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than_o to_o be_v industrious_a in_o ourselves_o to_o have_v credit_n with_o other_o and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n to_o crown_v our_o endeavour_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o as_o evident_a on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o sensuality_n make_v man_n prodigal_a debauch_v spendthrift_n unjust_a fraudulent_a creditless_a unmerciful_a and_o cruel_a and_o so_o to_o inherit_v nothing_o but_o the_o curse_n of_o man_n and_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n §_o 7._o but_o here_o i_o must_v walk_v cautious_o lest_o the_o sensualist_n take_v the_o advantage_n and_o prevent_v the_o usual_a objection_n which_o he_o will_v make_v to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o this_o head_n it_o be_v confess_v therefore_o that_o sometime_o all_o these_o mean_n fail_v that_o virtuous_a man_n continue_v poor_a whilst_o violence_n oppression_n and_o cheatery_a thrive_v and_o grow_v rich_a for_o god_n have_v his_o secret_a end_n and_o purpose_n and_o may_v make_v what_o exception_n he_o please_v from_o this_o general_a rule_n viz._n the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a prov._n 10._o 4._o there_o be_v a_o secret_a providence_n that_o order_v every_o man_n his_o quota_fw-la and_o thence_o be_v that_o which_o solomon_n observe_v long_o ago_o there_o be_v say_v he_o that_o scatter_v and_o yet_o increase_v and_o there_o be_v that_o withhold_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v but_o it_o tend_v to_o poverty_n prov._n 11._o 24._o and_o yet_o this_o be_v no_o impeachment_n of_o the_o general_a rule_n viz._n that_o autarchy_n natural_o tend_v to_o riches_n or_o at_o least_o to_o sufficiency_n but_o if_o this_o be_v further_o press_v though_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v two_o mighty_a and_o almost_o miraculous_a effect_n of_o autarchy_n which_o will_v sufficient_o supply_v that_o defect_n and_o make_v a_o compensation_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o make_v the_o poor_a man_n