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stranger_n but_o love_n and_o do_v good_a even_o to_o thy_o enemy_n for_o otherwise_o thou_o do_v but_o usurp_v not_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_n 11._o lie_v not_o for_o gain_v nor_o never_o let_v interest_n so_o bias_n thy_o understanding_n and_o mind_n as_o justice_n can_v stand_v upright_o 12._o give_v the_o lord_n praise_n for_o all_o thing_n because_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o thing_n 13._o boast_v not_o of_o thy_o own_o act_n though_o thou_o do_v exceed_v in_o art_n or_o science_n but_o consider_v whatever_o thou_o can_v do_v more_o than_o thy_o neighbour_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o thou_o be_v not_o therefore_o proud_a of_o that_o which_o be_v none_o of_o thy_o own_o 14._o know_v that_o satisfaction_n be_v the_o great_a riches_n and_o content_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o make_v man_n happy_a 15._o a_o little_a support_v nature_n want_n but_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v satisfy_v a_o wanton_n desire_n 16._o think_v not_o 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too_o strong_a for_o nature_n but_o always_o let_v nature_n be_v strong_a than_o your_o food_n 26._o prolong_v not_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o palate_n by_o improper_a mixture_n or_o wanton_a sauce_n beyond_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o stomach_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v superfluous_o receive_v be_v a_o burden_n to_o nature_n and_o the_o seedplot_n of_o disease_n 27._o eat_v not_o before_o your_o former_a food_n be_v concoct_v if_o you_o will_v avoid_v crudity_n and_o variety_n of_o distemper_n 28._o moderate_a fast_v be_v a_o most_o excellent_a physician_n both_o for_o the_o body_n and_o mind_n 29._o do_v not_o eat_v or_o drink_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v hot_a than_o your_o blood_n except_o in_o a_o physical_a way_n for_o fear_v lest_o you_o infect_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n with_o a_o scorbutic_a humour_n 30._o apply_v yourselves_o to_o wisdom_n that_o you_o may_v find_v out_o the_o right_a proportion_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o observe_v weight_n and_o measure_n in_o 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evaporate_v and_o will_v suffer_v violence_n if_o care_n be_v not_o take_v 36._o note_v that_o all_o meat_n and_o drink_n do_v awaken_v nourish_v and_o beget_v their_o simile_n in_o the_o body_n and_o their_o essence_n never_o depart_v but_o be_v incorporate_v and_o become_v essential_a 37._o for_o the_o blood_n spirit_n sense_n disposition_n inclination_n and_o whole_a complexion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n become_v better_a or_o worse_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n simplicity_n or_o the_o contrary_a of_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o be_v most_o clear_a and_o manifest_a in_o the_o milk_n of_o cow_n butter_n cheese_n flesh_n and_o herb_n the_o goodness_n and_o the_o contrary_a be_v according_a to_o the_o food_n and_o all_o herbage_n as_o the_o land_n be_v better_a or_o worse_o and_o compost_n lay_v thereon_o 38._o observe_v to_o take_v food_n proper_a for_o every_o season_n for_o winter_n require_v strong_a hard_a and_o more_o dry_a food_n than_o the_o summer_n as_o also_o more_o succulent_a the_o spring_n food_n of_o a_o middle_a nature_n in_o the_o summer_n let_v your_o food_n be_v light_a of_o digestion_n as_o various_a sort_n of_o milk_n meat_n gruel_n herb_n bread_n and_o butter_n bread_n and_o oil_n bread_n and_o raisin_n and_o the_o like_a and_o have_v a_o care_n of_o your_o health_n in_o august_n september_n and_o november_n especial_o as_o to_o quantity_n and_o quality_n for_o than_o be_v most_o danger_n of_o sickness_n and_o surfeit_n 39_o refrain_v at_o all_o time_n such_o food_n as_o can_v be_v procure_v without_o violence_n and_o oppression_n 40._o for_o know_v that_o all_o the_o inferior_a creature_n when_o hurt_n do_v cry_v and_o send_v forth_o their_o complaint_n to_o their_o maker_n or_o grand_a fountain_n whence_o they_o proceed_v 41._o be_v not_o insensible_a that_o every_o creature_n do_v bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o great_a creator_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o each_o and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o 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