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22.19_o he_o shall_v not_o stand_v before_o mean_a person_n and_o where_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o difficult_a circumstance_n of_o their_o condition_n can_v arrive_v to_o any_o eminency_n of_o estate_n yet_o religion_n make_v a_o compensation_n for_o this_o by_o teach_v man_n to_o be_v content_v with_o that_o moderate_a and_o competent_a fortune_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o for_o the_o short_a way_n to_o be_v rich_a be_v not_o by_o enlarge_n our_o estate_n but_o by_o contract_v our_o desire_n what_o seneca_n say_v of_o philosophy_n be_v much_o more_o true_a of_o religion_n praestat_fw-la opes_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quas_fw-la cuicunque_fw-la fecit_fw-la supervacuas_fw-la dedit_fw-la it_o make_v all_o those_o rich_a to_o who_o it_o make_v riches_n superfluous_a and_o they_o be_v so_o to_o those_o who_o be_v teach_v by_o religion_n to_o be_v content_v with_o such_o a_o portion_n of_o they_o as_o god_n providence_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o allot_v to_o they_o 3._o as_o to_o 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