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quam_fw-la philosophum_fw-la and_o the_o greek_a orator_n he_o complain_v in_o his_o time_n they_o choose_v rather_o to_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o vile_a comedy_n then_o most_o worthy_a sentence_n but_o what_o speak_v i_o of_o natural_a man_n the_o holy_a prophet_n complain_v of_o his_o countryman_n the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o they_o spend_v their_o mâ—ney_n 2._o and_o not_o for_o bread_n and_o their_o labour_n without_o be_v satisfy_v isaiah_n 55._o and_o so_o do_v jeremy_n that_o they_o forsake_v god_n the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n and_o dig_v to_o themselves_o pit_n break_a pit_n that_o will_v hold_v no_o water_n jeremy_n 2._o and_o so_o do_v saint_n paul_n that_o some_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o pleasure_n 3.4_o more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n and_o our_o saviour_n luk_n 12._o that_o some_o do_v treasure_n up_o to_o themselves_o and_o be_v rich_a but_o not_o in_o god_n if_o the_o gospel_n have_v power_n to_o make_v we_o 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the_o second_o thing_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v well_o favour_v or_o descend_v the_o three_o be_v to_o be_v rich_a so_o that_o if_o piety_n or_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_v have_v any_o place_n it_o must_v be_v cast_v at_o the_o cartes_n tail_n and_o come_v after_o these_o this_o be_v the_o corrupt_a judgement_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n and_o blood_n though_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v serious_o inculcate_v meat_n for_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o belly_n for_o meat_n and_o god_n shall_v destroy_v both_o and_o again_o no_o man_n life_n consist_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o possess_v and_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n vanish_v away_o and_o to_o be_v short_a
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