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merchant_n who_o do_v hide_v his_o treasure_n the_o necessity_n not_o only_o of_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n but_o also_o of_o the_o faithful_a hide_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n be_v manifest_o evict_v forasmuch_o as_o this_o jeweller_n when_o he_o light_v upon_o this_o treasure_n be_v as_o careful_a in_o keep_v it_o as_o he_o be_v joyful_a in_o have_v it_o which_o he_o evident_o show_v in_o his_o provident_a hide_v of_o it_o it_o be_v argument_n enough_o to_o conclude_v the_o necessity_n not_o only_o of_o the_o read_n and_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n but_o also_o of_o the_o industrous_a preserve_n it_o in_o our_o heart_n without_o this_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o god_n word_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n shall_v never_o take_v deep_a root_n and_o fructify_v in_o our_o heart_n for_o even_o as_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v strew_v upon_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o earth_n unless_o it_o be_v plough_v in_o and_o bury_v in_o the_o earth_n that_o thereby_o it_o may_v take_v root_n can_v never_o spring_v up_o and_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o harvest_n so_o the_o word_n of_o god_n unless_o it_o may_v be_v thorough_o fix_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o there_o abide_v and_o remain_v his_o full_a time_n it_o will_v never_o yield_v any_o grain_n of_o good_a work_n or_o serve_v to_o any_o profitable_a pur_fw-mi pose_v any_o way_n we_o must_v not_o be_v truant_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o scholar_n in_o the_o school_n or_o be_v idle_a in_o the_o church_n as_o child_n in_o the_o market_n who_o neither_o buy_v nor_o sell_v but_o we_o must_v hear_v mark_v and_o hide_v up_o that_o which_o be_v teach_v us._n as_o the_o iron_n steel_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v cold_a can_v not_o be_v