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our_o neighbour_n why_o shall_v not_o our_o chief_a care_n be_v to_o repair_v &_o make_v straight_o our_o own_o unless_o we_o have_v rather_o see_v our_o neighbour_n shoe_n clean_a than_o our_o own_o be_v it_o unseemly_o for_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o state_n of_o foreign_a kingdom_n and_o either_o negligent_a or_o ignorant_a of_o his_o own_o and_o be_v it_o seemly_a for_o we_o to_o search_v and_o examine_v the_o condition_n of_o other_o man_n and_o never_o to_o discuss_v ourselves_o and_o search_v our_o own_o every_o man_n have_v a_o commonwealth_n within_o he_o leâ—_n he_o be_v most_o conversant_a and_o occupy_v in_o his_o own_o it_o be_v no_o point_n of_o good_a husbandry_n for_o a_o man_n to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o his_o neighbour_n ground_n good_n corn_n or_o cattle_n and_o to_o know_v neither_o the_o nature_n the_o name_n nor_o the_o number_n of_o his_o own_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v 23._o be_v diligent_a to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o thy_o thy_o own_o flock_n and_o not_o thy_o neighbour_n even_o so_o it_o be_v neither_o christian_a thrift_n nor_o wisdom_n to_o be_v curious_a in_o pry_v into_o other_o man_n way_n and_o laborious_a in_o judge_v they_o and_o to_o be_v oblivious_a or_o ignorant_a of_o our_o own_o and_o therefore_o jeremy_n say_v let_v we_o search_v and_o try_v our_o even_o our_o own_o way_n every_o man_n his_o own_o way_n by_o himself_o as_o every_o shepherd_n look_v to_o his_o own_o sheep_n every_o mariner_n to_o his_o own_o mast_n every_o founder_n to_o his_o own_o mettle_n so_o let_v every_o man_n look_v to_o his_o own_o way_n the_o wise_a virgin_n be_v careful_a for_o their_o own_o lampeâ—_n