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have_v not_o shine_v upon_o we_o we_o have_v weary_v ourselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n and_o have_v go_v through_o many_o dangerous_a path_n and_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o have_v not_o know_v howbeit_o two_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n seem_v to_o make_v great_a gain_n of_o sin_n the_o covetous_a and_o the_o ambitious_a the_o former_a be_v indebt_v to_o his_o extortion_n oppression_n and_o usury_n for_o his_o wealth_n the_o other_o to_o his_o gloze_a dissemble_a undermine_a perfidious_a and_o treacherous_a deal_n for_o his_o honour_n and_o advancement_n in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o former_a have_v be_v conjure_v down_o heretofore_o by_o prove_v that_o whosoever_o gather_v wealth_n or_o money_n by_o unjust_a and_o indirect_a mean_n put_v it_o into_o a_o break_a bag_n and_o that_o his_o money_n shall_v perish_v with_o he_o unless_o he_o break_v off_o his_o sin_n by_o repentance_n and_o make_v friend_n of_o unrighteous_a mammon_n i_o come_v to_o the_o politician_n who_o correct_v or_o rather_o pervert_v that_o sentence_n of_o saint_n paul_n godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n thus_o a_o show_n of_o godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n of_o who_o i_o will_v demand_v what_o show_n of_o reason_n they_o have_v for_o this_o their_o politic_a aphorism_n if_o they_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v the_o earth_n they_o can_v but_o think_v that_o he_o will_v take_v most_o grievous_a vengeance_n on_o such_o as_o go_v about_o to_o root_v out_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n out_o of_o man_n heart_n and_o make_v religion_n a_o mask_n and_o god_n himself_o a_o image_n the_o sacred_a story_n a_o fable_n hell_n a_o bugbear_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n pleasant_a fantasy_n if_o man_n hold_v they_o in_o great_a detestation_n who_o falter_v and_o double_v with_o they_o shall_v not_o god_n much_o more_o hate_v the_o hypocrite_n who_o double_v with_o his_o maker_n make_v show_v of_o honour_v and_o 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be_v best_a able_a to_o revenge_v it_o know_v it_o but_o to_o wound_v the_o politician_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n if_o a_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o only_o profitable_a but_o necessary_a in_o politic_a respect_n shall_v not_o religion_n itself_o be_v much_o more_o can_v there_o be_v a_o like_a virtue_n or_o power_n in_o the_o shadow_n or_o image_n as_o in_o the_o body_n itself_o if_o the_o grape_n paint_v by_o zeuxis_n allure_v the_o bird_n to_o peck_v at_o they_o will_v not_o the_o bird_n soon_o have_v fly_v at_o they_o have_v they_o be_v true_a grape_n all_o the_o wit_n of_o these_o sublimate_v spirit_n wherewith_o they_o entangle_v the_o honest_a simplicity_n of_o other_o can_v wind_v they_o out_o of_o these_o dilemmae_n if_o it_o be_v a_o bad_a thing_n to_o be_v good_a why_o do_v they_o seem_v so_o if_o
3.18_o eyesalve_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o you_o discover_v the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o clear_o see_v the_o filthiness_n of_o your_o former_a unregenerate_a estate_n you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a for_o now_o you_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n you_o have_v some_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n you_o perceive_v what_o you_o have_v lose_v you_o see_v the_o mark_n of_o infamy_n burn_v into_o your_o name_n and_o credit_n by_o the_o hot_a iron_n that_o have_v scare_v your_o conscience_n to_o proceed_v from_o far_a explication_n to_o a_o seasonable_a use_n and_o application_n the_o apothecary_n draw_v a_o oil_n out_o of_o the_o scorpion_n which_o overcom_v the_o poison_n of_o that_o serpent_n and_o apply_v to_o the_o part_n that_o be_v sting_v give_v present_a ease_n let_v we_o imitate_v they_o and_o of_o that_o which_o issue_v from_o sin_n make_v a_o sovereign_a antidote_n against_o it_o let_v we_o lay_v open_a and_o naked_a before_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o mind_n 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