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the_o corruption_n of_o health_n for_o by_o envy_v bapt._n diez_n con._n 1._o â—n_fw-la festo_fw-la joa._n bapt._n other_o man_n consume_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o one_o say_v well_o a_o envious_a man_n have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o less_o wit_n in_o his_o malice_n than_o the_o brute_n beast_n for_o whereas_o no_o fowl_n nor_o fish_n be_v take_v in_o a_o snare_n without_o bait_n the_o spiteful_a wretch_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o devil_n hook_n without_o any_o pleasant_a bait_n the_o voluptuous_a man_n have_v a_o little_a pleasure_n for_o his_o soul_n the_o covetous_a man_n a_o little_a profit_n for_o his_o soul_n the_o ambitious_a man_n a_o little_a honour_n for_o his_o soul_n but_o the_o envious_a man_n have_v nothing_o of_o the_o devil_n for_o his_o soul_n but_o a_o little_a heart_n grief_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o the_o wretch_n toil_v out_o himself_o in_o satan_n service_n thus_o you_o have_v hear_v how_o satan_n have_v his_o servant_n at_o command_n to_o work_v the_o 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a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o end_v in_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v to_o satan_n and_o his_o discourage_a instrument_n as_o once_o nehemiah_n do_v to_o his_o crafty_a counsellor_n what_o shall_v such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o fly_v 11._o nehem._n 6_o 11._o no_o i_o will_v not_o loose_v my_o labour_n and_o that_o crown_n of_o life_n that_o be_v promise_v to_o all_o they_o that_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o 10_o revel_v 2_o 10_o death_n to_o please_v satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n 2._o see_v satan_n be_v so_o restless_a in_o his_o temptation_n and_o be_v so_o diligent_a a_o walker_n be_v exhort_v to_o keep_v out_o of_o his_o walk_n though_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o place_n yet_o he_o frequent_v some_o place_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n and_o they_o be_v the_o alehouse_n the_o game_a house_n and_o the_o whore_n house_n unto_o which_o he_o have_v other_o walk_n and_o they_o be_v garden_n of_o pleasure_n and_o solitary_a 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