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his_o saint_n 11._o thou_o do_v promise_v in_o thy_o baptism_n that_o thou_o will_v renounce_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n and_o will_v above_o all_o thing_n love_v god_n thy_o creator_n why_o then_o be_v thou_o not_o ashamed_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o yet_o be_v ashamed_a to_o perform_v thy_o duty_n to_o god_n 12._o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o to_o labour_v to_o please_v god_n and_o to_o contemn_v the_o world_n why_o therefore_o be_v we_o not_o ashamed_a to_o displease_v god_n and_o to_o embrace_v the_o world_n 13._o it_o be_v great_a folly_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o well_o do_v by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v make_v acceptable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a when_o we_o do_v ill_a whereby_o we_o purchase_v pain_n in_o this_o life_n &_o eternal_a damnation_n hereafter_o 14._o they_o who_o for_o worldly_a respect_n refrain_v to_o do_v well_o 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can_v thou_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v thou_o for_o such_o a_o injury_n 20._o assure_v thyself_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o hold_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o world_n please_v the_o one_o and_o not_o offend_v the_o other_o 21._o thou_o will_v not_o refrain_v thy_o meat_n drink_n or_o apparel_n for_o any_o humane_a respect_n that_o may_v happen_v unto_o thou_o and_o yet_o be_v thou_o ashamed_a to_o do_v well_o 22._o thou_o will_v not_o refrain_v from_o seek_v a_o worldly_a treasure_n though_o all_o thy_o friend_n shall_v laugh_v at_o thou_o for_o it_o and_o be_v thou_o then_o ashamed_a to_o seek_v the_o treasure_n of_o god_n grace_n 23._o imagine_v upon_o thy_o one_o hand_n god_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n and_o on_o thy_o other_o hand_n the_o world_n and_o the_o transitory_a delight_n thereof_o which_o of_o thâ—se_a two_o will_v thou_o chief_o regard_v will_v thou_o not_o choose_v to_o posesse_v the_o 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