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pain_n past_a a_o sense_n or_o feel_n of_o pain_n present_a and_o a_o fear_n of_o death_n when_o it_o approach_v but_o no_o forethought_a or_o reckon_n of_o what_o follow_v after_o death_n this_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n now_o this_o forethought_a of_o what_o may_v follow_v after_o make_v death_n more_o bitter_a to_o man_n than_o it_o can_v be_v to_o reasonless_a creature_n and_o among_o man_n the_o more_o or_o great_a the_o contentment_n of_o life_n have_v be_v and_o the_o better_a they_o be_v provide_v for_o the_o continual_a supply_n of_o such_o contentment_n the_o more_o grievous_a be_v the_o conceit_n or_o forethought_a of_o death_n natural_a unto_o they_o the_o summons_n of_o death_n be_v usual_o more_o unwelcome_a to_o a_o man_n in_o perfect_a health_n then_o to_o a_o craze_a body_n so_o it_o be_v to_o a_o man_n of_o wealth_n and_o credit_n more_o than_o to_o one_o of_o a_o forlorn_a estate_n or_o break_a fortune_n so_o ☜_o say_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la chap._n 41._o 1._o o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o to_o a_o man_n that_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o possession_n unto_o the_o man_n that_o have_v nothing_o to_o vex_v he_o and_o that_o have_v prosperity_n in_o all_o thing_n yea_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v yet_o able_a to_o receive_v meat_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n of_o sense_n or_o the_o forego_n of_o worldly_a contentment_n the_o only_a cause_n why_o man_n natural_o fear_v death_n for_o though_o it_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o these_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o death_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o this_o deprivation_n the_o body_n lose_v all_o these_o by_o the_o divorce_n which_o death_n make_v betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o soul_n but_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n still_o remain_v the_o great_a fear_n which_o can_v possess_v a_o natural_a man_n be_v the_o future_a doubtful_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o dissolution_n many_o which_o never_o hope_v or_o expect_v any_o 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at_o god_n command_n forget_v thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n so_o shall_v the_o king_n have_v pleasure_n in_o thy_o beauty_n for_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n reverence_n or_o worship_v he_o v_o 10_o 11._o and_o again_o psal_n 110._o wherein_o christ_n everlasting_a priesthood_n be_v confirm_v by_o oath_n it_o be_v say_v jehovah_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n adonai_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n but_o may_v not_o the_o jew_n thus_o object_n that_o see_v our_o christ_n or_o their_o expect_a messiah_n be_v enstyle_v adonai_n not_o jehovah_n in_o these_o very_a place_n wherein_o his_o exaltation_n or_o supreme_a dominion_n be_v foretell_v that_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o true_o god_n as_o jehovah_n be_v to_o this_o objection_n our_o saviour_n reply_n
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