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fall_v away_o and_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o perish_v even_o so_o shall_v the_o rich_a man_n fade_v away_o in_o all_o his_o way_n 12_o blessed_n be_v the_o man_n that_o endure_v tentation_n for_o when_o he_o be_v try_v he_o shall_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o the_o apostle_n return_v again_o to_o his_o former_a propose_a doctrine_n of_o patience_n analysis_n the_o analysis_n and_o comfort_n in_o affliction_n and_o show_v the_o profit_n that_o come_v to_o poor_a and_o rich_a thereby_o for_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o rejoice_v for_o which_o he_o also_o give_v a_o reason_n second_o he_o conclude_v this_o doctrine_n with_o the_o reward_n of_o patitience_n 12._o verse_n 12._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o endure_v temptation_n &c._n &c._n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o man_n poor_a and_o rich_a to_o both_o which_o the_o doctrine_n of_o patience_n under_o the_o cross_n be_v necessary_a for_o 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and_o glory_n of_o his_o saint_n above_o again_o let_v the_o rich_a when_o he_o be_v make_v low_a rejoice_v because_o whereas_o he_o be_v for_o the_o deceitful_a good_n of_o this_o life_n honour_v in_o the_o world_n now_o for_o the_o profession_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v contemn_v and_o despise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exaltatio_fw-la be_v the_o glorification_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o christ_n give_v unto_o his_o faithful_a servant_n i_o go_v say_v he_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o you_o 14._o joh._n 14._o and_o i_o will_v receive_v you_o unto_o myself_o first_o here_o let_v we_o note_v the_o love_n and_o mildness_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o call_v all_o christian_n though_o never_o so_o poor_a abject_a and_o base_a in_o the_o world_n brethren_n for_o all_o which_o have_v partake_v of_o the_o same_o baptism_n have_v the_o same_o god_n their_o father_n and_o creator_n the_o same_o son_n their_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n the_o same_o holy_a ghost_n their_o sanctifier_n 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the_o place_n thereof_o this_o proverb_n homo_fw-la homini_fw-la deus_fw-la one_o man_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n towards_o another_o this_o wretched_a age_n have_v turn_v into_o homo_fw-la homini_fw-la damon_n lupus_n one_o man_n be_v a_o devil_n or_o a_o wolf_n towards_o another_o so_o that_o this_o complaint_n of_o the_o poet_n be_v verify_v among_o we_o ouidius_fw-la ouidius_fw-la illud_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la sanctum_fw-la &_o venerabile_fw-la nomeu_fw-fr nunc_fw-la tibi_fw-la pro_fw-la vili_fw-la sub_fw-la pedibusque_fw-la iacet_fw-la the_o reverend_a name_n of_o friendship_n pure_a which_o once_o be_v sacred_a sweet_a as_o thing_n most_o vile_a of_o thou_o be_v quite_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o friendship_n and_o love_n of_o the_o world_n aim_v only_o at_o profit_n ista_fw-la seneca_n mel_n muscae_fw-la cadavera_fw-la lupi_fw-la frumenta_fw-la formicae_fw-la praedam_fw-la non_fw-la hominem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la turba_fw-la ista_fw-la and_o make_v it_o the_o ground_n 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