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never_o wish_v you_o to_o do_v it_o to_o cast_v it_o upon_o god_n but_o that_o i_o know_v he_o do_v take_v care_n for_o you_o and_o will_v discharge_v that_o trust_n alone_o as_o much_o for_o your_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v be_v overbusy_a yourselves_o and_o will_v needs_o join_v yourselves_o in_o commission_n with_o he_o therefore_o now_o if_o thou_o have_v interest_n in_o god_n and_o have_v any_o burden_n one_o or_o more_o to_o bear_v or_o carry_v if_o thou_o will_v carry_v this_o burden_n thyself_o and_o toil_n and_o turmoil_v thyself_o till_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v and_o sink_v and_o die_v under_o it_o and_o not_o cast_v it_o upon_o god_n now_o walk_v thou_o lade_v to_o the_o prejudice_n and_o scandal_n of_o heaven_n thy_o burden_n will_v be_v honourable_a upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o the_o almighty_a both_o to_o he_o and_o thou_o we_o account_v it_o a_o mean_a call_n among_o man_n and_o servile_a to_o carry_v burden_n but_o it_o be_v 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