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pride_n which_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d god_n si_fw-mi aquam_fw-la hauris_fw-la puteum_fw-la corona_fw-la fontinalia_fw-la festus_fw-la erat_fw-la dies_fw-la romae_fw-la quo_fw-la in_o foute_n corona_n projiciebant_fw-la puteosque_fw-la coronabant_fw-la varro_n l._n 5._o the_o lingu_n lat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o ever_o thou_o do_v when_o ever_o thou_o be_v carry_v through_o any_o service_n still_o say_v as_o the_o apostle_n not_o that_o we_o be_v sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o i_o may_v say_v in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n as_o solomon_n in_o a_o natural_a honour_v the_o lord_n with_o thy_o substance_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o increase_n so_o shall_v thy_o barn_n be_v fill_v with_o plenty_n and_o thy_o press_n shall_v burst_v out_o with_o new_a wine_n prov._n 3.9_o 10._o as_o by_o the_o first_o fruit_n they_o 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his_o spirit_n i_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o before_o but_o i_o will_v add_v somewhat_o more_o here_o in_o discovery_n show_v man_n sin_n against_o the_o spirit_n know_v therefore_o that_o thou_o may_v grieve_v the_o spirit_n spirit_n grieve_v not_o the_o spirit_n not_o only_o by_o do_v evil_a voluntary_o against_o knowledge_n but_o also_o by_o omit_v good_a remissness_n in_o good_a 1._o by_o omit_v of_o a_o know_a duty_n duty_n by_o omission_n of_o duty_n when_o god_n show_v you_o what_o be_v good_a and_o stand_v ready_a to_o help_v you_o if_o you_o walk_v not_o in_o your_o way_n you_o provoke_v he_o to_o leave_v you_o and_o because_o this_o be_v â—n_o evil_a so_o incident_a unto_o man_n through_o do_v and_o worldly_a affection_n and_o distraction_n i_o will_v brief_o declare_v 1._o the_o sinfulness_n of_o it_o 2._o due_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v sinful_a it_o be_v a_o deny_v of_o god_n due_a the_o foolishness_n of_o it_o first_o it_o be_v a_o deny_v of_o god_n his_o due_a a_o withhold_v 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