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it_o follow_v they_o that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o keep_v their_o soul_n be_v very_o small_a if_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v of_o this_o number_n let_v we_o obey_v the_o admonition_n keep_v thy_o tongue_n from_o evil_a and_o thy_o lip_n that_o they_o speak_v no_o guile_n it_o be_v of_o this_o kind_n of_o keep_v our_o mouth_n that_o solomon_n speak_v here_o as_o he_o himself_o do_v give_v it_o to_o understande_v set_v rash_a speak_v &_o open_v of_o the_o lip_n against_o keep_v of_o the_o mouth_n and_o oppression_n against_o keep_v of_o the_o soul_n say_v but_o he_o that_o open_v his_o lip_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o liar_n perjurer_n false_a witness_n and_o such_o wicked_a man_n do_v see_v what_o reward_n they_o be_v worthy_a of_o not_o only_o in_o this_o life_n but_o also_o after_o this_o life_n for_o as_o they_o which_o keep_v their_o mouth_n do_v keep_v their_o soul_n not_o only_o for_o a_o time_n but_o also_o for_o ever_o even_o so_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o ungodly_a lip_n ought_v too_o be_v punish_v in_o this_o 16_o levi._n 24._o 14._o deut._n 19_o 16_o world_n the_o history_n also_o of_o susanna_n do_v witness_v it_o and_o if_o in_o time_n they_o come_v not_o to_o repentance_n let_v they_o look_v for_o eternal_a death_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a the_o slanderer_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n king_n prince_n and_o superior_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v learn_v a_o lesson_n whereof_o they_o make_v no_o account_n they_o have_v their_o honour_n and_o excellency_n 10._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 10._o in_o most_o high_a commendation_n for_o they_o can_v well_o tell_v how_o to_o punish_v they_o grevous_o which_o shall_v speak_v against_o they_o and_o do_v easy_o let_v pass_v the_o injury_n that_o be_v speak_v and_o do_v against_o god_n not_o do_v any_o punishment_n therefore_o or_o pay_v little_a so_o do_v they_o show_v thereby_o that_o they_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o 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this_o world_n solomon_n do_v threaten_v they_o with_o such_o misery_n say_v the_o sluggarde_n lu_v etc._n etc._n he_o have_v already_o diverse_a time_n use_v the_o like_a threat_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o infamous_a and_o reprochable_a for_o to_o live_v in_o idleness_n as_o we_o do_v judge_v all_o natural_o for_o albeit_o that_o natural_o we_o love_v well_o to_o do_v nothing_o and_o that_o after_o the_o flesh_n we_o 27._o pro._n 6._o 50._o 11_o &_o 10._o 4._o &_o 12._o 27._o think_v they_o happy_a that_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o live_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n yet_o if_o we_o have_v man_n servant_n or_o maid_n servant_n or_o journey_n man_n for_o to_o do_v our_o business_n
travail_v but_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o both_o 1._o psal_n 127._o 1._o corporal_a and_o temporal_a riches_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o also_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o hold_v thereof_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n do_v well_o show_v it_o when_o he_o do_v teach_v we_o to_o ask_v of_o our_o father_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n we_o may_v learn_v then_o to_o ask_v of_o he_o that_o it_o may_v please_v he_o to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v they_o for_o us._n and_o if_o he_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v spoil_v of_o they_o let_v we_o know_v that_o he_o do_v it_o not_o without_o good_a and_o reasonable_a cause_n that_o be_v either_o for_o our_o sin_n or_o to_o prove_v our_o patience_n or_o for_o to_o teach_v we_o too_o know_v that_o we_o must_v not_o stay_v ourselves_o upon_o worldly_a riches_n second_o we_o must_v note_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o father_n and_o mother_n too_o keep_v and_o lay_v up_o in_o store_n some_o riches_n for_o 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