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say_v 10._o gal._n 1._o 10._o if_o i_o shall_v so_o please_v man_n i_o be_v not_o the_o servant_n of_o christ._n and_o to_o this_o end_n because_o man_n will_v not_o common_o be_v please_v with_o that_o which_o god_n be_v please_v with_o therefore_o god_n command_v jeremie_n his_o prophet_n say_v 10._o jer._n 1._o 7._o 8._o 9_o 10._o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o all_o that_o i_o send_v thou_o &_o whatsoever_o i_o command_v thou_o shall_v thou_o speak_v he_o say_v further_a fear_v not_o their_o face_n lest_o i_o destroy_v thou_o before_o they_o for_o behold_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o this_o day_n a_o defence_a city_n and_o a_o iron_n pillar_n &_o wall_n of_o brass_n against_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o again_o he_o say_v let_v they_o
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a_o steward_n not_o a_o lord_n thereof_o to_o dispense_v unto_o other_o yea_o he_o do_v not_o only_o keep_v his_o own_o from_o he_o but_o by_o force_n as_o a_o lion_n and_o by_o fraud_n as_o a_o fox_n he_o wringe_v and_o wre_v his_o neighbour_n wealth_n to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o syrake_n call_v the_o defrauder_n 4._o ecclus_n 11._o 32._o jam._n 5._o 4._o of_o the_o poor_a a_o man_n of_o blood_n and_o s._n james_n will_v such_o cruel_a cormorant_n to_o weep_v and_o howl_v for_o the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n cry_v against_o they_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v unjust_a against_o himself_o for_o he_o do_v even_o sell_v himself_o to_o the_o devil_n for_o wicked_a gain_n and_o like_o a_o sumpter_n horse_n bear_v burden_n to_o the_o devil_n all_o his_o life_n time_n that_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n he_o may_v be_v thrust_v into_o the_o dirty_a stable_n of_o hell_n with_o a_o gall_a back_n and_o a_o wound_a conscience_n whereupon_o syracides_n say_v well_o there_o be_v nothing_o 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this_o sin_n of_o covetousness_n now_o i_o descend_v to_o the_o four_o circumstance_n of_o my_o division_n which_o be_v that_o no_o minister_n overcome_v with_o this_o sin_n can_v deal_v sincere_o my_o reason_n be_v these_o first_o every_o minister_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n this_o heavenly_a master_n and_o earthly_a mammon_n can_v be_v serve_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o servant_n together_o say_v our_o saviour_n for_o they_o be_v 24._o mat._n 6._o 24._o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o therefore_o that_o minister_n that_o be_v overcome_v with_o covetousness_n be_v fall_v from_o christ_n as_o be_v see_v in_o judas_n &_o can_v be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o again_o 2._o mat._n 13._o 2._o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o riches_n and_o the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n choke_v the_o word_n say_v christ_n hence_o i_o thus_o reason_n where_o the_o word_n be_v choke_v there_o the_o conscience_n be_v clog_v where_o the_o conscience_n be_v clog_v 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