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The feveral Notions of Death; and the Im-

provement of them,

SECT. I. The first Notion of Death, That it

is our leaving this World; with the Improve-

ment of it,

SECT. II. The Second Notion of Death, That

it is our putting off these Bodies,

SECT. III. Death confidered as our Entrance

upon a new and unknown State of Life, 57

CHAP. II.

Concerning the Certainty of our Death,

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74

SECT. I. A Vindication of the Justice and

Goodness of God, in appointing Death for all

Men,

75

SECT. II. How to improve this Confideration,

That we must certainly die,

CHA P. III.

91

Concerning the Time of our Death, and the pro-

per Improvement of it,

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SECT.

ced from you, if I must be so unhappy) of your great Respects, and many fingular Favours to me; which have been always fo free and generous, that they never gave Time, nor left any Room for me to ask; especially that obliging Welcome you gave me at my firft Coming, I mean your Prefent of a House, which, befides the Conveniencies and Pleasure of a delightful Habitation, has afforded me that which I value much more, the frequent Opportunities of your Converfation.

Tho' I am able to make you no better Return than Thanks, I hope that Great MASTER whom I ferve will; and that GOD would multiply all temporal and fpiritual Bleffings on you, is, and always fhall be, the fincere and hearty Prayer of,

GENTLEMEN,

Your most Obliged,

and Humble Servant,

W. SHERLOCK,

III

SECT. I. That the general Period of human

Life is fixed and determined by God, and that

it is but very short,

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SECT. II. What little Reafon we have to com-

plain of the Shortness of human Life,

SECT. III. What Ufe to make of the fixed Term

of human Life,

SECT. IV. What Use to make of the Shortness

of human Life,

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133

SECT. V. The Time and Manner, and Circum-

ftances of every particular Man's Death, are

not determined by an abfolute and uncondi-

tional Decree,

152

SECT. VI. The particular Time when we are

to die is unknown and uncertain to us, 161

SECT. VII. That we must die but once, or that

Death tranflates us to an unchangeable State;

with the Improvement of it,

CHAP. IV.

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то

Dr. SHERLOCK,

ON

His Difcourfe concerning DEATH.

F

ORGIVE the Muse, who, in unhallow'd Strains,
The Saint one Moment from his GOD detains.
For fure whate'er you do, whate'er you are,

'Tis all but one good Work, one constant Prayer.
Forgive her; and intreat that GOD to whom
Thy favour'd Vows with kind Acceptance come,
To raise her Notes to that fublime Degree,
That fuits a Song of Piety and Thee.

Wond'rous good Man! whose Labours may repel
The Force of Sin, may ftop the Rage of Hell :
Who, like the Baptist, from thy GOD was fent
The crying Voice to bid the World repent.

Thee Youth shall study; and no more engage
His flattering Wishes for uncertain Age;
No more, with fruitless Care, and cheated Strife,
Chase fleeting Pleasure through this Maze of Life;

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