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be_v in_o a_o flourish_a estate_n 29_o he_o which_o trouble_v his_o own_o house_n shall_v inherit_v the_o wind_n and_o the_o fool_n shall_v be_v servant_n to_o the_o wise_a in_o heart_n the_o prodigal_a fool_n and_o improvident_a householder_n who_o do_v not_o right_o govern_v his_o family_n or_o dispose_v his_o household_n affair_n but_o spend_v his_o good_n prodigal_o son_n see_v a_o example_n in_o the_o prodigal_a son_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o waste_v and_o consume_v for_o want_v of_o good_a husbandry_n shall_v at_o last_o want_v money_n food_n and_o all_o necessary_n yea_o be_v constrain_v to_o sell_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o drudge_n to_o some_o rich_a man_n or_o other_o who_o have_v be_v a_o wise_a householder_n than_o he_o for_o common_o unthrift_n be_v bring_v to_o
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the_o will_n of_o god_n 3_o for_o if_o thou_o call_v after_o prudence_n and_o lift_a up_o thy_o voice_n to_o understanding_n 4_o if_o thou_o shall_v seek_v she_o as_o silver_n &_o search_v for_o she_o as_o for_o hide_a treasure_n 5_o then_o thou_o shall_v understand_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o obtain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n 17.3_o see_v like_a say_n to_o these_o james_n 1_o 5._o mat._n 6.33_o a_o like_a parable_n mat._n 13.45_o example_n in_o david_n psal_n 90.12_o in_o solomon_n 1._o king_n 3.6_o &_o in_o paul_n phil._n 3.10_o see_v for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o expos_n of_o the_o 1._o chap._n of_o this_o book_n the._n 7._o ver_fw-la for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o obd._n john_n 17.3_o herein_o the_o godly_a father_n prove_v unto_o his_o son_n that_o he_o shall_v attain_v wisdom_n if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n on_o understanding_n for_o say_v he_o if_o thou_o call_v after_o prudence_n if_o thou_o by_o prayer_n earnest_o beg_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o lift_a up_o 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