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they_o may_v have_v accord_n and_o correspondence_n with_o my_o sense_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o help_n unto_o i_o to_o lift_v i_o 〈◊〉_d to_o thing_n intellectual_a but_o through_o my_o corruption_n they_o be_v become_v snare_n and_o sin_n unto_o 〈◊〉_d i_o do_v not_o serve_v myself_o of_o these_o visible_a creature_n to_o ascend_v to_o the_o invisible_a i_o use_v they_o to_o gâ—_n downward_o within_o myself_o i_o wrap_v myself_o 〈◊〉_d in_o matter_n there_o i_o stick_v and_o i_o bury_v myself_o 〈◊〉_d corporeal_a thing_n thus_o i_o make_v my_o mind_n thâ—_n slave_n of_o my_o body_n heaven_n earth_n air_n anâ—_n sea_n be_v full_a of_o object_n which_o shall_v aid_v i_o 〈◊〉_d know_v admire_v and_o â—raise_v thou_o but_o i_o use_v theâ—_n to_o offend_v thou_o all_o be_v full_a of_o such_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d flatter_v the_o flesh_n and_o raise_v sensual_a pleasure_n but_o o_o my_o god_n thou_o do_v make_v they_o with_o inteâ—â—_n i_o shall_v not_o seek_v after_o sensible_a pleasure_n 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yourselves_o to_o this_o present_a wicked_a world_n as_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkeness_n make_v â—â—t_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n the_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n for_o they_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n go_v to_o now_o i_o say_v â—f_a mirth_n it_o be_v vanity_n and_o of_o laughter_n it_o be_v madness_n it_o â—s_v better_a for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n â—han_o to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o feast_v for_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o â—hen_o and_o the_o live_a will_v lay_v it_o to_o heart_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n i_o will_v â—reve_n thou_o with_o mirth_n therefore_o enjoy_v pleasure_n and_o behold_v his_o also_o be_v vanity_n rejoice_v o_o 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