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to_o his_o pride_n to_o furnish_v that_o to_o bring_v he_o in_o trappings_o for_o his_o pride_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v hungry_a pride_n will_v starve_v itself_o without_o it_o this_o be_v frequent_a man_n will_v scrape_v and_o rape_n and_o keep_v a_o foul_a ado_n to_o oppress_v grate_n and_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o do_v principal_o out_o of_o covetousness_n but_o rather_o as_o a_o act_n of_o pride_n covetousness_n be_v a_o servant_n to_o pride_n alas_o his_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v covetousness_n he_o glori_v not_o in_o hoard_v up_o money_n but_o he_o must_v live_v at_o such_o a_o rate_n in_o such_o a_o fashion_n he_o must_v have_v gay_a clothes_n and_o he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o be_v covetous_a not_o because_o his_o inclination_n be_v thereunto_o but_o because_o he_o can_v else_o support_v his_o pride_n another_o corruption_n that_o covetousness_n wait_v upon_o be_v lust_n a_o man_n which_o be_v give_v to_o lust_n he_o can_v feed_v his_o lust_n without_o meat_n and_z drink_n to_o stuff_n the_o pot_n he_o can_v maintain_v his_o harlot_n or_o nourish_v himself_o in_o that_o sin_n nor_o furnish_v himself_o without_o covetousness_n and_o that_o make_v he_o injurious_a to_o steal_v from_o parent_n or_o master_n use_v any_o trick_n of_o covetousness_n but_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o love_n thereunto_o covetousness_n be_v not_o his_o sin_n but_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o lust_n so_o that_o in_o both_o these_o respect_n covetousness_n may_v be_v in_o a_o man_n but_o yet_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o servant_n 2._o sometime_o also_o covetousness_n be_v not_o only_o the_o criminal_a but_o the_o capital_a vice_n which_o do_v apparent_o denominate_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o covetous_a man_n although_o he_o may_v have_v other_o vice_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a this_o be_v his_o grace_n and_o in_o this_o case_n covetousness_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o it_o be_v instead_o of_o pride_n for_o he_o pride_n himself_o in_o his_o great_a 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what_o can_v take_v off_o darkness_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o light_n so_o what_o can_v drive_v out_o sin_n it_o must_v be_v grace_n bring_v into_o the_o soul_n otherwise_o a_o man_n may_v do_v as_o when_o a_o man_n reprove_v a_o fault_n to_o amend_v his_o brother_n sometime_o he_o cast_v out_o one_o devil_n with_o another_o so_o the_o only_a true_a way_n of_o drive_v out_o sin_n in_o general_a and_o so_o this_o sin_n of_o covetousness_n in_o particular_a must_v be_v by_o grace_n bring_v into_o the_o soul_n to_o have_v a_o heart_n establish_v full_a of_o gracious_a thought_n inclination_n and_o affection_n i_o shall_v mention_v some_o more_o especial_o there_o be_v four_o pair_n of_o grace_n in_o particular_a which_o be_v wonderful_a conduce_v and_o effectual_a for_o the_o dispossess_v of_o this_o devil_n of_o covetousness_n the_o first_o pair_n for_o i_o shall_v join_v two_o together_o be_v humility_n and_o temperance_n or_o sobriety_n 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