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charity_n thou_o shall_v say_v that_o thou_o speak_v not_o nor_o good_a work_n that_o thou_o can_v do_v that_o thou_o do_v not_o without_o lose_v occasion_n or_o time_n and_o further_o he_o deliver_v that_o what_o thy_o own_o can_v do_v seek_v not_o a_o stranger_n assistance_n for_o thou_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n trust_v thy_o salvation_n on_o other_o nor_o must_v thou_o think_v or_o imagine_v aught_o that_o thy_o servant_n or_o thy_o friend_n or_o any_o whosoever_o in_o the_o world_n be_v be_v to_o win_v heaven_n for_o thou_o thou_o iocundize_a in_o fullness_n of_o delight_n i_o tell_v thou_o plain_o and_o indeed_o that_o thy_o hand_n thy_o arm_n thy_o strength_n thy_o virtue_n be_v to_o work_v and_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v &_o thou_o must_v labour_v with_o great_a desir_n much_o earnestness_n and_o marvellous_a solicitude_n and_o most_o vigilant_a care_n yea_o and_o with_o vivacity_n even_o to_o all_o speed_n for_o that_o life_n pass_v and_o sudden_o fly_v away_o and_o when_o so_o that_o thou_o lest_o think_v on_o it_o the_o sun_n wâ—ll_v set_v and_o even_o then_o indeed_o shall_v thou_o be_v hearty_o glad_a that_o thou_o have_v take_v much_o pain_n for_o that_o proportionable_o so_o much_o more_o wilâ—_n bethy_o reward_n and_o thy_o rest_n and_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la of_o all_o which_o be_v foresay_v be_v for_o that_o after_o this_o life_n which_o so_o swift_o run_v his_o stage_n his_o course_n no_o work_n either_o of_o reason_n or_o understanding_n or_o the_o act_n of_o will_n or_o any_o such_o faculty_n or_o power_n under_o what_o title_n soever_o it_o be_v shall_v be_v of_o any_o validity_n any_o force_n of_o any_o fruit_n any_o commodity_n or_o benefit_n whatsoever_o hence_o to_o deserve_v grace_n or_o glory_n the_o seven_o fruitful_a and_o most_o plentiful_a year_n figure_v 41._o design_v note_v by_o the_o seven_o fat_a cow_n which_o pharaoh_n see_v in_o a_o dream_n signify_v the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n which_o 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all_o the_o world_n and_o admonish_v each_o one_o that_o they_o conserve_v that_o they_o be_v tender_a of_o time_n &_o that_o they_o leave_v to_o sin_n that_o they_o forsake_v evil_a for_o that_o this_o jewel_n of_o time_n be_v not_o benign_o bestow_v on_o they_o to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v do_v ill_a but_o they_o shall_v do_v well_o 10._o and_o the_o state_n of_o a_o idle_a man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o work_n man_n and_o day-labourer_n be_v also_o reprehend_v by_o the_o master_n of_o à _fw-fr family_n much_o more_o reprehension_n may_v be_v and_o just_o lay_v of_o he_o who_o '_o be_v more_o age_a who_o have_v run_v à _fw-fr long_a course_n of_o life_n alas_o à _fw-fr long_a time_n and_o if_o so_o that_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n david_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o psalm_n compare_v the_o true_o just_a man_n with_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v plant_v hard_o by_o à _fw-fr current_n of_o water_n which_o yield_v his_o fruit_n seasonable_o yet_o do_v not_o he_o at_o all_o imply_v he_o mean_v not_o that_o even_o â—s_v the_o tree_n yield_v no_o fruit_n but_o in_o his_o proper_a month_n and_o destine_a time_n of_o year_n and_o not_o otherwise_o so_o have_v the_o just_a man_n to_o tender_v his_o one_o day_n month_n and_o precise_a time_n strict_o determine_v of_o and_o not_o in_o any_o other_o but_o understand_v aright_o that_o even_o as_o that_o the_o owner_n of_o à _fw-fr tree_n which_o give_v fruit_n in_o its_o due_a season_n will_v cut_v it_o up_o and_o grub_v it_o by_o the_o root_n be_v it_o not_o so_o even_o so_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n according_a to_o his_o vocation_n his_o be_v and_o his_o profession_n timely_a now_o man_n time_n run_v the_o full_a end_n and_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n and_o so_o it_o be_v advise_v 18._o and_o counsel_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o à _fw-fr man_n to_o pray_v evermore_o yea_o and_o without_o cease_v 12._o and_o to_o be_v always_o watchful_a and_o awake_a with_o à 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apocalypse_n do_v see_v which_o ever_o more_o and_o at_o all_o time_n bare_a fruit_n 22._o &_o each_o month_n give_v it_o mature_a ripe_a all_o which_o be_v very_o wholesome_a yea_o and_o even_o to_o the_o very_a leaf_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v a_o emblem_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o just_a man_n who_o always_o and_o in_o all_o time_n bear_v fruit_n as_o well_o in_o each_o month_n as_o also_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o age_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o attend_v to_o be_v of_o great_a benefit_n and_o singular_a profit_n as_o well_o his_o thought_n as_o also_o his_o work_n and_o word_n the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n the_o five_o chapter_n how_o just_o the_o sluggish_a deserve_v reprehension_n and_o who_o be_v so_o call_v among_o all_o man_n say_v seneca_n those_o chief_o yea_o and_o only_o be_v to_o be_v account_v idle_a aquavitae_fw-la least_o busy_a though_o most_o serious_a who_o employ_v themselves_o give_v themselves_o over_o quite_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n 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the_o sepulchre_n of_o a_o live_a man_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o a_o idle_a man_n not_o employ_v and_o one_o who_o addict_v himself_o to_o nothing_o but_o idleness_n be_v bury_v therein_o and_o in_o extreme_a danger_n to_o fall_v into_o many_o sin_n and_o grievous_a trespass_n against_o god_n hence_o be_v that_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la deliver_v that_o idleness_n have_v occasion_v mach_v malice_n 33._o much_o sin_n our_o seraphic_a father_n s._n francis_n in_o one_o of_o his_o rule_n call_v it_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o glorious_a augustine_n say_v 19_o that_o it_o will_v neâ—er_v come_v to_o pass_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v that_o à _fw-fr citizen_n of_o heaven_n be_v friend_n of_o idleness_n of_o sluggishenes_n and_o s._n chrysostome_n profess_v that_o idleness_n be_v a_o part_n of_o vice_n ephesios_n or_o to_o say_v more_o opposite_o be_v no_o part_n but_o be_v the_o occasion_n and_o perverse_a root_n for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o 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