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can_v afford_v he_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o to_o they_o as_o paul_n when_o he_o be_v in_o prison_n be_v not_o god_n all_o to_o he_o and_o what_o need_n have_v he_o of_o riches_n or_o land_n or_o friend_n for_o friend_n be_v but_o to_o comfort_v a_o man_n and_o money_n it_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o man_n can_v do_v and_o praise_n and_o honour_n do_v but_o knit_v man_n heart_n to_o we_o now_o if_o we_o have_v the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n we_o need_v not_o man_n help_n if_o god_n will_v put_v forth_o his_o power_n for_o we_o what_o need_v we_o any_o thing_n else_o if_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o what_o need_v the_o physician_n if_o he_o will_v clothe_v we_o and_o give_v we_o meat_n and_o drink_n than_o what_o needs_o wealth_n therefore_o labour_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o he_o to_o prize_v and_o esteem_v he_o and_o to_o think_v he_o to_o be_v all_o in_o all_o the_o eight_o sermon_n exodus_fw-la 3.13.14_o 15._o 13_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o god_n behold_v when_o i_o 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be_v a_o false_a greatness_n because_o it_o draw_v man_n from_o god_n it_o be_v such_o a_o greatness_n as_o the_o arm_n have_v when_o it_o be_v swell_v which_o rise_v not_o from_o the_o strength_n and_o true_a greatness_n of_o it_o but_o from_o the_o weakness_n of_o it_o this_o be_v of_o a_o ill_a kind_n but_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o greatness_n when_o the_o mind_n grow_v therefore_o to_o a_o holy_a magnanimity_n because_o it_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o great_a god_n as_o david_n he_o have_v such_o a_o magnanimity_n psal._n 27.1.3_o 27.1.3_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a though_o a_o host_n of_o man_n shall_v encamp_v against_o i_o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o fear_v etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n to_o be_v regard_v it_o be_v a_o host_n of_o man_n because_o it_o be_v the_o powerful_a thing_n among_o man_n 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