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world_n but_o god_n have_v honour_v thou_o with_o a_o pearl_n worth_a all_o the_o king_n ransom_n in_o the_o world_n thou_o be_v a_o loser_n in_o the_o world_n the_o profit_n of_o it_o fly_v from_o thou_o into_o other_o man_n hand_n but_o 2_o cor._n 6.10_o as_o poor_a and_o yet_o make_v many_o rich_a as_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n thou_o lose_v thy_o name_n good_n and_o liberty_n but_o this_o pearl_n remain_v with_o thou_o in_o all_o estate_n thou_o be_v never_o so_o poor_a as_o thou_o seem_v nor_o such_o a_o loser_n as_o the_o world_n take_v thou_o for_o david_n find_v the_o word_n his_o comfort_n in_o trouble_n and_o that_o keep_v he_o from_o perish_v yea_o the_o statute_n be_v his_o song_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n psal_n 119.50.54_o this_o of_o the_o second_o thing_n 3._o who_o be_v the_o merchant_n be_v who_o the_o merchant_n be_v answ_n every_o christian_a man_n and_o woman_n who_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o trade_n of_o christianity_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o merchant_n prou._n 3.14_o for_o the_o merchandise_n of_o wisdom_n be_v better_a than_o the_o merchandise_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o gain_n thereof_o be_v better_a than_o gold_n luke_n 19.13_o and_o he_o call_v his_o ten_o servant_n and_o deliver_v they_o ten_o pecces_fw-la of_o money_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o occupie_n this_o till_o i_o come_v christianity_n be_v a_o spiritual_a merchandise_v i_o say_v spiritual_a to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o civil_a neither_o be_v it_o altogether_o so_o like_a but_o that_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n and_o dissimilitude_n between_o they_o merchandise_v seven_o difference_n between_o civil_a and_o spiritual_a merchandise_v and_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o seven_o thing_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o person_n person_n 1._o person_n in_o civil_a society_n all_o must_v not_o be_v merchant_n the_o politician_n call_v merchant_n pedes_fw-la corpor_fw-la be_v politici_fw-la that_o 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