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cauthers_n and_o incision_n how_o painful_a soever_o but_o alas_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o precious_a pearl_n which_o a_o wise_a merchant_n will_v purchase_v though_o it_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n yea_o have_v he_o a_o thousand_o life_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v mat._n 13._o the_o woman_n tell_v naomy_a that_o ruth_n be_v better_a unto_o she_o then_o seven_o son_n ruth_n 4._o but_o christ_n be_v better_a than_o seventy_o time_n seven_o life_n for_o what_o be_v life_n together_o with_o a_o perpetuate_v fame_n from_o adam_n till_o doom_n day_n in_o respect_n of_o salvation_n for_o eternity_n or_o what_o be_v they_o that_o can_v only_o kill_v the_o body_n to_o he_o that_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o body_n can_v cast_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n but_o as_o warm_a clothes_n to_o a_o dead_a man_n go_n but_o other_o prefer_v the_o world_n favour_n before_o go_n so_o be_v the_o motion_n of_o valour_n to_o a_o fearful_a heart_n say_v what_o can_v be_v say_v clear_a man_n judgement_n cure_v their_o prejudice_n many_o will_v yet_o fear_v the_o world_n opinion_n more_o than_o god_n displeasure_n which_o be_v to_o run_v into_o the_o fire_n to_o avoid_v the_o smoke_n and_o more_o dread_a the_o mock_n and_o flout_n of_o man_n on_o earth_n than_o they_o do_v the_o grin_a mock_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n which_o make_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v good_a christian_n that_o they_o may_v be_v think_v good_a companion_n wherein_o they_o put_v down_o aesop_n foolish_a fish_n that_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o warm_a water_n into_o the_o burn_a fire_n for_o ease_n or_o timocrates_n who_o as_o thucydides_n relate_v kill_v himself_o for_o fear_n lest_o he_o shall_v be_v drown_v wherefore_o see_v all_o man_n can_v receive_v this_o gift_n of_o fortitude_n save_v they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v i_o will_v yet_o show_v you_o if_o not_o a_o more_o excellent_a yet_o a_o more_o safe_a way_n to_o avoid_v this_o danger_n and_o all_o other_o their_o allurement_n §_o 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