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snare_n be_v break_v and_o i_o be_o deliver_v 26_o in_o suffer_v evil_a to_o look_v to_o secondary_a cause_n without_o respect_n to_o the_o high_a make_v impatience_n for_o so_o we_o bite_v at_o the_o stone_n and_o neglect_v he_o that_o throw_v it_o if_o we_o take_v a_o blow_n at_o our_o equal_a we_o return_v it_o with_o usury_n if_o of_o a_o prince_n we_o repine_v not_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o if_o god_n kill_v i_o whether_o he_o do_v it_o by_o a_o ague_n or_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o tyrant_n again_o in_o expectation_n of_o good_a to_o look_v to_o the_o first_o cause_n without_o care_n of_o the_o second_o argue_v idleness_n and_o cause_v want_v as_o we_o can_v help_v ourselves_o without_o god_n so_o god_n will_v not_o ordinary_o help_v we_o without_o ourselves_o in_o both_o i_o will_v look_v up_o to_o god_n without_o repine_v at_o the_o mean_n in_o one_o or_o trust_v they_o in_o the_o other_o 27_o if_o my_o money_n be_v another_o man_n i_o can_v but_o keep_v it_o only_o the_o 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