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and_o it_o be_v good_a we_o do_v so_o for_o they_o so_o bind_v as_o that_o they_o can_v loose_v again_o but_o if_o we_o neglect_v they_o when_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n come_v he_o will_v command_v all_o contemner_n so_o to_o be_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v loose_v again_o self-praise_n condemn_v cato_n the_o elder_a cicerone_n have_v that_o commendation_n give_v he_o by_o consent_n which_o none_o in_o his_o time_n be_v think_v fit_a to_o deserve_v except_o it_o be_v one_o to_o be_v optimus_fw-la orator_n optimus_fw-la senator_n &_o optimus_fw-la imperator_fw-la a_o most_o singular_a orator_n a_o most_o singular_a statesman_n and_o a_o most_o singular_a general_n and_o yet_o this_o so_o singular_a a_o man_n be_v so_o much_o give_v to_o boast_v himself_o that_o his_o very_a friend_n be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o and_o there_o be_v tully_n too_o 15._o a_o man_n so_o excellent_o qualify_v that_o none_o but_o a_o tully_n that_o be_v one_o admirable_o 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glory_n in_o this_o that_o he_o understand_v and_o know_v god_n who_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n yet_o do_v expiscari_fw-la famam_fw-la inanis_fw-la be_v never_o in_o the_o right_a cue_n till_o mountebank-like_a they_o be_v expose_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o worth_n upon_o every_o stage_n sure_o such_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v prove_v a_o â—ool_n such_o a_o strong_a man_n will_v turn_v his_o back_n such_o a_o rich_a man_n will_v scratch_v a_o beggar_n by_o the_o head_n when_o god_n shall_v call_v for_o a_o account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n and_o to_o reckon_v with_o they_o for_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v complaint_n of_o the_o want_n of_o faith_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o true_a faith_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o melancholy_a person_n 215._o who_o be_v so_o strong_o possess_v that_o he_o complain_v he_o have_v no_o head_n nor_o can_v be_v otherwise_o persuade_v than_o by_o that_o course_n which_o philotimus_n a_o learned_a physician_n take_v with_o 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what_o he_o shall_v do_v for_o she_o or_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v speak_v for_o she_o to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n philem_n she_o answer_v i_o dwell_v among_o my_o people_n she_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n she_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o make_v any_o complaint_n against_o any_o of_o her_o neighbour_n she_o be_v not_o drive_v to_o make_v any_o suit_n to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o captain_n she_o trouble_v not_o other_o and_o other_o trouble_v not_o she_o and_o this_o she_o account_v a_o happy_a life_n and_o so_o it_o be_v but_o what_o then_o be_v the_o happy_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o faithful_a sure_o a_o thousand_o time_n great_a they_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o man_n and_o angel_n with_o themselves_o and_o all_o other_o with_o life_n and_o death_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v able_a to_o dismay_v they_o nothing_o able_a to_o hurt_v they_o shortness_n of_o time_n will_v not_o 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