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we_o this_o shall_v make_v we_o content_v 2._o let_v we_o compare_v our_o condition_n with_o other_o comparison_n and_o this_o will_v make_v we_o content_a we_o look_v at_o they_o who_o be_v above_o we_o let_v we_o look_v at_o they_o who_o be_v below_o we_o 1._o we_o see_v one_o in_o his_o silk_n another_o in_o his_o sackcloth_n one_o have_v the_o water_n of_o a_o full_a cup_n wring_v out_o to_o he_o another_o be_v mingle_v his_o drink_n with_o tear_n how_o many_o pale_a face_n do_v we_o behold_v who_o not_o sickness_n but_o want_n have_v bring_v into_o a_o consumption_n think_v of_o this_o and_o be_v content_a it_o be_v worse_a with_o they_o who_o perhaps_o deserve_v better_a than_o we_o and_o be_v high_o in_o god_n favour_n be_o i_o in_o prison_n be_v not_o daniel_n in_o a_o worse_a place_n viz._n the_o lion_n den_n do_v i_o live_v in_o a_o mean_a cottage_n look_v on_o they_o who_o be_v banish_v from_o their_o house_n we_o read_v of_o the_o primitive_a saint_n that_o they_o wander_v 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