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labour_n for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 261._o chap._n 11._o to_o exhort_v every_o one_o to_o labour_n for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n chief_o and_o before_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n p._n 265._o chap._n 12._o five_o motive_n add_v to_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o exhortation_n viz._n motive_n 1._o because_o christian_n labour_v or_o not_o labour_v for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v bespeak_v they_o wise_a man_n or_o fool_n p._n 272._o motive_n 2_o because_o the_o great_a of_o temporal_a good_a thing_n without_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v leave_v a_o man_n a_o beggar_n p._n 277._o motive_n 3._o because_o eternal_a good_a thing_n even_o without_o temporal_a good_a thing_n will_v make_v a_o man_n a_o rich_a man_n p._n 286._o motive_n 4._o because_o eternal_a good_a thing_n be_v real_a good_a thing_n and_o all_o temporal_a good_a thing_n be_v but_o imaginary_a good_a thing_n p._n 293._o motive_n 5._o because_o eternal_a good_a thing_n only_o be_v they_o that_o will_v 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heaven_n lose_v and_o that_o for_o ever_o be_v it_o not_o a_o wonder_n to_o consider_v that_o whereas_o faith_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o must_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o experience_n show_v we_o that_o the_o body_n be_v mortal_a yet_o most_o people_n contrary_a to_o faith_n and_o experience_n do_v neglect_v the_o soul_n as_o though_o that_o be_v mortal_a and_o labour_n for_o the_o body_n as_o if_o that_o be_v immortal_a as_o julius_n caesar_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v of_o cicero_n that_o he_o be_v negligent_a in_o thing_n belong_v to_o himself_o but_o diligent_a in_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o such_o there_o be_v who_o be_v negligent_a in_o thing_n concern_v their_o soul_n but_o diligent_a in_o thing_n concern_v their_o body_n who_o spend_v the_o best_a of_o their_o time_n and_o strength_n in_o labour_v for_o their_o body_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n neglect_v to_o provide_v for_o their_o eternal_a soul_n prima_fw-la animi_fw-la 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