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the_o earth_n itself_o that_o yield_v we_o our_o grain_n again_o with_o interest_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o be_v too_o quick_a neither_o in_o our_o return_v some_o there_o be_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o receive_v one_o present_a will_v be_v sure_a to_o send_v back_o another_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v now_o i_o be_o out_o of_o your_o dirty_a debt_n but_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o affront_n than_o a_o requital_n chap._n xxv_o of_o truth_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o commendation_n of_o singleness_n of_o heart_n the_o act_n of_o fidelity_n i._o whatsoever_o we_o speak_v write_v or_o by_o any_o action_n hint_n or_o gesture_n give_v to_o understand_v let_v it_o be_v truth_n or_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o scandalous_a than_o a_o false_a tongue_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o christian._n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a and_o a_o unmanly_a sin_n to_o speak_v one_o thing_n and_o think_v another_o he_o that_o be_v generous_a will_v deliver_v thing_n simple_o as_o they_o be_v without_o aggravate_v amplify_a palliate_a shift_a or_o juggle_n plain_a truth_n must_v have_v plain_a word_n she_o be_v innocent_a and_o account_v it_o no_o shame_n to_o be_v see_v naked_a whereas_o the_o hypocrite_n or_o double-dealer_n shelter_n and_o hide_v himself_o in_o ambiguity_n and_o reserve_v the_o evil-speaker_n hate_v the_o light_n as_o well_o as_o the_o evildoer_n we_o be_v not_o to_o shift_v our_o opinion_n as_o we_o do_v our_o clothes_n and_o to_o carry_v one_o appearance_n in_o private_a another_o in_o public_a one_o thing_n in_o the_o face_n and_o another_o in_o the_o heart_n nature_n herself_o have_v a_o abhorrence_n for_o it_o as_o we_o see_v in_o child_n even_o before_o they_o come_v
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the_o dishonour_n of_o be_v overcome_v ii_o we_o must_v never_o expect_v to_o graft_v virtue_n in_o the_o mind_n till_o we_o have_v give_v over_o hanker_a after_o even_o the_o small_a vice_n it_o signify_v nothing_o to_o have_v the_o body_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o mind_n in_o egypt_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o forgive_v injury_n and_o to_o relinquish_v our_o more_o notorious_a and_o beastly_a lust_n if_o we_o still_o take_v pleasure_n in_o lewd_a communication_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n ill_a habit_n must_v be_v tear_v up_o by_o the_o root_n that_o they_o may_v never_o shoot_v again_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a lop_n of_o the_o branch_n that_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n in_o some_o religious_a fit_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v yes_o and_o perchance_o to_o think_v so_o too_o that_o we_o be_v now_o absolute_o resolve_v upon_o a_o new_a life_n and_o to_o quit_v the_o world_n with_o all_o the_o corruption_n and_o vanity_n that_o attend_v it_o why_o do_v 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mark_n of_o gild_n and_o shame_n be_v now_o become_v a_o badge_n of_o dignity_n and_o honour_n our_o garment_n now_o adays_o be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o cover_v as_o for_o ornament_n and_o to_o entertain_v the_o eye_n and_o curiosity_n of_o other_o the_o trim_v and_o dress_n be_v the_o index_n of_o the_o mind_n it_o be_v a_o scandalous_a effeminacy_n for_o a_o man_n to_o spend_v his_o time_n betwixt_o the_o comb_n and_o the_o glass_n if_o he_o that_o be_v proud_a or_o enamour_a of_o a_o outside_n do_v but_o well_o consider_v what_o be_v under_o it_o i_o be_o persuade_v it_o will_v take_v down_o his_o stomach_n he_o that_o have_v virtue_n in_o his_o mind_n never_o trouble_v himself_o about_o lace_n for_o his_o back_n virtue_n be_v best_a in_o her_o native_a beauty_n without_o art_n or_o fucus_n and_o so_o glorious_a in_o herself_o that_o if_o she_o be_v cover_v with_o jewel_n they_o will_v but_o serve_v she_o for_o a_o foil_n it_o be_v a_o miserable_a mistake_n in_o man_n to_o bestow_v so_o much_o cost_n and_o care_n upon_o the_o body_n and_o leave_v the_o soul_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o pollution_n and_o uncleanness_n to_o see_v man_n load_v themselves_o with_o chain_n and_o because_o they_o be_v of_o gold_n to_o glory_n in_o they_o too_o without_o any_o sense_n of_o infamy_n or_o contempt_n as_o if_o the_o metal_n make_v the_o difference_n we_o be_v prince_n in_o golden_a fetter_n and_o slave_n in_o iron_n some_o be_v only_o shackle_a with_o gold_n other_o be_v rivet_v and_o fasten_v to_o it_o their_o ear_n be_v bore_v where_o they_o carry_v a_o whole_a patrimony_n in_o a_o pendent_a and_o that_o which_o be_v in_o old_a time_n a_o
