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much_o but_o perform_v little_a all_o this_o say_v he_o will_v i_o give_v thou_o when_o he_o can_v give_v just_a nothing_o but_o suppose_v he_o have_v the_o world_n at_o his_o dispose_n what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v thou_o it_o can_v give_v content_a and_o make_v thou_o happy_a indeed_o there_o be_v one_o dream_v of_o happiness_n in_o a_o prosperous_a estate_n but_o when_o he_o wake_v it_o be_v but_o a_o dream_n luk._n 12.16_o etc._n etc._n content_a grow_v not_o in_o the_o world_n garden_n these_o outward_a thing_n bear_v no_o proportion_n to_o a_o immortal_a soul_n they_o be_v of_o too_o base_a a_o birth_n and_o breed_n to_o give_v it_o content_a but_o if_o it_o can_v satisfy_v at_o present_a what_o will_v thou_o do_v at_o death_n then_o they_o must_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n to_o hell_n itself_o there_o to_o remain_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o devil_n wage_n which_o he_o will_v certain_o give_v all_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o 6._o motive_n to_o 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will_n psal_n 33.12_o bless_a be_v the_o nation_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n that_o be_v they_o choose_v god_n for_o their_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o as_o god_n mat._n 5.3,4_o etc._n etc._n we_o may_v see_v who_o it_o be_v that_o in_o christ_n account_n be_v bless_v not_o those_o that_o be_v rich_a and_o potent_a honourable_a or_o mighty_a but_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n those_o that_o mourn_v for_o their_o sin_n the_o meek_a the_o merciful_a the_o pure_a in_o heart_n those_o that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n those_o that_o be_v revile_v and_o persecute_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v those_o that_o live_v holy_o towards_o god_n and_o righteous_o towards_o man_n that_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o rule_n of_o their_o life_n that_o servant_n that_o do_v his_o master_n will_n in_o sincerity_n shall_v be_v bless_v by_o he_o at_o his_o come_n mat._n 24.46_o he_o that_o in_o his_o master_n absence_n improve_v his_o talent_n well_o 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the_o thorn_n that_o choke_v the_o word_n and_o it_o become_v unfruitful_a mat._n 13.22_o indeed_o distract_n cark_n care_n be_v always_o unlawful_a much_o more_o in_o recourse_n to_o god_n himself_o but_o provident_a care_n at_o other_o time_n a_o duty_n now_o become_v a_o sin_n and_o must_v be_v lay_v aside_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v free_a we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o many_o sort_n of_o work_n forbid_v as_o jorny_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o only_o to_o the_o ordinance_n call_v a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n exod._n 16.29_o for_o this_o distract_v the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o work_v let_v they_o look_v to_o it_o that_o use_v that_o time_n to_o ride_v to_o fair_n or_o market_n act_n 1.12_o buy_v and_o sell_v be_v also_o forbid_a nehem._n 13.16,17_o see_v how_o zealous_a he_o be_v against_o it_o but_o it_o be_v a_o practice_n too_o much_o in_o fashion_n carry_v of_o burden_n be_v also_o forbid_a upon_o no_o less_o cruelty_n than_o the_o 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