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child_n of_o cook_n and_o tailor_n and_o ofttimes_o of_o servant_n live_v in_o so_o great_a pleasure_n but_o i_o a_o freeman_n and_o bear_v of_o free_a parent_n who_o live_v by_o honest_a labour_n can_v tru_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v be_v delight_v thus_o and_o so_o he_o depart_v disquiet_v with_o grieâ—e_n which_o thing_n hapen_v not_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o monk_n yea_o the_o very_a contrary_n always_o use_v to_o fall_v out_o apparel_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v behold_v the_o son_n of_o rich_a man_n and_o the_o nephew_n of_o famous_a ancestor_n to_o wear_v those_o mean_a garment_n which_o those_o who_o be_v oppress_v with_o extreme_a poverty_n will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o â—eare_z and_o shall_v know_v that_o they_o rejoice_v in_o this_o very_a thing_n consider_v with_o how_o great_a comfort_n he_o
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scripture_n they_o will_v scoff_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o jest_n rebuke_v they_o for_o break_v the_o sabbath_n day_n they_o will_v say_v you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o the_o sabbath_n you_o be_v very_o precise_a you_o will_v allow_v we_o nothing_o you_o will_v have_v nothing_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n you_o will_v permit_v we_o no_o recreation_n but_o have_v man_n like_o ass_n who_o never_o rest_n but_o when_o they_o be_v eat_v seek_v to_o withdraw_v these_o fellow_n from_o the_o theatre_n unto_o a_o sermon_n they_o will_v say_v by_o the_o preacher_n they_o may_v be_v edify_v but_o by_o the_o player_n both_o edify_v and_o delight_v so_o that_o in_o they_o the_o say_n of_o saint_n paul_n be_v â—â—rified_v where_o he_o say_v 7â—_n that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v nothing_o but_o enmity_n against_o god_n how_o small_a heed_n take_v they_o of_o themselves_o which_o suffer_v their_o own_o wicked_a affection_n to_o withdraw_v they_o from_o god_n and_o his_o word_n we_o 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