for_o it_o i_o have_v not_o purchase_v it_o by_o perjury_n or_o frâ—nds_n but_o by_o good_a and_o lawful_a mean_n so_o it_o be_v i_o own_o and_o i_o may_v do_v with_o my_o own_o as_o i_o think_v good_a these_o man_n consider_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o oâ—_n saviour_n here_o and_o elsewhere_a it_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o hungry_a say_v s._n basil_n which_o 〈◊〉_d back_o it_o be_v the_o garment_n of_o the_o naked_a which_o thou_o retainesâ—_n it_o be_v the_o money_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o thou_o treasure_v up_o although_o it_o be_v thou_o own_o it_o be_v covetousness_n not_o to_o distribute_v of_o thy_o own_o it_o be_v true_a that_o man_n be_v true_o master_n of_o their_o own_o and_o to_o keep_v it_o up_o be_v not_o against_o justice_n strict_o so_o call_v yet_o it_o be_v against_o charity_n and_o liberality_n it_o be_v against_o that_o fidelity_n also_o which_o thou_o ought_v to_o thy_o sovereign_a lord_n who_o give_v thou_o these_o thing_n whence_o have_v thou_o these_o 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concern_v himself_o in_o the_o first_o vers_fw-la now_o read_v and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o my_o soul_n soul_n thou_o have_v much_o good_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n concern_v he_o &_o his_o sentence_n pronounce_v against_o he_o but_o god_n say_v thou_o soole_v this_o night_n etc._n etc._n concern_v himself_o he_o resolve_v to_o promise_v himself_o rest_n and_o joy_n and_o that_o because_o of_o his_o abundance_n as_o if_o his_o life_n have_v 〈◊〉_d therein_o and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o my_o soul_n man_n he_o address_v his_o speech_n unto_o his_o soul_n and_o labour_v to_o persuade_v it_o of_o rest_n and_o happiness_n for_o it_o be_v
be_v sâ—_n frail_a and_o vain_a we_o trouble_v our_o selveâ—_n about_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v needle_n and_o worthless_a but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n only_o necessary_a even_o to_o provide_v for_o that_o good_a part_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v take_v away_o second_o the_o consideration_n of_o eternity_n and_o of_o that_o kingdom_n wherein_o god_n shall_v reign_v in_o we_o travel_n and_o we_o with_o he_o for_o ever_o shall_v encourage_v we_o against_o travail_n and_o comfort_v we_o against_o all_o trouble_n wherewith_o we_o encounter_v here_o first_o it_o shall_v encourage_v we_o against_o all_o our_o travail_n our_o flesh_n be_v ready_a to_o faint_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o pain_n and_o travail_n that_o must_v be_v endure_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n but_o all_o that_o we_o endure_v this_o way_n shall_v seem_v light_a if_o righty_a compare_v with_o the_o reward_n of_o this_o eternal_a kingdom_n in_o it_o be_v eternal_a rest_n and_o eternal_a rest_n say_v holy_a 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thirst_n which_o bring_v we_o to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o fatâ—es_n of_o god_n house_n and_o to_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o his_o pleasure_n for_o ever_o bless_a be_v that_o contempt_n which_o be_v follow_v with_o eternal_a honour_n bless_a be_v that_o poverty_n which_o be_v follow_v with_o eternal_a treasure_n bless_a be_v that_o sorrow_n which_o be_v follow_v with_o eternal_a joy_n we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o faint_v for_o the_o misery_n &_o distress_n that_o we_o meeâ—e_v with_o here_o for_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o he_o forget_v or_o forsake_v we_o because_o we_o be_v expose_v to_o they_o he_o look_v to_o this_o eternity_n for_o which_o by_o these_o suffering_n he_o prepare_v we_o who_o can_v be_v more_o miâ—erable_a than_o lazarn_n who_o be_v full_a of_o sore_n &_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o rich_a man_n table_n who_o seem_v more_o happy_a than_o the_o rich_a man_n who_o 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shall_v make_v all_o man_n to_o tremble_v and_o fear_v to_o offend_v god_n the_o effect_n of_o who_o wrath_n be_v everlasting_a if_o thou_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n &_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a loss_n for_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a good_a thou_o shall_v be_v subject_v to_o most_o grievous_a and_o eternal_a pain_n to_o the_o fire_n that_o never_o shall_v be_v quench_v to_o the_o worm_n that_o never_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o prison_n eternal_a and_o in_o darkness_n eternal_a who_o will_v for_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o honour_n and_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n be_v content_a to_o burn_v a_o hundred_o year_n in_o fire_n and_o yet_o take_v a_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o million_o of_o age_n from_o eternity_n and_o it_o be_v as_o fresh_a to_o begin_v as_o it_o be_v before_o o_o dreadful_a eternity_n who_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v the_o greatness_n of_o it_o what_o strength_n 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