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free_o receive_v but_o he_o be_v 23._o be_v perkins_n in_o job._n 33._o 23._o a_o holy_a man_n that_o say_v man_n be_v man_n and_o must_v be_v allure_v by_o such_o argument_n as_o may_v prevail_v even_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n it_o be_v god_n great_a wisdom_n in_o the_o creation_n first_o to_o provide_v food_n before_o he_o make_v the_o animal_n creature_n and_o it_o be_v ashame_n to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o day_n of_o peace_n to_o see_v man_n of_o best_a gift_n therefore_o divert_v their_o study_n to_o other_o art_n because_o the_o ministry_n afford_v not_o maintenance_n for_o our_o church_n most_o where_o god_n allowance_n be_v so_o liberal_a be_v it_o not_o that_o sacrilege_n do_v intercept_v it_o 4_o may_v i_o not_o add_v the_o mischief_n temporal_a it_o have_v bring_v upon_o the_o land_n complaint_n be_v frequent_a among_o our_o people_n against_o enclosure_n the_o decayer_n they_o say_v of_o husbandry_n by_o which_o say_v solomon_n even_o king_n be_v maintain_v i_o dare_v 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