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get_v 2._o to_o possess_v a_o thing_n when_o a_o man_n have_v get_v it_o the_o lord_n possess_v i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n prov._n 8.22_o here_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n he_o shall_v get_v by_o labour_n and_o industry_n in_o learning_n from_o other_o and_o so_o have_v a_o right_a to_o it_o and_o use_v of_o it_o as_o a_o labourer_n at_o night_n have_v to_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n in_o the_o morning_n wise_a counsess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o want_v a_o word_n to_o express_v it_o and_o be_v force_v to_o use_v a_o periphrasis_n or_o circumlocution_n to_o set_v it_o out_o in_o two_o word_n which_o be_v but_o one_o in_o the_o original_a the_o derivation_n be_v two_o but_o from_o the_o same_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o govern_v a_o ship_n some_o derive_v it_o from_o the_o governor_n that_o sit_v at_o the_o stern_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o must_v guide_v the_o ship_n wise_o or_o else_o all_o must_v be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o man_n come_v to_o be_v saint_n by_o god_n mercy_n not_o by_o their_o own_o merit_n which_o be_v most_o true_a but_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v active_o such_o a_o one_o as_o show_v mercy_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o do_v just_o it_o may_v rather_o be_v that_o they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v merciful_a like_o god_n be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a as_o your_o father_n also_o be_v merciful_a luk._n 6.36_o hence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stork_n a_o bird_n kind_a to_o her_o age_a parent_n figure_n path_n way_n metaphor_n from_o traveller_n note_v 1_o god_n direction_n 2._o his_o preservation_n note_v in_o the_o former_a 1._o the_o person_n he._n 2._o the_o act_n keep_v 3._o the_o subject_n the_o path_n 4._o the_o adjunct_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o latter_a note_n 1._o the_o act_n and_o preserve_v 2._o the_o object_n the_o 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