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beast_n live_v only_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v 139._o but_o for_o we_o we_o be_v command_v to_o eat_v that_o we_o may_v live_v for_o food_n and_o pleasure_n be_v not_o the_o work_n and_o design_n for_o which_o we_o live_v in_o the_o world_n our_o residence_n here_o be_v in_o order_n to_o a_o incorruptible_a life_n and_o therefore_o our_o nourishment_n ought_v to_o be_v easy_a and_o simple_a and_o such_o as_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o two_o main_a end_n of_o life_n health_n and_o strength_n we_o ought_v to_o choose_v such_o food_n as_o justin_n martyr_n tell_v his_o friend_n not_o as_o may_v gratify_v our_o ease_n and_o delicacy_n 506._o but_o make_v our_o life_n useful_a and_o serviceable_a and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n overtake_v with_o want_n we_o shall_v quiet_o acquiesce_v in_o that_o state_n and_o therefore_o a_o little_a after_o he_o smart_o declaim_v against_o all_o excess_n 512_o wine_n say_v he_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v drink_v daily_o to_o excess_n nor_o to_o be_v 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