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consider_v what_o i_o say_v and_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o understanding_n in_o all_o thing_n keep_v yourselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n from_o profit_v come_v we_o to_o persevere_v for_o according_a to_o that_o of_o cyprian_a fides_fw-la non_fw-la accepta_fw-la sed_fw-la custodita_fw-la vivificat_fw-la and_o indeed_o he_o have_v profit_v well_o that_o will_v persevere_v for_o perseverance_n import_v that_o we_o have_v cast_v our_o account_n and_o set_v up_o our_o rest_n it_o argue_v that_o we_o be_v resolve_v the_o fine_a though_o we_o have_v not_o pass_v so_o sarre_o as_o we_o shall_v in_o medijs_fw-la ducentibus_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o indeed_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o inconstancy_n be_v a_o irresolutenesse_n about_o the_o end_n which_o make_v man_n pass_v as_o solomon_n do_v 2._o eccl._n 2._o he_o report_v it_o himself_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n from_o knowledge_n to_o pleasure_n from_o pleasure_n to_o wealth_n etc._n etc._n till_o at_o the_o last_o 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