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not_o in_o the_o three_o heir_n a_o man_n may_v seek_v to_o rise_v like_o haman_n and_o be_v aloft_o a_o while_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v cast_v down_o a_o man_n may_v get_v a_o name_n a_o while_n but_o it_o will_v not_o last_v long_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v vana_fw-la quia_fw-la vani_fw-la sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la hominum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o himself_o but_o other_o 4._o other_o merces_fw-la congregatas_fw-la in_o saccum_fw-la pertusum_fw-la ad_fw-la thesaurum_fw-la in_o alieno_fw-la ere_o constitutum_fw-la qua_fw-la arcu_fw-la non_fw-la clauditur_fw-la nec_fw-la seras_fw-la habet_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr adventu_fw-la domini_fw-la serm._n 4._o as_o ware_n put_v up_o in_o a_o break_a bag_n as_o a_o treasure_n lay_v up_o in_o another_o mouth_n not_o lock_v in_o a_o chest_n nor_o make_v fast_o with_o bar_n as_o bernard_n have_v it_o and_o partly_o because_o god_n will_v cast_v dung_n into_o his_o face_n the_o best_a glory_n be_v for_o well_o do_v that_o be_v in_o a_o man_n self_n not_o in_o another_o power_n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o that_o be_v lay_v upon_o a_o good_a ground_n that_o be_v certain_a and_o unmoveable_a it_o be_v from_o god_n and_o those_o who_o have_v his_o spirit_n vera_fw-la gloria_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la spiritu_fw-la veritatis_fw-la true_a glory_n be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n dung_n in_o your_o face_n the_o lord_n have_v honour_v these_o priest_n very_o high_a they_o have_v dishonour_v he_o he_o threaten_v marvellous_o and_o the_o more_o to_o disgrace_n and_o dishonour_v they_o the_o more_o god_n have_v honour_v and_o advance_v man_n doctrine_n either_o in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o dishonour_v he_o he_o will_v dishonour_v they_o and_o lay_v the_o great_a disgrace_n upon_o they_o so_o with_o these_o priest_n none_o more_o honour_v with_o god_n than_o they_o no_o
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to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o care_n of_o perform_v obedience_n to_o christ_n in_o both_o be_v careful_a of_o religion_n with_o honesty_n and_o of_o honesty_n with_o religion_n this_o must_v be_v do_v and_o the_o other_o must_v be_v lest_o undo_v have_v thou_o any_o knowledge_n of_o god_n any_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n any_o care_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n any_o fear_n of_o his_o great_a name_n any_o love_n to_o hear_v or_o to_o pray_v see_v thou_o be_v careful_a of_o justice_n chastity_n sobriety_n obedience_n fidelity_n and_o true_a love_n to_o man_n or_o else_o for_o all_o that_o when_o thou_o think_v to_o have_v christ_n for_o thy_o saviour_n thou_o shall_v find_v he_o but_o a_o swift_a witness_n and_o a_o ireful_a judge_n against_o thou_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_n many_o will_v easy_o grant_v i_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v never_o so_o religious_a so_o devout_a and_o careful_a of_o the_o first_o table_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v unjust_a a_o extortioner_n a_o murderer_n and_o such_o 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