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the_o great_a evidence_n of_o love_n and_o true_a faithfulness_n the_o most_o lewd_a be_v most_o loud_a when_o god_n say_v i_o will_v laugh_v as_o prov._n 1._o 26._o psal_n 2._o 4._o then_o man_n have_v most_o cause_n to_o weep_v schola_fw-la crucis_fw-la schola_fw-la lucis_fw-la adversity_n be_v the_o best_a university_n prov._n 4._o 6._o forsake_v she_o not_o fall_v star_n be_v never_o but_o meteor_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o chief_a monarch_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man._n by_o handmaid_n the_o affection_n satan_n woo_v the_o mistress_n a_o whore_n be_v helen_n without_o but_o hecuba_n within_o abraham_n may_v see_v sodom_n burn_v but_o lot_n may_v not_o look_v that_o way_n that_o little_a man_n in_o the_o eye_n can_v be_v touch_v but_o it_o will_v be_v distemper_v toilsome_a toy_n be_v but_o laborious_a loss_n of_o time_n morsel_n of_o sin_n be_v murder_a morsel_n not_o nourishing_n we_o shall_v labour_v for_o wealth_n without_o woe_n store_n without_o sore_n gold_n without_o guilt_n of_o sin_n or_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n where_o pride_n be_v in_o the_o saddle_n shame_n be_v in_o the_o crupper_n riches_n be_v never_o true_a to_o any_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o exoriuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la exurantur_fw-la the_o godly_n affliction_n be_v not_o penal_a but_o medicinal_a or_o probational_a the_o venom_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n heart_n blister_v his_o tongue_n that_o it_o break_v out_o at_o his_o lip_n to_o his_o own_o ruin_n he_o that_o make_v a_o match_n with_o mischief_n shall_v have_v his_o belly_n full_a of_o it_o prov._n 1._o 31._o and_o 14._o 14._o the_o godly_a pass_n from_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n to_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n affection_n without_o endeavour_n be_v like_o rachel_n beautiful_a but_o barren_a we_o must_v work_v as_o well_o as_o will_n and_o wish_v and_o do_v as_o well_o as_o desire_v perform_v as_o well_o as_o promise_n 2._o chor._n 8._o many_o lie_v long_o languish_v at_o hope_n hospital_n as_o he_o at_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n before_o cure_v sin_n and_o punishment_n be_v link_v together_o with_o chain_n of_o adamant_n goodness_n be_v it_o be_v own_o reward_n both_o in_o hand_n and_o in_o hope_n anger_n may_v rush_v into_o a_o wise_a man_n bosom_n but_o rest_v not_o there_o eccl._n 7._o 9_o jam._n 1._o 19_o 20._o a_o covetous_a man_n fire_v his_o own_o nest_n when_o he_o think_v to_o feather_n it_o and_o trouble_v all_o his_o house_n with_o haste_n and_o hurry_v to_o get_v gain_n prov._n 15._o 27._o before_o honour_n be_v humility_n prov._n 15._o 33._o the_o low_a the_o ebb_n the_o high_a be_v the_o tide_n the_o low_a the_o foundation_n of_o humility_n be_v lay_v the_o high_a shall_v the_o roof_n of_o honour_n be_v over-laid_a honour_n follow_v he_o that_o fly_v from_o it_o as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o body_n god_n can_v crack_v the_o strong_a sinew_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n isa_n 22._o 11._o ingratitude_n be_v a_o monster_n in_o nature_n to_o render_v good_a for_o evil_n be_v divine_a good_a for_o good_a be_v humane_a evil_n for_o evil_n be_v sinful_a and_o brutish_a but_o evil_a for_o good_a be_v devilish_a jer._n 15._o 20._o 21._o prov._n 17._o 13._o prov._n 17._o 17._o and_o 18._o 24._o and_o 27._o 17._o scilicet_fw-la ut_fw-la fulvum_fw-la spectatur_fw-la in_o ignibus_fw-la aurum_fw-la tempore_fw-la sic_fw-la duro_fw-la est_fw-la experienda_fw-la fides_n we_o must_v ask_v god_n to_o give_v what_o he_o command_v we_o to_o have_v a_o king_n that_o sit_v etc._n etc._n prov._n 20._o 8._o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n be_v to_o be_v furbish_a with_o the_o oil_n of_o mercy_n yet_o there_o be_v case_n wherein_o severity_n shall_v cast_v the_o scale_n prov._n 21._o 16._o wander_v etc._n etc._n yet_o can_v he_o not_o wander_v so_o wide_a as_o to_o miss_v of_o hell_n prov._n 2._o