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heathen_a thought_n of_o riches_n thing_n seneca_n that_o christian_a ethnic_a as_o erasmus_n style_v he_o have_v a_o witty_a say_n of_o epicurus_n if_o thou_o live_v say_v he_o according_a to_o nature_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v poor_a but_o if_o according_a to_o opinion_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v rich_a they_o fear_v lest_o these_o earthly_a thing_n will_v steal_v away_o their_o heart_n from_o their_o study_n in_o philosophy_n therefore_o they_o despise_v these_o base_a and_o mundane_a trifle_n annacreon_n have_v a_o huge_a mass_n of_o money_n send_v he_o by_o polycrates_n can_v never_o rest_v till_o he_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o again_o therefore_o he_o send_v it_o back_o again_o say_v that_o he_o never_o live_v in_o such_o fear_n as_o he_o do_v while_o he_o
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day_n harden_v not_o thy_o heart_n but_o break_v off_o thy_o sin_n by_o true_a repentance_n have_v thou_o therefore_o be_v a_o drunkard_n now_o learn_v sobriety_n have_v thou_o be_v intemperate_a now_o embrace_v chastity_n have_v thou_o be_v malicious_a now_o show_v charity_n have_v thou_o be_v proud_a now_o be_v humble_a labour_v now_o to_o get_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n into_o thy_o soul_n which_o must_v be_v do_v by_o the_o amendment_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o by_o forsake_v of_o thy_o sin_n for_o regeneration_n begin_v at_o repentance_n and_o repentance_n at_o the_o leave_v and_o forsake_v of_o sin_n try_v and_o examine_v thyself_o then_o whether_o thou_o have_v forsake_v sin_n or_o no_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o bridle_v thy_o tongue_n from_o bitter_a and_o blasphemous_a speech_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o teach_v thy_o hand_n to_o work_v without_o deceit_n and_o bring_v thy_o heart_n to_o pray_v without_o hypocrisy_n and_o do_v to_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thou_o will_v have_v thy_o neighbour_n do_v to_o thou_o thou_o have_v not_o yet_o forsake_v thy_o sin_n but_o remain_v still_o in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o so_o have_v neglect_v thy_o soul_n health_n 2._o the_o second_o way_n of_o lose_v the_o soul_n be_v by_o withhold_v from_o it_o the_o mean_n of_o preservation_n thus_o those_o hazard_n their_o salvation_n that_o despise_v and_o contemn_v the_o powerful_a preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o so_o by_o put_v from_o they_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o judge_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o eternal_a 46._o act._n 13._o 46._o life_n thus_o also_o many_o hazard_v their_o salvation_n by_o neglect_v of_o prayer_n and_o be_v careless_a in_o the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n see_v then_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o excellent_a and_o may_v be_v lose_v then_o let_v it_o be_v every_o one_o care_n to_o get_v it_o save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o this_o end_n labour_n to_o keep_v faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n