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unto_o i_o and_o nothing_o to_o be_v of_o trouble_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n peace_n must_v not_o stay_v upon_o the_o say_n of_o man_n with_o who_o whether_o thou_o be_v well_o or_o ill_o report_v thou_o be_v not_o for_o that_o cause_n another_o man_n in_o i_o in_o i_o i_o say_v true_a glory_n and_o true_a peace_n do_v consist_v &_o the_o same_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o plentiful_o that_o neither_o covet_v to_o please_v man_n nor_o yet_o fear_v to_o displease_v they_o all_o unquietness_n of_o mind_n and_o distract_n of_o the_o sense_n do_v sure_o proceed_v from_o inordynate_a love_n and_o vain_a fear_n how_o god_n must_v be_v call_v upon_o and_o praise_v in_o adversity_n the_o xxxiiij_o chapter_n servaunt_fw-la
pass_v those_o thing_n which_o thou_o will_v do_v other_o man_n attempt_n shall_v come_v forward_o well_o enough_o but_o thou_o shall_v not_o so_o do_v other_o man_n say_n shall_v be_v hear_v thou_o shall_v be_v count_v for_o nothing_o other_o man_n ask_v shall_v have_v when_o thou_o ask_v thou_o shall_v go_v without_o other_o shall_v be_v set_v out_o great_o with_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n of_o thou_o no_o man_n shall_v say_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o other_o man_n shall_v have_v office_n commit_v unto_o they_o to_o govern_v but_o thou_o shall_v be_v think_v good_a for_o nothing_o for_o these_o cause_n thine_o own_o trouble_n flesh_n shall_v sometime_o teach_v thou_o and_o shall_v abide_v great_a conflicte_n but_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a good_a thereby_o if_o thou_o will_v bear_v it_o patient_o &_o say_v nothing_o with_o these_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n be_v the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o the_o lord_n wont_v to_o be_v try_v whether_o he_o can_v deny_v himself_o and_o make_v 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my_o birth_n be_o sorry_a in_o my_o mind_n and_o that_o so_o deep_o sometime_o that_o tear_n do_v gush_v out_o of_o my_o eye_n and_o that_o i_o be_o altogether_o disquiet_v for_o the_o evil_n that_o be_v at_o hand_n i_o long_o after_o the_o joy_n of_o peace_n i_o earnest_o crave_v the_o peace_n of_o thy_o child_n which_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o comfort_n if_o thou_o shall_v give_v peace_n if_o thou_o shall_v pour_v forth_o joy_n i_o shall_v have_v a_o mind_n full_a of_o melody_n and_o singe_v thy_o praise_n devout_o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v withdraw_v thyself_o as_o thou_o be_v wont_v very_o often_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o run_v the_o race_n of_o thy_o commandment_n but_o rather_o fall_a down_n upon_o my_o knee_n will_v strike_v my_o breast_n because_o i_o be_o not_o now_o in_o so_o good_a case_n as_o i_o be_v before_o when_o thy_o candle_n give_v light_n unto_o i_o from_o above_o i_o be_v defend_v with_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n against_o the_o 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admonish_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n even_o so_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o this_o world_n as_o stranger_n &_o traveler_n oh_o how_o great_a faith_n and_o trust_n shall_v the_o person_n that_o shall_v die_v have_v who_o the_o desire_n of_o no_o manner_n of_o thing_n do_v keep_v still_o in_o the_o world_n but_o to_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o thus_o seclude_v from_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o a_o man_n that_o be_v not_o sick_a neither_o do_v the_o sensual_a man_n know_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o inward_a man._n sure_o if_o he_o will_v have_v himself_o to_o be_v make_v world_n spiritual_a he_o must_v renounce_v both_o thing_n far_o oft_o &_o hard_o by_o &_o must_v beware_v of_o no_o man_n more_o than_o himself_o if_o thou_o shall_v once_o conquer_v thyself_o perfect_o thou_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o subdue_v all_o other_o thing_n for_o to_o triumph_v over_o a_o self_n man_n self_n be_v perfect_a victory_n for_o he_o that_o have_v himself_o subject_a unto_o himself_o in_o 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