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be_v in_o his_o det_fw-la ever_o yea_o ever_o and_o that_o open_o and_o glad_o and_o thou_o must_v take_v great_a pleasure_n too_o behold_v his_o gage_n lay_v up_o with_o thou_o it_o repent_v that_o man_n of_o the_o take_n of_o a_o benefit_n who_o it_o greeve_v that_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o requite_v it_o why_o shall_v thou_o think_v he_o unworthy_a too_o have_v thou_o long_o his_o debtor_n at_o who_o hand_n thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n too_o take_v a_o good_a turn_n ¶_o the_o xliii_o chapter_n they_o â—ée_v very_o far_o everséene_a which_o think_v it_o the_o property_n of_o a_o noble_a heart_n too_o lie_v out_o too_o give_v or_o too_o fill_v the_o bosom_n and_o howl_n of_o many_o man_n when_o as_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v 〈…〉_o but_o a_o great_a ability_n that_o do_v these_o thing_n they_o know_v not_o how_o much_o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o hard_a matter_n at_o some_o time_n too_o take_v than_o too_o pour_v out_o for_o too_o the_o intent_n i_o may_v 〈◊〉_d neither_o of_o 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first_o chapter_n my_o liberalis_n take_v a_o good_a hart_n too_o thou_o even_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n i_o will_v not_o here_o withhold_v thou_o long_o i_o will_v not_o beat_v about_o the_o bush_n nor_o yet_o with_o windlass_n suspend_v thou_o long_o in_o doubt_n this_o book_n be_v but_o a_o packet_n of_o loose_a remnante_n now_o that_o i_o have_v spend_v my_o stuff_n i_o look_v about_o i_o not_o what_o i_o have_v too_o say_v but_o what_o i_o have_v not_o say_v notwhstanding_n thou_o must_v take_v in_o good_a worth_n whatsoever_o be_v of_o overplus_n see_v the_o overplus_n be_v