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bone_fw-la condus_fw-la facit_fw-la bonum_fw-la promum_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o good_a layer_n up_o make_v a_o good_a layer_n out_o and_o a_o good_a sparer_n make_v a_o good_a spender_n we_o have_v a_o famous_a example_n in_o joseph_n who_o by_o his_o thriftines_n and_o frugality_n save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o family_n our_o bless_a saviour_n a_o quo_fw-la virtutem_fw-la possiâ—_n discere_fw-la virtus_fw-la of_o who_o virtue_n itself_o may_v learn_v virtue_n among_o other_o divine_a lesson_n have_v teach_v we_o this_o of_o frugality_n by_o his_o own_o example_n so_o to_o dispose_v that_o plenty_n which_o god_n goodness_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o nothing_o be_v lose_v john_n 6._o 12._o gather_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v christ_n the_o very_a fragment_n and_o oâ—â—alls_n that_o nothing_o be_v lose_v now_o if_o he_o that_o can_v do_v wonder_n and_o miraculous_o multiply_v meat_n and_o drink_v at_o his_o pleasure_n will_v be_v so_o 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great_a thy_o corruption_n never_o so_o many_o thy_o passion_n never_o so_o strong_a he_o that_o can_v calm_v the_o sea_n can_v calm_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o speak_v peace_n unto_o thy_o soul_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o thy_o trouble_n and_o therefore_o if_o at_o any_o time_n thy_o passion_n be_v stir_v and_o thy_o heart_n disquiet_v within_o thou_o know_v of_o a_o surety_n that_o there_o be_v some_o jonah_n that_o have_v raise_v this_o storm_n some_o sin_n or_o other_o that_o have_v cause_v this_o trouble_n to_o thy_o soul_n then_o fall_v to_o thy_o prayer_n as_o eliah_n do_v and_o give_v god_n no_o rest_n till_o god_n have_v give_v rest_n to_o thy_o soul_n eliah_n be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o passion_n and_o 〈…〉_z it_o follow_v how_o do_v he_o pray_v my_o text_n 〈◊〉_d he_o pray_v earnest_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o pray_v he_o pray_v or_o he_o pray_v a_o prayer_n we_o translate_v it_o he_o pray_v earnest_o and_o it_o be_v to_o very_o good_a 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