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and_o when_o a_o evil_a custom_n have_v take_v more_o deep_a root_n shall_v not_o the_o devil_n then_o more_o fortify_v his_o castle_n which_o be_v thy_o soul_n shall_v not_o god_n which_o be_v thy_o light_n depart_v further_o off_o from_o thou_o shall_v not_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o soul_n then_o have_v receive_v many_o wound_n be_v make_v more_o weak_a and_o insufficient_a to_o goodness_n beside_o this_o thou_o must_v great_o hazard_v the_o loss_n of_o heavenly_a treasure_n by_o a_o long_a delay_n god_n have_v think_v upon_o we_o and_o love_v we_o from_o everlasting_a and_o have_v prepare_v for_o we_o a_o eternal_a reward_n with_o what_o face_n then_o can_v thou_o hold_v from_o god_n a_o little_a momentanie_n service_n
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and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o the_o most_o ignorant_a do_v many_o time_n soon_o offend_v herein_o rush_v into_o those_o matter_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n and_o nothing_o belong_v unto_o they_o they_o will_v build_v tabernacle_n with_o peter_n and_o lay_v platform_n for_o the_o church_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o skill_n but_o a_o great_a misery_n as_o yet_o hold_v our_o active_a and_o practise_v understanding_n for_o how_o many_o mean_n how_o many_o reason_n and_o way_n do_v it_o devise_n to_o climb_v up_o high_o and_o to_o grow_v in_o the_o opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o man_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o prophet_n david_n in_o his_o psalm_n say_v that_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v like_o a_o cobweb_n for_o as_o the_o spider_n be_v occupy_v all_o his_o life_n time_n in_o weave_v of_o cobweb_n and_o draw_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n those_o thread_n wherewith_o he_o knit_v his_o net_n to_o catch_v fly_n and_o often_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o 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man_n of_o mean_a capacity_n and_o least_o understanding_n free_a from_o misery_n who_o can_v number_v the_o suspicion_n the_o hatred_n the_o jealousy_n the_o envy_n the_o care_n the_o desire_n the_o vain_a hope_n the_o grief_n and_o anguish_n of_o man_n mind_n if_o he_o do_v evil_a he_o fear_v the_o judge_n banishment_n whip_v reproach_n and_o torment_n if_o he_o do_v well_o he_o fear_v evil_a tongue_n who_o be_v able_a to_o express_v with_o what_o insatiable_a desire_v all_o man_n be_v inflame_v in_o so_o much_o that_o no_o man_n live_v be_v content_v with_o his_o estate_n but_o we_o be_v all_o like_a unto_o sick_a man_n which_o tumble_v and_o toss_v first_o from_o one_o side_n of_o the_o bed_n and_o then_o to_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o never_o find_v rest_n after_o this_o let_v we_o behold_v and_o consider_v all_o age_n how_o weak_a be_v infancy_n how_o ignorant_a be_v childhood_n how_o light_n and_o inconstant_a be_v adolescency_n how_o rash_a and_o confident_a be_v young_a man_n how_o grievous_a and_o irksome_a be_v old_a age_n what_o be_v a_o young_a boy_n but_o as_o a_o brute_n beast_n have_v the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n what_o be_v a_o flourish_a younker_n but_o as_o a_o untamed_a horse_n what_o be_v a_o old_a man_n but_o the_o receptacle_n of_o all_o malady_n and_o sickness_n and_o in_o all_o these_o age_n with_o how_o great_a a_o heap_n of_o misery_n &_o necessity_n be_v we_o overwhelm_v we_o must_v daily_o eat_v drink_n and_o sleep_v we_o be_v daily_o compel_v to_o serve_v many_o other_o necessity_n and_o which_o be_v much_o more_o miserable_a and_o unhappy_a we_o must_v of_o necessity_n purchase_v unto_o ourselves_o these_o occupation_n with_o infinite_a labour_n and_o sweating_n now_o who_o be_v not_o astonish_v if_o he_o consider_v how_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o compass_v we_o round_o about_o do_v bend_v their_o whole_a force_n and_o fight_v against_o mankind_n as_o if_o the_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v already_o repeat_v be_v 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