable_a little_a treatise_n de_fw-fr consolation_n philosophiae_fw-la he_o very_o plain_o insinuat_v that_o death_n be_v distasteful_a unto_o he_o when_o he_o enjoy_v his_o liberty_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o regrate_v that_o it_o flee_v from_o he_o in_o his_o prison_n at_o paviâ—…_n though_o he_o have_v call_v for_o it_o more_o than_o once_o as_o we_o may_v perceive_v from_o the_o first_o stanza_n of_o his_o excellent_a verse_n mâ—…rs_n hominum_fw-la foelix_fw-la quae_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la dulcibus_fw-la anâ—…is_fw-la inserit_fw-la &_o nâ—…oestis_fw-la saepe_fw-la vocata_fw-la venit_fw-la dum_fw-la levibus_fw-la maleâ—…da_fw-la bonis_fw-la fortuna_fw-la faveret_fw-la pene_fw-la caput_fw-la tristis_fw-la mors_fw-la erat_fw-la â—…ora_fw-la meum_fw-la nunâ—…_n quia_fw-la fallacem_fw-la mutavit_fw-la nubila_fw-la vultum_fw-la protrahit_fw-la 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there_o be_v any_o remainder_n of_o sin_n or_o corruption_n in_o the_o soul_n yea_o when_o a_o true_a christian_a from_o long_a and_o sad_a experience_n have_v ground_n to_o compare_v his_o own_o leprous_a soul_n to_o some_o leprous_a house_n under_o the_o law_n which_o can_v never_o be_v thorough_o cleanse_v till_o they_o be_v pull_v down_o and_o to_o conclude_v that_o till_o the_o clay_n tabernacle_n of_o the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v that_o he_o fear_v he_o shall_v never_o be_v thorough_o cleanse_v from_o that_o spiritual_a leprosy_n oâ—…_n sin_n and_o corruption_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o apprehend_v that_o a_o prayer_n mere_o on_o such_o a_o account_n be_v displease_v to_o god_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v very_o acceptable_a to_o heaven_n because_o its_o motive_n direct_o aim_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o god._n but_o final_o i_o ready_o grant_v that_o to_o pray_v for_o death_n serious_o allanarly_a to_o be_v ride_v of_o misery_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n because_o it_o proceed_v usual_o from_o those_o who_o will_v keep_v heaven_n only_o as_o a_o reserve_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v its_o felicity_n when_o all_o worldly_a happiness_n be_v go_v this_o be_v in_o effect_n nothing_o else_o but_o a_o efflux_n of_o a_o discontent_a mind_n with_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n because_o the_o sun_n of_o prosperity_n have_v cease_v to_o shine_v upon_o their_o earthly_a tabernacle_n yet_o when_o a_o good_a man_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o former_a spiritual_a motive_n be_v prompt_v by_o vehement_a arthriticall_a or_o nephriticall_a pain_n to_o wish_v for_o death_n i_o can_v condemn_v such_o a_o prayer_n since_o the_o almighty_a have_v command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n which_o in_o my_o weak_a judgement_n import_v not_o only_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o divine_a assistance_n to_o support_v and_o comfort_v we_o and_o for_o a_o proportionable_a measure_n of_o patience_n but_o also_o