"Both in thy private sessions, and the universal assizes, thou shalt be sure of the same Judge, the same jury, the same witnesses, the same verdict. How certain thou art to die, thou knowest; how soon to die, thou knowest not. Measure not thy life with the longest; that were to piece it out with flattery. Thou canst name no living man, not the sickest, which thou art sure shall die before thee."

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Source: Thomas Adams, James Sherman (1848). “An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter”, p.79

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Thomas Adams was a prominent thinker known for his exploration of freedom and control in society, particularly through his influential writings.

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