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ever_o and_o psal_n 118.8_o 9_o it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o man_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o the_o great_a or_o the_o best_a of_o men._n and_o if_o man_n will_v be_v so_o diligent_a to_o please_v a_o landlord_n a_o justice_n a_o master_n or_o a_o father_n how_o much_o more_o careful_a shall_v we_o be_v to_o please_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o apostle_n argue_v heb._n 12.9_o we_o have_v have_v father_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o we_o give_v they_o reverence_n shall_v we_o not_o much_o rather_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o live_v and_o god_n himself_o mal._n 1.6_o and_o so_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n no_o study_v or_o contrivance_n of_o the_o head_n no_o labour_n nor_o travel_v of_o the_o hand_n or_o foot_n be_v think_v too_o much_o how_o do_v jacob_n serve_v for_o rachel_n see_v how_o he_o describe_v his_o diligence_n gen._n 31.40_o in_o the_o day_n the_o drought_n consume_v i_o and_o the_o frost_n by_o night_n and_o my_o sleep_n depart_v from_o mineeye_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v a_o hundred_o follow_v he_o in_o this_o than_o two_o or_o three_o in_o his_o wrestle_a with_o god_n and_o not_o let_v he_o go_v till_o they_o obtain_v the_o blessing_n most_o man_n be_v serious_a about_o trifle_n and_o only_o trifle_v and_o dally_v about_o this_o serious_a work_n the_o one_o thing_n necessary_a spend_v their_o money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o their_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfy_v not_o isa_n 55.2_o forsake_v the_o fountain_n of_o live_v water_n and_o hew_v out_o break_v cistern_n that_o will_v hold_v no_o water_n jer._n 2.13_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o void_a of_o knowledge_n to_o do_v good_n compare_v thyself_o with_o other_o man_n how_o many_o young_a than_o thyself_o have_v get_v more_o knowledge_n how_o many_o poor_a than_o thyself_o can_v spare_v more_o time_n to_o read_v and_o meditate_v 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and_o be_v clean_a 2_o king_n 5.13_o if_o god_n if_o christ_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o hard_a work_n will_v thou_o not_o do_v it_o to_o save_v thy_o soul_n for_o ever_o how_o much_o more_o when_o he_o have_v make_v the_o way_n more_o easy_a than_o of_o old_a and_o offer_v and_o assure_v great_a help_n than_o then_o to_o enable_v thou_o to_o do_v it_o last_o compare_v thy_o work_n for_o the_o true_a god_n with_o what_o idolater_n and_o hypocrite_n perform_v to_o false_a one_o or_o to_o the_o true_a one_o false_o that_o you_o may_v be_v move_v to_o jealousy_n with_o those_o which_o be_v not_o a_o people_n and_o provoke_v by_o a_o foolish_a nation_n deut._n 32.21_o how_o do_v the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n cry_v whole_a day_n and_o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lance_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o how_o do_v the_o profelyte_n of_o rome_n whip_v themselves_o pour_v out_o their_o money_n to_o their_o wily_a priest_n which_o make_v merchandise_n of_o they_o for_o mass_n 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