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learned_a to_o renounce_v the_o world_n mark_v well_o what_o our_o lord_n say_v no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n you_o can_v not_o serve_v god_n and_o 6._o mammon_n math._n 6._o no_o man_n can_v love_v god_n which_o love_v the_o world_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v plain_o say_v love_v not_o the_o worldâ—_n neither_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n as_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n but_o be_v of_o the_o world_n 1._o joh._n 2._o 2._o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n so_o that_o he_o which_o will_v be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o world_n make_v himself_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n jam._n 4._o 4._o in_o the_o same_o place_n also_o we_o learn_v that_o such_o as_o love_v the_o world_n commit_v who_o redome_n against_o god_n for_o he_o 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people_n jerem._n 4._o by_o 4._o all_o these_o place_n we_o may_v see_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o before_o solomon_n do_v come_v to_o teach_v man_n where_o they_o shall_v seek_v true_a blessedness_n he_o empti_v their_o heart_n of_o the_o love_n and_o care_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o this_o be_v that_o i_o say_v â—he_n draw_v man_n first_o from_o the_o wrong_a way_n how_o well_o he_o do_v perform_v this_o we_o shall_v understande_v if_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v we_o ear_n to_o hear_v vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v ecclesiastes_n 2._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n
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