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let_v thy_o fountain_n flow_v forth_o and_o the_o river_n of_o water_n in_o the_o street_n but_o let_v they_o be_v thou_o even_o thy_o only_a and_o not_o the_o stranger_n with_o thou_o now_o if_o it_o behove_v every_o one_o to_o endeavour_v to_o get_v some_o temporal_a live_n of_o his_o own_o &_o not_o to_o trust_v to_o the_o beneficence_n of_o another_o see_v even_o a_o poor_a man_n 24._o eccl._n 29._o 24._o life_n in_o his_o own_o lodge_n be_v better_a than_o delicate_a fare_n in_o another_o man_n then_o much_o more_o every_o wise_a christian_n ought_v not_o to_o trust_v to_o the_o priest_n mass_n nor_o to_o the_o friar_n prayer_n nor_o to_o the_o pope_n pardon_n although_o they_o promise_v the_o disburse_n therein_o of_o the_o surplusage_n of_o the_o saint_n good_a work_n but_o to_o provide_v for_o himself_o a_o true_a christian_a faith_n that_o may_v incorporate_v he_o into_o christ_n and_o make_v he_o fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n for_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o own_o faith_n and_o by_o the_o lamp_n thereof_o 4._o heb._n 2._o 4._o be_v direct_v in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o oil_n thereof_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o serve_v himself_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o other_o also_o every_o one_o therefore_o ought_v to_o buy_v of_o christ_n gold_n try_v in_o the_o fire_n that_o thereby_o he_o 1._o matth._n 25._o 1._o himself_o may_v be_v make_v rich_a and_o white_a raiment_n that_o he_o may_v be_v clothe_v and_o that_o his_o filthy_a nakedness_n do_v not_o appear_v and_o anoint_v also_o his_o own_o eye_n with_o eye-salue_n that_o he_o may_v see_v yea_o let_v every_o 18._o apoc._n 3._o 18._o one_o prove_v his_o own_o work_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v have_v rejoice_v in_o himself_o 4._o gal._n 6._o 4._o and_o not_o in_o another_o for_o every_o one_o shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n qvest._n lxii_o god_n do_v predestinate_a before_o all_o world_n some_o to_o everlasting_a salvation_n in_o christ_n and_o other_o to_o perish_v through_o their_o own_o sin_n have_v not_o the_o potter_n say_v the_o apostle_n power_n of_o the_o clay_n 21._o rom._n 9_o 21._o to_o make_v of_o the_o same_o lump_n one_o vessel_n to_o honour_n and_o another_o to_o dishonour_v and_o shall_v not_o god_n himself_o have_v liberty_n to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v by_o suffer_v with_o long_a patience_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n prepare_v to_o destruction_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o mercy_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v to_o glory_n in_o a_o great_a house_n be_v not_o only_a vessel_n of_o gold_n 20._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 20._o and_o silver_n but_o also_o of_o wood_n and_o of_o