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court-lady_n and_o so_o much_o again_o in_o play_n in_o card_n or_o dice_n that_o he_o can_v not_o mind_v the_o employment_n he_o be_v send_v about_o will_v this_o satisfy_v the_o king_n that_o send_v he_o or_o if_o a_o factor_n that_o be_v send_v to_o a_o mart_n or_o fair_a shall_v say_v that_o he_o stay_v so_o long_o guzzle_v at_o the_o next_o alehouse_n that_o the_o time_n be_v over_o ere_o he_o can_v part_v with_o his_o companion_n and_o riotous_o waste_v the_o money_n that_o he_o be_v to_o employ_v in_o traffic_n these_o be_v odd_a thing_n as_o they_o be_v represent_v to_o your_o imagination_n now_o consider_v how_o little_o better_a answer_v you_o can_v make_v to_o god_n when_o he_o shall_v require_v and_o ask_v his_o own_o of_o you_o 6._o consider_v what_o a_o sad_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o have_v gift_n only_o to_o leave_v we_o without_o excuse_n as_o the_o gentile_n have_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n god_n leave_v not_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o witness_n 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