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whole_o quench_v next_o i_o will_v descend_v to_o the_o concupiscence_n the_o eye_n by_o which_o be_v understand_v the_o vaniâ—_z of_o riches_n and_o wealth_n of_o the_o world_n which_o iâ—_z like_o sort_n be_v extinguish_v by_o voluntary_a poverty_n now_o to_o conceive_v in_o part_n the_o worthiness_n voluntary_a poverty_n it_o will_v be_v much_o conduce_v poverty_n to_o observe_v the_o danger_n of_o riches_n and_o the_o perilous_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o a_o rich_a maâ—_z stand_v and_o all_o this_o prove_v even_o out_o of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n of_o this_o point_n then_o we_o theâ—â—_z thus_o read_v n_o 11._o riches_n shall_v not_o profit_v a_o man_n in_o the_o â—ay_v of_o revenge_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v say_v in_o god_n â—oly_a word_n in_o the_o person_n of_o rich_a man_n lie_v torment_v in_o hell_n o_o 5._o what_o have_v the_o vaunt_n of_o â—ur_fw-la riches_n profit_v we_o but_o to_o descend_v to_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v we_o not_o find_v our_o lord_n 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poverty_n through_o which_o a_o religious_a person_n disclaym_v from_o have_v any_o wealth_n or_o substance_n in_o particular_a to_o himself_o this_o then_o be_v so_o be_v not_o that_o religious_a woman_n most_o happy_a who_o by_o her_o profession_n of_o poverty_n have_v free_v herself_o from_o all_o those_o spiritual_a danger_n set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n whereunto_o the_o rich_a worldling_n do_v stand_v thrall_n and_o subject_a and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o do_v purchase_n to_o her_o diverse_a privilege_n and_o spiritual_a benefit_n which_o rise_v from_o her_o voluntary_a pruerty_n and_o a_o free_a relinquish_n of_o all_o worldly_a wealth_n of_o which_o many_o privilege_n i_o will_v here_o recount_v some_o few_o first_o then_o religious_a poverty_n take_v away_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o mind_n which_o common_o accompany_v riches_n and_o withal_o it_o take_v from_o we_o the_o power_n of_o commit_v many_o liones_fw-la which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o occasion_n of_o wealth_n so_o force_v a_o man_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n to_o live_v well_o second_o religious_a poverty_n not_o only_o prevent_v in_o we_o the_o perpetrate_n of_o many_o sin_n but_o withal_o it_o engender_v in_o the_o enjoyer_n thereof_o diverse_a virtue_n as_o modesty_n temperance_n and_o humility_n which_o last_o virtue_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o affinity_n or_o near_o enter_v course_n with_o poverty_n a_o three_o benefit_n of_o religious_a poverty_n be_v that_o it_o be_v of_o force_n to_o cancel_v and_o blot_v cut_v the_o sin_n of_o a_o man_n whole_a former_a life_n so_o satisfy_v for_o they_o and_o according_a hereto_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n thus_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n s_o 48._o behold_v i_o have_v boil_a thou_o thorough_o but_o not_o as_o silver_n i_o have_v choose_v thou_o in_o the_o furnace_n of_o poverty_n mean_v hereby_o that_o he_o have_v so_o refine_v and_o purge_v he_o through_o poverty_n as_o that_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v 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