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desire_n do_v kill_v the_o slothefull_a man_n say_v solomon_n his_o hand_n 21._o will_v not_o fall_v to_o any_o work_n all_o the_o day_n long_o he_o covet_v and_o desire_v but_o he_o that_o be_v just_a will_v do_v &_o will_v not_o cease_v take_v the_o slothefull_a and_o unprofitable_a servant_n say_v christ_n and_o 25_o fling_v he_o into_o utter_a darkness_n where_o shall_v be_v weep_a and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n and_o when_o he_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n and_o find_v a_o fig_n tree_n 21._o with_o leaf_n without_o fruit_n which_o fignify_v desire_n without_o work_v he_o give_v it_o presetlie_o a_o everlasting_a curse_n final_o the_o prophet_n david_n detest_v those_o man_n and_o say_v also_o they_o be_v detest_v of_o god_n qui_fw-la in_o labour_v hominum_fw-la non_fw-la 72._o sunt_fw-la which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o labour_v of_o man_n of_o this_o fountain_n of_o slouthe_n do_v proceed_v slouthe_n many_o effect_n that_o hynder_n the_o slothefull_a from_o resolution_n and_o the_o first_o be_v a_o certain_a heavyne_n and_o sleepy_a drow_n sin_n towards_o all_o goodness_n drowsyne_n according_a as_o the_o scripture_n say_v pigredo_fw-la immittit_fw-la soporem_fw-la slouthe_n do_v bring_v drowsiness_n 19_o for_o which_o cause_n s._n paul_n say_v surge_n qui_fw-la 5._o dormis_fw-la arise_v thou_o which_o be_v a_o sleep_n and_o christ_n 13_o cry_v out_o so_o often_o videte_fw-la vigilate_v look_v about_o 25._o you_o and_o wache_v you_o shall_v see_v many_o man_n in_o the_o world_n with_o who_o if_o you_o talk_v of_o a_o cow_n or_o a_o calf_n of_o a_o fat_a ox_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n or_o the_o like_a they_o can_v both_o hear_v and_o talk_v willing_o and_o freshelie_o but_o if_o you_o reason_v with_o they_o of_o their_o salvation_n and_o their_o inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n they_o answer_v not_o at_o all_o but_o will_v hear_v as_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o dream_n 24._o of_o these_o man_n than_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o sleep_v 〈◊〉_d slouthefull_a fellow_n when_o will_v thou_o arise_v out_o of_o thy_o dream_n a_o little_a yet_o will_v thou_o sleep_v a_o little_a long_o will_v thou_o slumber_v a_o little_a will_v thou_o close_v thy_o hand_n together_o and_o take_v rest_n and_o so_o provertie_n shall_v hasten_v upon_o thou_o as_o a_o run_a post_n and_o beggarye_a as_o a_o arm_a man_n shall_v take_v and_o possess_v thou_o the_o second_o effect_n of_o slouthe_n be_v fond_a fear_n fear_n of_o pain_n and_o labour_n and_o cast_v of_o dowte_n where_o none_o be_v according_a as_o the_o scripture_n say_v 19_o pigrum_fw-la deiicint_fw-la timor_fw-la fear_n discourage_v the_o sloth_n efull_a man_n and_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o 52._o the_o like_a they_o shake_v for_o fear_v where_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n these_o man_n do_v frame_v unto_o themselves_o strange_a imagination_n of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o dangerous_a evente_n if_o they_o shall_v follow_v the_o same_o one_o say_v if_o i_o shall_v fast_o 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or_o difficulty_n which_o he_o find_v in_o virtue_n or_o which_o he_o imagine_v to_o find_v therein_o which_o the_o scripture_n signify_v when_o it_o say_v in_o lapide_fw-la luteo_fw-la lapidatus_fw-la est_fw-la piger_fw-la the_o 22._o slouthefull_a man_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n with_o a_o stone_n of_o dirt_n that_o be_v he_o be_v overthrow_v with_o a_o difficulty_n of_o no_o importance_n again_o de_fw-fr stercore_fw-la boum_fw-la lapidatus_fw-la est_fw-la piger_fw-la the_o slouthefull_a man_n be_v stone_v dead_a with_o the_o dung_n of_o ox_n which_o common_o be_v of_o matter_n so_o soft_a as_o it_o can_v hurt_v no_o man_n a_o fowerth_o effect_n of_o slouthe_n be_v idle_a laziness_n laziness_n which_o we_o see_v in_o many_o man_n that_o will_v talk_v &_o consult_v of_o this_o and_o that_o about_o their_o amendment_n but_o will_v execute_v nothing_o which_o be_v most_o fytlie_o express_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o these_o word_n sicut_fw-la ostium_fw-la vertitur_fw-la in_o 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