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special_a notice_n of_o a_o certain_a book_n of_o husbandry_n entitle_v the_o treasure_n hoâ—se_v of_o nature_n unlock_v and_o sâ—t_o wide_o open_v to_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n where_o they_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o as_o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o man_n be_v infinite_a by_o propagation_n so_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o food_n and_o clothing_n be_v infinite_a if_o man_n will_v consent_v to_o put_v to_o their_o help_a hand_n to_o this_o commendable_a design_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o book_n consist_v in_o show_v how_o this_o kingdom_n may_v maintain_v double_a the_o number_n of_o people_n which_o it_o do_v now_o and_o in_o far_o great_a plenty_n contain_v many_o rare_a secret_n for_o the_o wealth_n of_o man_n and_o such_o as_o will_v seem_v so_o strange_a and_o incredible_a to_o most_o man_n that_o they_o will_v be_v likely_a to_o slight_v it_o to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n whereupon_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o wait_v the_o lord_n of_o 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people_n be_v the_o reason_n why_o state_n make_v law_n against_o the_o exportation_n thereof_o and_o many_o time_n pitch_v upon_o some_o staple_n commodity_n which_o they_o will_v not_o exchange_v with_o other_o nation_n but_o for_o return_n in_o bullion_n so_o much_o money_n in_o specie_fw-la as_o be_v necessary_a to_o furnish_v the_o people_n with_o the_o aforesaid_a stock_n at_o low_a interest_n and_o such_o plenty_n of_o coin_n as_o be_v already_o mention_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v have_v and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v obtain_v by_o return_n from_o other_o nation_n yet_o we_o must_v part_v with_o our_o own_o commodity_n for_o it_o which_o we_o can_v spare_v in_o such_o great_a quantity_n whereas_o upon_o serious_a consideration_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o credit_v ground_v upon_o the_o best_a security_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o money_n and_o may_v be_v have_v in_o very_o great_a abundance_n without_o part_v with_o any_o commodity_n for_o it_o that_o such_o credit_n 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