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and_o other_o sport_n delight_n and_o pleasure_n likewise_o abraham_n job_n solomon_n and_o innumerable_a other_o have_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v these_o earthly_a felicity_n and_o sometime_o christ_n himself_o as_o at_o the_o marriage_n in_o cana_n will_v use_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o earthly_a creature_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v evil_a be_v indeed_o of_o themselves_o good_a but_o of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n to_o we_o good_a or_o evil_a as_o they_o be_v well_o use_v or_o abuse_v but_o be_v well_o use_v with_o mediocrity_n and_o to_o good_a end_n they_o be_v without_o question_n rather_o to_o be_v use_v and_o enjoy_v then_o despise_v or_o neglect_v unto_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a say_v saint_n paul_n and_o again_o rom._n 14.14_o i_o know_v and_o be_o persuade_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o unclean_a of_o itself_o but_o to_o he_o that_o esteem_v any_o thing_n unclean_a to_o he_o it_o be_v unclean_a 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