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rise_a tear_n in_o thy_o sight_n i_o may_v abundant_o &_o meek_o weep_v so_o that_o my_o tear_n be_v instead_o of_o bread_n to_o i_o day_n &_o night_n very_o thou_o king_n of_o glory_n and_o master_n of_o all_o virtue_n have_v teach_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o example_n to_o mourn_v and_o weep_v say_v bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v for_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v another_o ah_o alas_o my_o lord_n woe_n be_v my_o soul_n thou_o comforter_n of_o my_o soul_n thou_o depart_v and_o say_v not_o so_o much_o as_o farewell_n go_v thy_o way_n thou_o blessed_a thy_o neither_o be_v i_o present_v thy_o hand_n lift_v up_o thou_o waft_v receive_v into_o heaven_n with_o a_o cloud_n neither_o do_v i_o see_v it_o the_o angel_n promise_v thou_o will_v come_v again_o neither_o do_v i_o hear_v it_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v whether_o shall_v i_o go_v where_o shall_v i_o seek_v he_o or_o when_o shall_v i_o find_v he_o who_o shall_v i_o ask_v who_o shall_v tell_v my_o dear_o belove_v that_o i_o languish_v in_o love_n the_o delight_n of_o my_o heart_n cease_v my_o laugh_n be_v turn_v into_o heaviness_n my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n faint_v o_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n thou_o god_n for_o ever_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v but_o of_o thou_o my_o delight_n for_o what_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n &_o beside_o thou_o what_o will_v i_o upon_o the_o earth_n i_o wish_v for_o thou_o i_o hope_v for_o thou_o i_o seek_v thou_o my_o heart_n have_v say_v to_o thou_o i_o have_v seek_v thy_o face_n i_o will_v seek_v after_o thy_o face_n o_o lord_n turn_v not_o thy_o face_n away_o from_o i_o o_o most_o gracious_a lover_n of_o man_n the_o poor_a be_v leave_v alone_o to_o thou_o thou_o be_v a_o aider_n to_o the_o orphan_n my_o only_a defend_v advocate_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o desolate_a orphan_n i_o be_o become_v fatherless_a my_o soul_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o widow_n regard_v the_o tear_n of_o my_o lack_n and_o widowhoode_n which_o i_o offer_v unto_o thou_o until_o thou_o come_v again_o ah_o now_o my_o lord_n alas_o appear_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v comfort_v let_v i_o behold_v thy_o presence_n and_o i_o shall_v enjoy_v my_o desire_n reveal_v thy_o glory_n and_o my_o joy_n shall_v be_v full_a remember_v this_o note_n so_o often_o as_o we_o do_v well_o the_o angel_n rejoice_v and_o the_o devil_n be_v sad_a so_o often_o as_o we_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n from_o that_o which_o be_v good_a we_o make_v the_o devil_n glad_a and_o defraud_v the_o angel_n of_o theâ—r_a joy_n for_o there_o be_v joy_n with_o they_o over_o one_o sinner_n which_o hearty_o repent_v grace_n before_o dinner_n almighty_a god_n who_o providence_n reach_v to_o the_o uttermost_a end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o nourish_v all_o creature_n with_o sustenance_n agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n the_o fish_n the_o foul_a the_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o the_o creep_a worm_n we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o the_o meat_n &_o drink_v which_o be_v set_v before_o we_o on_o this_o table_n at_o this_o present_n may_v be_v so_o moderate_o receive_v that_o our_o body_n thereby_o may_v be_v refresh_v &_o our_o senfe_v comfort_v through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n grace_n after_o dinner_n bless_a god_n eternal_a thanks_n and_o praise_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o thou_o which_o have_v open_v thy_o hand_n at_o this_o time_n and_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o thy_o benefit_n and_o have_v supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o our_o nature_n with_o these_o nourish_a element_n without_o the_o which_o our_o life_n can_v be_v maintain_v we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o kindle_v in_o we_o a_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o thy_o bountiful_a goodness_n towards_o we_o that_o as_o thou_o never_o withdrawe_v thy_o fatherly_a care_n from_o we_o so_o we_o may_v never_o cease_v to_o offer_v unto_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n amen_n 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sin_n for_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o the_o soul_n which_o sin_v shall_v die_v but_o that_o soul_n which_o have_v do_v judgement_n and_o righteousness_n shall_v live_v and_o not_o die_v in_o such_o sort_n be_v the_o soul_n immortal_a that_o it_o can_v die_v and_o in_o such_o sort_n mortal_a that_o steamnot_v but_o die_v by_o mortality_n it_o be_v mortal_a &_o by_o immortality_n it_o be_v immortal_a wherefore_o to_o the_o wretched_a and_o accurse_a death_n be_v without_o death_n end_n without_o end_n weariness_n without_o weariness_n because_o death_n ever_o live_v and_o the_o end_n shall_v ever_o begin_v and_o weariness_n shall_v not_o know_v to_o be_v weary_a death_n shall_v kill_v and_o yet_o not_o end_v life_n pain_n shall_v torment_v and_o shall_v not_o put_v away_o fear_n and_o horror_n the_o flame_n shall_v burn_v but_o not_o drive_v away_o darkness_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o fire_n darkness_n in_o darkness_n horrible_a fear_n and_o in_o burn_a unspeakable_a torment_n thus_o the_o reprobate_n cast_v into_o hell_n fire_n shall_v feel_v in_o their_o punishment_n sorrow_n &_o pain_n and_o in_o the_o extremity_n of_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v strike_v with_o fear_n and_o shall_v ever_o suffer_v and_o ever_o be_v afraid_a because_o ever_o torment_v without_o end_n they_o shall_v ever_o live_v without_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v a_o misery_n above_o all_o misery_n for_o after_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o year_n