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or_o by_o the_o dew_n of_o the_o air_n until_o grow_v black_a their_z damn_v succour_v they_o or_o else_o they_o swallow_v down_o gnat_n and_o fly_n which_o stick_v to_o the_o foam_n of_o their_o bill_n they_o cry_v incessant_o for_o hunger_n a_o argument_n of_o false_a poverty_n or_o covetousness_n be_v willing_o to_o beg_v gift_n without_o necessity_n or_o willing_o and_o frequent_o to_o receive_v they_o such_o a_o one_o sell_v his_o liberty_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o philosopher_n publius_n mimus_fw-la to_o receive_v gift_n be_v to_o sell_v one_o liberty_n yea_o the_o scripture_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o receive_v gift_n because_o they_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o change_v the_o word_n of_o the_o just_a deut._n 16._o for_o how_o be_v he_o a_o lover_n of_o poverty_n who_o will_v endure_v no_o want_n and_o receive_v unnecessary_a gift_n willing_o and_o frequent_o yea_o who_o ask_v they_o and_o by_o certain_a subtle_a device_n extort_v they_o and_o without_o necessity_n keep_v they_o chap._n vi_o of_o chastity_n true_a and_o perfect_a chastity_n be_v when_o not_o only_o the_o body_n be_v keep_v from_o carnal_a pollution_n but_o even_o the_o soul_n be_v preserve_v clean_o from_o carnal_a concupiscence_n after_o the_o example_n of_o sarah_n say_v thou_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o have_v never_o lust_v after_o man_n and_o have_v keep_v my_o soul_n clean_o from_o all_o concupiscence_n yea_o and_o from_o those_o thing_n which_o give_v occasion_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n i_o have_v never_o keep_v company_n with_o those_o that_o sport_n neither_o have_v i_o familiar_o converse_v with_o those_o of_o light_a behaviour_n tob._n 3._o he_o true_o love_v chastity_n who_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a will_v choose_v rather_o less_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n and_o less_o glory_n in_o the_o other_o by_o virginal_a chastity_n to_o be_v more_o conform_v to_o jesus_n christ_n than_o 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if_o thou_o do_v true_a penance_n whilst_o thou_o be_v in_o health_n and_o thy_o last_o day_n shall_v come_v run_v to_o be_v reconcile_v if_o thou_o do_v so_o thou_o be_v secure_a why_o be_v thou_o secure_v because_o thou_o have_v do_v penance_n at_o that_o time_n when_o thou_o can_v also_o have_v sin_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v then_o do_v penance_n when_o thou_o can_v no_o long_o sin_n thy_o sin_n have_v leave_v thou_o not_o thou_o they_o but_o thou_o say_v how_o do_v i_o know_v if_o perhaps_o god_n may_v not_o pardon_v thou_o thou_o say_v very_o true_a how_o do_v i_o know_v i_o know_v not_o that_o i_o know_v this_o i_o know_v not_o for_o therefore_o i_o give_v thou_o penance_n because_o i_o know_v not_o for_o if_o i_o know_v that_o it_o will_v profit_v thou_o nothing_o i_o will_v not_o give_v it_o thou_o also_o if_o i_o know_v that_o it_o will_v profit_v thou_o i_o will_v not_o admonish_v thou_o i_o will_v not_o fright_v thou_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n either_o thou_o shall_v be_v 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and_o do_v his_o will_n him_z he_o hear_v and_o psal_n 65._o if_o i_o have_v regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o and_o esaias_n 59_o your_o iniquity_n have_v divide_v betwixt_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o hear_v you_o he_o have_v a_o argument_n of_o false_a confidence_n who_o think_v the_o most_o just_a god_n will_v be_v so_o far_o overcome_v by_o mercy_n and_o pity_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n he_o will_v save_v all_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a because_o he_o have_v die_v for_o all_o against_o this_o our_o lord_n say_v matth._n 25._o these_o shall_v go_v into_o eternal_a punishment_n but_o the_o just_a into_o eternal_a life_n he_o also_o have_v a_o argument_n of_o false_a confidence_n who_o think_v a_o sinner_n can_v deserve_v the_o first_o grace_n when_o he_o please_v also_o if_o any_o one_o believe_v that_o he_o who_o abound_v here_o in_o temporal_a good_n shall_v abound_v hereafter_o in_o everlasting_a joy_n against_o this_o it_o be_v say_v the_o just_a shall_v see_v to_o wit_n the_o wicked_a man_n in_o hell_n and_o shall_v fear_v and_o shall_v laugh_v over_o he_o and_o shall_v say_v behold_v the_o man_n who_o make_v not_o god_n his_o helper_n but_o hope_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o prevail_v in_o his_o vanity_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n a_o true_a contempt_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o renounce_v the_o temporal_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n the_o pomp_n of_o the_o world_n all_o dignity_n and_o superiority_n spiritual_a and_o secular_a and_o to_o withdraw_v one_o self_n from_o all_o his_o carnal_a friend_n and_o secular_a manner_n for_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n to_o this_o s._n john_n exhort_v we_o 1._o epistle_n 2._o do_v not_o love_v the_o world_n nor_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n this_o contempt_n s_o augustin_n have_v when_o whatsoever_o 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