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disgrace_n robbery_n violence_n but_o to_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o satisfy_v himself_o that_o they_o be_v not_o simple_o evil_a but_o often_o profitable_a this_o be_v in_o his_o power_n he_o that_o suffer_v under_o a_o present_a trouble_n let_v he_o but_o turn_v his_o thought_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n which_o be_v a_o continual_a comfort_n and_o there_o be_v his_o cure_n nothing_o can_v fall_v amiss_o to_o a_o good_a man_n not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o feel_v it_o but_o he_o master_v it_o and_o consider_v all_o adversity_n only_o as_o matter_n for_o his_o patience_n to_o work_v upon_o as_o the_o instrument_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o that_o which_o open_v he_o a_o way_n to_o eternal_a glory_n a_o good_a man_n may_v be_v repute_v unhappy_a but_o he_o can_v never_o be_v so_o iii_o it_o do_v very_o much_o abate_v the_o edge_n of_o a_o misfortune_n to_o foresee_v it_o and_o to_o say_v to_o ourselves_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v shall_v be_v for_o he_o that_o be_v prepare_v can_v never_o be_v surprise_v disappointment_n fall_v heavy_a upon_o people_n that_o be_v agog_o upon_o prosperity_n what_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v lose_v half_a his_o estate_n what_o if_o all_o what_o if_o his_o house_n shall_v fall_v his_o corn_n be_v all_o blast_a his_o friend_n forsake_v he_o what_o if_o his_o credit_n shall_v be_v endanger_v his_o office_n take_v away_o his_o gown_n turn_v over_o his_o ear_n and_o to_o all_o this_o let_v we_o add_v sickness_n bondage_n ruin_n fire_n it_o come_v to_o no_o more_o than_o what_o every_o wise_a man_n be_v prepare_v for_o there_o be_v no_o calamity_n which_o he_o have_v not_o think_v upon_o beforehand_o and_o make_v as_o easy_a to_o he_o by_o long_a meditation_n as_o other_o make_v it_o by_o long_a sufferance_n that_o which_o happen_v to_o any_o man_n may_v be_v every_o man_n case_n where_o be_v the_o rich_a man_n that_o can_v secure_v himself_o from_o hunger_n and_o beggary_n where_o be_v the_o great_a man_n that_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o disgrace_n and_o contempt_n where_o be_v the_o kingdom_n or_o nation_n that_o may_v not_o be_v overturn_v and_o utter_o unpeople_v have_v not_o we_o ourselves_o live_v to_o see_v the_o head_n of_o a_o great_a and_o glorious_a prince_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o common_a hangman_n and_o strike_v off_o by_o the_o command_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n a_o most_o execrable_a villainy_n and_o beyond_o all_o precedent_n and_o these_o prodigious_a change_n be_v not_o the_o work_n of_o much_o time_n neither_o there_o be_v but_o a_o moment_n betwixt_o plenty_n and_o beggary_n the_o court_n and_o the_o cottage_n a_o throne_n and_o a_o scaffold_n this_o be_v the_o mutable_a condition_n of_o humane_a affair_n what_o be_v another_o man_n lot_n to_o day_n may_v be_v i_o to_o morrow_n no_o man_n bear_v ill_a fortune_n better_a than_o he_o that_o always_o expect_v it_o iv_o in_o prosperity_n virtue_n have_v little_a or_o no_o occasion_n of_o show_v herself_o but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o adversity_n her_o power_n be_v manifest_v in_o our_o patience_n we_o be_v become_v a_o spectacle_n say_v the_o apostle_n to_o god_n angel_n and_o men._n and_o it_o be_v a_o spectacle_n in_o which_o god_n take_v delight_n to_o see_v a_o brave_a man_n grapple_v with_o ill_a fortune_n and_o lead_v all_o his_o enemy_n foreign_a and_o domestic_a passion_n and_o casualty_n in_o triumph_n it_o be_v nothing_o to_o govern_v a_o ship_n in_o a_o smooth_a sea_n and_o a_o gentle_a gale_n he_o that_o be_v not_o try_v live_v in_o ignorance_n most_o unfortunate_a man_n we_o cry_v that_o ever_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o this_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n most_o fortunate_a man_n say_v i_o that_o have_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o experiment_n that_o we_o have_v support_v ourselves_o with_o honour_n and_o constancy_n where_o other_o perchance_o will_v have_v shrink_v under_o the_o burden_n we_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o yield_v and_o render_v up_o ourselves_o in_o cross_n and_o disaster_n but_o to_o make_v good_a our_o ground_n and_o stand_v firm_a upon_o any_o accident_n that_o can_v befall_v we_o for_o it_o be_v but_o break_v of_o the_o first_o shock_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o rest_n to_o be_v only_a fancy_n and_o opinion_n the_o work_n of_o nature_n be_v find_v in_o we_o alike_o but_o for_o poverty_n discredit_v contumely_n and_o what_o else_o the_o common_a people_n call_v evil_n some_o there_o be_v that_o bear_v they_o with_o patience_n and_o other_o without_o so_o much_o as_o take_v the_o least_o notice_n of_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o force_n of_o any_o natural_a impression_n that_o we_o labour_v under_o but_o the_o influence_n of_o a_o perverse_a opinion_n why_o shall_v a_o man_n belie_v himself_o then_o and_o call_v any_o calamity_n insupportable_a which_o he_o may_v make_v easy_a when_o he_o please_v only_o by_o change_v his_o opinion_n of_o it_o every_o man_n be_v just_a as_o unhappy_a as_o he_o think_v himself_o 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