in_o number_n as_o they_o have_v have_v hair_n on_o their_o head_n how_o many_o soever_o they_o be_v if_o they_o shall_v hope_v to_o end_v their_o pain_n then_o yet_o they_o shall_v much_o the_o better_o endure_v they_o but_o because_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n nor_o shall_v have_v they_o shall_v faint_v in_o despair_n and_o shall_v not_o suffice_v their_o torment_n of_o they_o it_o be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n their_o worm_n shall_v not_o die_v and_o their_o fire_n shall_v never_o be_v put_v out_o because_o neither_o they_o shall_v ever_o be_v consume_v the_o worm_n shall_v gnaw_v their_o conscience_n the_o fire_n shall_v burn_v their_o flesh_n and_o because_o they_o have_v forsake_v their_o creator_n in_o heart_n and_o body_n they_o shall_v be_v punish_v both_o in_o heart_n and_o body_n &_o when_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o bless_a life_n everlasting_a the_o body_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o everlasting_a punishment_n there_o shall_v be_v fear_n and_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n mourning_n and_o sorrow_n there_o shall_v be_v the_o tormentor_n sit_v the_o worm_n gnaw_v the_o fire_n consume_v sin_n discover_v the_o guilty_a punish_v and_o all_o this_o everlasting_o who_o soever_o shall_v come_v to_o these_o torment_n shall_v never_o go_v out_o again_o where_o they_o shall_v see_v detestable_a monster_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o ugly_a shape_n of_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v also_o see_v in_o the_o torment_n of_o fire_n their_o mate_n and_o follower_n which_o against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n they_o have_v love_v in_o unlawful_a love_n and_o lust_n and_o behold_v their_o destruction_n it_o shall_v afflict_v they_o in_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o damnation_n such_o shall_v not_o see_v god_n which_o be_v the_o most_o misery_n of_o all_o misery_n for_o who_o can_v express_v what_o a_o pain_n it_o be_v not_o to_o see_v the_o creator_n and_o framer_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o redeemer_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o lord_n of_o all_o by_o who_o we_o be_v we_o live_v and_o have_v knowledge_n therefore_o it_o behove_v we_o on_o every_o side_n that_o we_o circumspect_o look_v about_o we_o &_o every_o where_o watch_n that_o we_o commit_v no_o evil_n or_o do_v not_o those_o thing_n right_o that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v and_o in_o those_o thing_n right_o do_v that_o we_o be_v not_o proud_a in_o our_o thought_n therefore_o for_o many_o through_o their_o virtue_n that_o way_n have_v fall_v headlong_o into_o hell_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o evil_a angel_n it_o be_v say_v that_o satan_n do_v fill_v the_o mind_n of_o some_o not_o enter_v into_o they_o and_o their_o sense_n but_o entice_a and_o induce_v they_o by_o guile_n and_o iniquity_n do_v by_o every_o malicious_a mean_n bring_v lewd_a motion_n and_o allure_a vice_n into_o their_o thought_n but_o the_o devil_n do_v not_o fill_v the_o soul_n by_o participation_n of_o nature_n or_o substance_n as_o some_o think_v as_o a_o inhabiter_n therein_o but_o by_o fraudulent_a deceit_n and_o malice_n fill_v they_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o dwell_v in_o for_o it_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o trinity_n to_o fill_v the_o nature_n and_o substance_n which_o it_o have_v create_v chap._n xv._n that_o we_o desire_v and_o seek_v after_o good_a thing_n whosoever_o true_o and_o unfayned_o be_v wail_v his_o sin_n and_o will_v fear_v to_o commit_v sin_n and_o will_v rebuke_v himself_o in_o his_o small_a fault_n remember_v how_o 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to_o offend_v again_o for_o whosoever_o through_o the_o only_a desire_n of_o heavenly_a blessedness_n hate_v these_o temporal_a thing_n and_o love_v nothing_o of_o this_o world_n and_o seek_v only_o he_o after_o everlasting_a country_n shall_v be_v comfort_v and_o sustain_v with_o great_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n how_o much_o the_o clear_a do_v man_n see_v god_n when_o he_o find_v himself_o with_o hâ—m_n alone_o for_o nothing_o be_v more_o present_a than_o god_n and_o nothing_o more_o secret_a we_o ought_v to_o desire_v therefore_o a_o separation_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o the_o swarm_n of_o earthly_a delight_n and_o desire_n and_o then_o drive_v out_o from_o the_o inward_a of_o the_o heart_n the_o commotion_n of_o unlawful_a imagination_n &_o thought_n we_o shall_v labour_v with_o diligence_n to_o our_o heavenly_a country_n for_o the_o love_n of_o eternal_a rest_n let_v we_o deep_o consider_v what_o those_o companion_n of_o angel_n be_v what_o that_o fellowshipp_n be_v of_o bless_a soul_n what_o be_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n and_o how_o god_n do_v comfort_v his_o saint_n with_o the_o sweet_a everlastingness_n thereof_o for_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n can_v worthy_o weigh_v in_o his_o mind_n how_o great_a that_o felicity_n be_v to_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n how_o much_o sweetness_n to_o hear_v that_o angelical_a melody_n how_o much_o gladness_n to_o enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o all_o saint_n for_o every_o one_o shall_v rejoice_v so_o much_o at_o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o other_o as_o at_o his_o own_o unspeakable_a joy_n in_o that_o glory_n i_o bebeholde_v nothing_o more_o willing_o i_o find_v nothing_o more_o delectable_a to_o contemplate_v than_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o inward_a love_n wherewith_o every_o one_o shall_v love_v the_o other_o so_o much_o as_o himself_o &_o god_n more_o than_o himself_o and_o god_n shall_v love_v they_o more_o than_o they_o shall_v love_v themselves_o and_o that_o in_o 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