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vineyard_n it_o be_v but_o to_o make_v room_n for_o other_o labourer_n for_o his_o work_n shall_v not_o stand_v if_o he_o stop_v thy_o mouth_n he_o will_v open_v the_o mouth_n of_o other_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v do_v whether_o thou_o live_v or_o die_v thou_o be_v almost_o lay_v aside_o as_o a_o break_a vessel_n and_o if_o he_o break_v thou_o quite_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o much_o there_o will_v be_v little_a loss_n and_o if_o thou_o live_v thou_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o do_v little_a good_a but_o if_o thy_o sun_n set_v at_o noon_n god_n will_v not_o diminish_v thy_o wage_n 9.62_o luk._n 9.62_o if_o he_o take_v the_o plough_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n he_o will_v not_o blame_v thou_o for_o look_v back_o those_o that_o work_v but_o one_o hour_n in_o the_o vineyard_n have_v their_o penny_n but_o thy_o sun_n be_v almost_o set_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o evening_n be_v stretch_v out_o 6.4_o jer._n 6.4_o and_o nature_n itself_o will_v short_o end_v thy_o day_n and_o cut_v off_o 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away_o thy_o work_n and_o lay_v thy_o burden_n upon_o other_o shoulder_n the_o same_o stroke_n that_o let_v out_o thy_o life_n let_v we_o out_o thy_o sin_n and_o sin_n be_v go_v the_o consequent_n fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o cease_v also_o which_o be_v labour_n and_o sorrow_n 18._o job_n 3.17_o 18._o and_o in_o the_o grave_a the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n death_n may_v be_v sweet_a to_o those_o to_o who_o life_n have_v be_v bitter_a and_o though_o death_n may_v destroy_v thy_o body_n yet_o shall_v it_o have_v no_o dominion_n over_o thy_o soul_n 12.7_o eccles_n 12.7_o the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o the_o body_n be_v but_o a_o crazy_a pitcher_n and_o no_o wonder_n if_o it_o break_v nay_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n it_o have_v run_v through_o so_o many_o danger_n and_o be_v not_o yet_o break_v and_o when_o it_o be_v break_v it_o be_v but_o of_o the_o same_o clay_n to_o make_v a_o better_a by_o the_o same_o 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