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hebrew_n spy_n send_v by_o josua_n captain_n of_o the_o war_n have_v enter_v the_o city_n hiericho_n take_v rahabs_n house_n the_o hâ—rlot_n for_o their_o inn_n she_o receive_v they_o hide_v they_o feed_v they_o they_o that_o they_o mâ—ght_v requite_v the_o kindness_n of_o their_o hostess_n after_o thanks_n promise_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n but_o upon_o that_o condition_n if_o say_v they_o you_o utter_v not_o this_o our_o business_n but_o if_o thou_o utter_v this_o our_o business_n than_o we_o will_v be_v quit_v of_o thy_o oath_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v we_o to_o swear_v josu_fw-la 2.14.20_o the_o man_n be_v wise_a enough_o to_o know_v it_o can_v hardly_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v altogether_o indescry_v and_o indeed_o the_o neighbour_n smell_v the_o business_n as_o close_o as_o it_o be_v present_o bring_v it_o before_o the_o magistrate_n but_o josuahs_n man_n require_v no_o more_o than_o this_o very_a thing_n do_v not_o thou_o betray_v we_o for_o 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that_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o it_o do_v not_o at_o once_o betray_v and_o bewray_v spill_v speak_v and_o spill_v this_o prate_a monster_n therefore_o must_v have_v not_o only_o her_o mouth_n but_o her_o foot_n and_o hand_n tie_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o give_v any_o token_n of_o the_o heavenly_a messenger_n good_a work_v undiscovered_a it_o be_v often_o up_o with_o that_o precept_n of_o christ_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o your_o alm_n before_o man_n to_o be_v see_v of_o they_o when_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o sermon_n he_o command_v let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n in_o what_o sort_n these_o agree_v and_o who_o be_v the_o betrayer_n of_o good_a deed_n now_o we_o will_v dispatch_v one_o of_o job_n friend_n demand_v of_o he_o can_v the_o rush_n grow_v up_o without_o mire_n or_o can_v the_o flag_n grow_v without_o water_n job._n 8.11_o bulrush_n be_v green_a in_o marsh_n and_o pond_n nor_o 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that_o same_o diogenes_n suffer_v many_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v bear_v but_o with_o that_o mind_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v every_o body_n eye_n to_o look_v upon_o he_o therefore_o when_o in_o the_o deep_a of_o winter_n he_o go_v into_o the_o cold_a water_n to_o wash_v himself_o and_o the_o people_n come_v in_o abundance_n to_o the_o spectacle_n and_o some_o also_o pity_v the_o man_n do_v as_o well_o entreat_v that_o he_o will_v spare_v himself_o plato_n among_o the_o looker_n on_o cry_v out_o â—bite_fw-la si_fw-mi vuitis_fw-la misereri_fw-la â—bite_fw-la if_o you_o will_v have_v pity_n upon_o he_o get_v you_o go_v plato_n know_v the_o quality_n of_o this_o disease_n which_o be_v then_o forsake_v of_o its_o own_o strength_n when_o it_o want_v the_o eye_n and_o ear_n of_o other_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o your_o alm_n before_o man_n to_o be_v see_v of_o they_o as_o much_o as_o other_o do_v seek_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n so_o much_o do_v you_o avoid_v they_o aristotle_n 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