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time_n too_o much_o no_o pain_n too_o great_a no_o cost_n enough_o for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o god_n as_o the_o wise_a merchant_n he_o will_v part_v with_o all_o he_o have_v all_o his_o strength_n and_o health_n all_o his_o relation_n and_o possession_n for_o his_o noble_a portion_n reader_n how_o be_v it_o with_o thou_o thou_o travele_v too_o and_o fro_o thou_o weary_a thyself_o and_o want_v thy_o rest_n thy_o head_n be_v full_a of_o care_n and_o thy_o heart_n of_o fear_n and_o thy_o hand_n be_v always_o active_a but_o whether_o do_v all_o this_o tend_v what_o be_v the_o market_n to_o which_o thou_o be_v walk_v thus_o fast_o be_v it_o gold_n that_o thou_o pursue_v so_o hot_a the_o people_n labour_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o weary_a themselves_o for_o very_a vanity_n 2._o habbak_v 13._o or_o be_v it_o god_n that_o thou_o presse_v after_o as_o the_o hound_n the_o hare_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v phil._n 3.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o so_o much_o diligence_n and_o violence_n my_o soul_n follow_v hard_a after_o thou_o ps_n 63.6_o thus_o have_v i_o lay_v down_o the_o character_n brief_o of_o such_o as_o have_v god_n for_o their_o portion_n thy_o business_n be_v to_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o trial_n of_o thy_o estate_n if_o upon_o trial_n thou_o find_v that_o god_n be_v thy_o portion_n rejoice_v in_o thy_o privilege_n and_o let_v thy_o practice_n be_v answerable_a like_o a_o rich_a heir_n delight_v thyself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o vast_a inheritance_n can_v he_o be_v poor_a that_o be_v master_n of_o the_o mint_n can_v thou_o be_v miserable_a who_o have_v god_n for_o thy_o portion_n i_o must_v tell_v in_o thou_o that_o thou_o be_v happy_a in_o spite_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n if_o worldling_n take_v such_o pleasure_n in_o their_o counter_n and_o brass_n farthing_n what_o joy_n may_v thou_o have_v in_o god_n to_o who_o all_o the_o indian_n mine_n be_v worse_o than_o dross_n nay_o if_o all_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n and_o of_o the_o 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be_v nothing_o to_o thy_o million_o consider_v though_o the_o whole_a world_n turn_v bankrupt_a thou_o be_v rich_a for_o thy_o estate_n do_v not_o lie_v in_o their_o hand_n do_v not_o â—ine_v thyself_o therefore_o with_o fear_n of_o penury_n but_o keep_v a_o house_n according_a to_o thy_o estate_n which_o will_v afford_v it_o in_o the_o great_a plenty_n let_v thy_o practice_n also_o be_v suitable_a to_o thy_o portion_n great_a heir_n have_v a_o far_o different_a carriage_n from_o the_o poor_a who_o take_v alm_n of_o the_o parish_n thou_o ough'_v to_o live_v above_o the_o world_n eagle_n must_v not_o stoop_v to_o catch_v fly_n the_o star_n which_o be_v near_a the_o pole_n have_v lest_o circuit_n thou_o
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