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yea_o we_o sin_n great_o in_o not_o give_v thanks_n for_o our_o success_n in_o our_o calling_n yea_o many_o be_v not_o yet_o instruct_v to_o give_v thanks_n for_o their_o food_n let_v those_o remember_v that_o man_n be_v say_v then_o to_o eat_v to_o god_n when_o they_o give_v thanks_n rom._n 14.6_o to_o who_o then_o do_v they_o eat_v that_o give_v not_o thanks_n certain_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n final_o if_o the_o poor_a gentile_n be_v so_o punish_v for_o unthankfulness_n rom._n 1._o 21._o that_o have_v but_o the_o glimmer_a light_n of_o nature_n to_o guide_v they_o and_o read_v their_o lesson_n only_o in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n work_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o have_v the_o light_n of_o scripture_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o so_o many_o incomparable_a favour_n bestow_v upon_o we_o unless_o we_o repent_v of_o our_o unthankfulness_n we_o shall_v perish_v with_o a_o worse_a destruction_n than_o 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