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be_v no_o idle_a religion_n but_o painful_a and_o laborious_a promise_v much_o ease_n but_o enjoy_v but_o little_a regard_v little_o the_o present_a but_o differ_v all_o to_o the_o future_a answ_n well_o suppose_v i_o do_v grant_v you_o that_o it_o be_v laborious_a as_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n to_o all_o excellent_a thing_n be_v for_o difficilia_fw-la quae_fw-la pulchra_fw-la the_o fair_a apple_n be_v at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o they_o will_v not_o drop_v into_o a_o man_n mouth_n nor_o fall_v into_o his_o hand_n it_o be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o grievous_a and_o wearisome_a &_o void_a of_o all_o pleasure_n no_o christian_n may_v and_o many_o man_n of_o necessity_n do_v eat_v their_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o face_n but_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o may_v eat_v it_o with_o abundance_n of_o pleasure_n and_o content_v it_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n as_o solomon_n call_v it_o prov_n 31.27_o not_o the_o bread_n of_o labour_n and_o pain_n unless_o it_o be_v 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thy_o way_n eat_v thy_o bread_n with_o joy_n and_o drink_v thy_o wine_n with_o a_o merry_a heart_n for_o god_n now_o accept_v thy_o work_n eccles_n 9.7_o i_o say_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n spirit_n for_o that_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8.16_o 〈◊〉_d rom_n 8.16_o witness_n together_o with_o his_o spirit_n or_o else_o the_o witness_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n or_o conscience_n be_v nothing_o worth_a and_o therefore_o paul_n when_o he_o have_v commend_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v nothing_o if_o he_o have_v say_v no_o more_o present_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom_n 9.1_o i_o i_o say_v the_o truth_n in_o christ_n i_o lie_v not_o my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n when_o i_o have_v spend_v hour_n in_o prayer_n or_o hear_v or_o meditation_n or_o fast_v nay_o when_o i_o have_v well_o 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