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suspicion_n of_o themselves_o master_n be_v it_o i_o every_o man_n will_v be_v a_o officer_n to_o attach_v other_o none_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o malefactor_n and_o condemn_v himself_o curiosum_fw-la genus_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendam_fw-la vitam_fw-la alienam_fw-la desidiosum_fw-la ad_fw-la corrigendam_fw-la svam_fw-la exceed_o curious_a to_o find_v fault_n with_o other_o extreme_a careless_a to_o reform_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o diligent_a to_o search_v other_o man_n sore_n but_o neglect_v our_o own_o and_o let_v they_o rankle_v and_o putrify_v learn_v than_o we_o must_v and_o that_o may_v be_v we_o will_v be_v content_a to_o do_v it_o be_v but_o the_o business_n of_o the_o brain_n hear_v and_o conceive_v and_o remember_v there_o be_v no_o great_a pain_n in_o that_o nay_o may_v be_v much_o delight_n
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