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well_o 12._o deut._n 5_o deuter._n 12._o the_o pharisee_n in_o prayer_n fast_v alm_n duty_n that_o be_v good_a offend_v in_o that_o they_o do_v they_o not_o well_o the_o end_n and_o the_o manner_n mar_v the_o whole_a matter_n how_o many_o heathen_a people_n have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o a_o severe_a conversation_n in_o a_o strict_a mortification_n and_o yet_o have_v utter_o lose_v all_o their_o devotion_n because_o it_o have_v want_v the_o only_a use_n and_o end_n of_o true_a religion_n they_o wrought_v but_o yet_o they_o wrought_v not_o like_o cunning_a artificer_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o be_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o good_a order_n to_o forsake_v our_o wife_n to_o neglect_v our_o child_n to_o despise_v our_o friend_n to_o contemn_v the_o world_n if_o it_o be_v in_o worldly_a sort_n and_o it_o do_v not_o tend_v to_o a_o heavenly_a end_n it_o be_v to_o no_o end_n the_o roman_a curtius_n the_o athanian_a codrus_n the_o theban_a crates_n and_o other_o the_o famous_a philosopher_n of_o the_o gentile_n socrates_n diogenes_n bias_n thales_n milesius_n mucius_n scaevola_n fabricius_n romanus_n and_o such_o like_a who_o have_v martyr_v themselves_o offer_v strange_a violence_n &_o torture_n to_o their_o body_n have_v live_v private_a austere_a life_n scorn_v worldly_a wealth_n &_o have_v sequester_v themselves_o aloof_o from_o all_o the_o enticement_n of_o the_o world_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o end_n of_o their_o action_n be_v in_o vain_a the_o lime_n the_o stone_n the_o timber_n want_v a_o foundation_n whereupon_o to_o lean_v all_o their_o whole_a structure_n and_o building_n tumble_v down_o and_o all_o their_o labour_n and_o endeavour_n perish_v the_o manner_n therefore_o in_o matter_n of_o god_n service_n 4_o gen._n 4_o