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not_o use_v this_o word_n of_o the_o law_n in_o his_o sentence_n the_o three_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o note_v every_o thing_n which_o serve_v to_o to_o the_o use_n and_o ministry_n of_o man_n whether_o art_n or_o work_n or_o flock_n or_o whatsoever_o else_o which_o be_v get_v and_o obtain_v by_o the_o labour_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n this_o labour_n 20.9_o levit._fw-la 23.2_o exod._n 12.16_o and_o 20.9_o be_v a_o work_n necessary_a to_o man_n life_n and_o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o be_v do_v but_o on_o the_o saboth_n day_n and_o holy_a convocation_n else_o they_o be_v both_o lawful_a and_o commendable_a for_o in_o six_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v do_v all_o thy_o work_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o have_v the_o king_n that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v that_o work_n which_o be_v do_v with_o a_o earnest_a affection_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v effect_v and_o be_v 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cure_v every_o patient_a see_v against_o the_o strength_n of_o death_n there_o be_v no_o physic_n available_a the_o king_n can_v not_o as_o himself_o confess_v cure_v all_o thing_n for_o many_o thing_n remain_v imperfect_a defective_a and_o incurable_a in_o vanity_n kingdom_n world_n all_o thing_n can_v be_v cure_v in_o this_o world_n neither_o howsoever_o the_o medicine_n be_v compound_v and_o apply_v may_v any_o man_n imagine_v that_o they_o can_v be_v salve_v and_o recure_v but_o this_o fault_n be_v not_o long_o of_o the_o physician_n and_o his_o medicine_n but_o of_o the_o evil_a constitution_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o patient_a and_o his_o grief_n *_o in_o the_o second_o general_a part_n the_o king_n propose_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o man_n life_n in_o this_o world_n pursue_v the_o chief_a good_a to_o be_v pursue_v which_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n &_o the_o keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o man_n and_o that_o which_o by_o the_o 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