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master_n not_o to_o seek_v it_o but_o to_o have_v it_o and_o think_v it_o a_o shame_n to_o be_v think_v to_o want_v it_o and_o will_v take_v it_o in_o great_a scorn_n to_o be_v tell_v he_o have_v it_o not_o every_o man_n i_o say_v for_o even_o the_o base_a be_v ready_a to_o brag_v of_o it_o as_o solomon_n observe_v the_o rich_a man_n be_v wise_a in_o his_o own_o conceit_n prov._n 28.11_o and_o the_o slothful_a man_n be_v wise_a in_o his_o own_o conceit_n then_o seven_o man_n that_o can_v render_v a_o reason_n prov._n 26.16_o see_v therefore_o that_o man_n of_o all_o yea_o even_o the_o worst_a condition_n be_v thus_o store_v and_o furnish_v with_o knowledge_n i_o have_v more_o need_n to_o commend_v it_o in_o all_o then_o to_o commend_v it_o to_o all_o but_o as_o st._n paul_n in_o another_o case_n so_o may_v i_o say_v in_o this_o shall_v i_o praise_v you_o in_o this_o i_o praise_v you_o not_o for_o this_o knowledge_n which_o be_v so_o common_a and_o general_a be_v only_o in_o conceit_n 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he_o may_v not_o make_v merchandise_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o at_o least_o not_o other_o then_o free_a merchandise_n as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n do_v be_v 55.1_o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v you_o to_o the_o water_n and_o you_o that_o have_v no_o money_n come_v buy_v and_o eat_v he_o may_v not_o begin_v it_o with_o what_o shall_v i_o give_v for_o it_o as_o if_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n may_v be_v obtain_v with_o money_n for_o that_o be_v simons_n sin_n who_o thereby_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquttie_n act._n 8.18_o nor_o yet_o with_o what_o shall_v i_o have_v with_o it_o as_o if_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o a_o price_n for_o that_o be_v judas_n his_o sin_n who_o therefore_o hang_v himself_o and_o burst_v asunder_o in_o the_o midst_n act._n 1.18_o not_o but_o that_o he_o may_v rejoice_v in_o his_o labour_n and_o take_v his_o portion_n eccl._n 2.24_o &_o 5.17_o for_o that_o in_o all_o 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