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yet_o to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v not_o travel_v herein_o shall_v he_o give_v 〈◊〉_d portion_n this_o 〈◊〉_d vanity_n and_o a_o great_a 〈◊〉_d for_o can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a grief_n beâ—ide_o or_o just_a cause_n to_o make_v a_o man_n repent_v the_o pain_n and_o peril_n that_o he_o do_v abide_v in_o honest_a trade_n to_o purchase_v his_o intent_n whereto_o his_o wit_n and_o diligence_n be_v bend_v then_o for_o to_o think_v he_o do_v for_o other_o toil_n manure_n the_o ground_n where_o other_o reap_v the_o soil_n who_o build_v but_o in_o hope_n to_o dwell_v therein_o who_o planteh_o but_o in_o hope_n
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dull_a at_o length_n man_n only_o must_v in_o plenty_n plenty_n note_n of_o god_n abundant_a blessing_n show_v therein_o and_o not_o forget_v he_o whilst_o they_o pass_v the_o throat_n and_o they_o abuse_n as_o instrument_n of_o sin_n but_o for_o his_o gift_n with_o praise_n to_o he_o begin_v with_o alm_n proceed_v the_o needy_a poor_a to_o feed_v and_o not_o repine_v though_o oft_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n verse_n 25_o who_o know_v the_o use_n of_o plenty_n more_o than_o i_o yet_o this_o i_o find_v verse_n 26_o god_n make_v the_o just_a know_v joy_n the_o bad_a leave_n wealth_n for_o good_a behind_o 25._o for_o who_o can_v eat_v and_o who_o can_v haste_v to_o outward_a thing_n more_o than_o i._n of_o all_o that_o i_o do_v say_v i_o have_v make_v proof_n and_o therefore_o may_v the_o better_a thou_o advise_v which_o as_o i_o now_o set_v down_o for_o thy_o behoof_n so_o thereof_o make_v thy_o profit_n be_v thou_o wise_a he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o counsel_n do_v despise_v and_o i_o 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