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thigh-bones and deaths heads ; but the 

 cernuerial) Gels of ancient Chriftians 

 and Martyrs, were filled with draughts 

 of Scripture Stories; not declining the 

 flourilhes of Cyprefie, Palmes, and O 

 live 5 and the myfticall Figures of Pea 

 cocks, Doves and Cocks. But iterate!; 

 afFefting the pourtraits ofEffocb, Ltzarus, 

 Jott<ts,znd the Vifionof Ezecbiel^s hope* 

 full draughts, and hinting imagery of the 

 Rcfurrc&ionj which is the life of the 

 grave, and fweetens our habitations in 

 the Land of Moles and Pifmires. 



Gentile Infcriptions precifely deliver 

 ed the extent of mens lives, feldome the 

 manner of their deaths, which hiftory it 

 felf fo often leaves obfcure in the records 

 of memorable perfons. There is (carce 

 any Philefbpher but dies twice or thrice 

 in Laertius 5 Nor aim oft any life without 

 two or three deaths in Plutarch 5 which 

 makes the tragicall ends of noble per 

 fons more favourably refentcd by com- 

 paffionate Readers, who finde fome re 

 lief in the Eleftion of fuch diffe 

 rences. 



The certainty of dearh is attended 

 with uncertainties, in time, manner, 



places, 



