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he_o from_o god_n and_o to_o link_v he_o to_o the_o creature_n seven_o because_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o pretend_v that_o one_o may_v make_v good_a use_n thereof_o and_o to_o do_v it_o in_o reverence_n to_o god_n chap._n 27._o eight_o because_o suppose_v there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o honest_a christian_n ought_v always_o to_o consider_v they_o not_o otherwise_o then_o as_o empoisoned_a honey_n whereof_o they_o can_v taste_v without_o danger_n of_o death_n chap._n 29._o final_o because_o the_o state_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o this_o life_n be_v to_o fly_v all_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n and_o to_o cause_v all_o his_o joy_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o tear_n of_o repentance_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o contempt_n of_o pleasure_n even_o the_o most_o innocent_a and_o the_o most_o lawful_a what_o be_v there_o my_o sister_n in_o all_o this_o which_o this_o great_a man_n allege_v against_o the_o show_n and_o spectacle_n of_o 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