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contentment_n and_o he_o be_v a_o rich_a man_n indeed_o who_o be_v content_a with_o godliness_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o calvin_n that_o god_n be_v always_o present_a loc_n semper_fw-la adest_fw-la suis_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o quantum_fw-la illorum_fw-la necessitati_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la demensum_fw-la erogat_fw-la calv._n in_o loc_n with_o his_o people_n and_o he_o give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o portion_n that_o may_v suffice_v for_o their_o necessity_n whoever_o therefore_o make_v god_n his_o portion_n and_o treasure_n his_o honour_n and_o refuge_n his_o shield_n and_o buckler_n he_o have_v the_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v content_a for_o he_o have_v all_o in_o god_n esau_n say_v to_o jacob_n i_o have_v enough_o gen._n 33._o 9_o but_o jacob_n say_v i_o have_v all_o for_o of_o all_o see_v god_n give_v he_o his_o grace_n for_o grace_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o whole_a world_n beside_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o abstract_n and_o he_o put_v a_o great_a honour_n upon_o all_o his_o saint_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o but_o you_o be_v a_o choose_a generation_n a_o royal_a priesthood_n a_o holy_a nation_n 5._o rev._n 1._o 5._o a_o peculiar_a people_n god_n child_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n christ_n say_v 11._o col._n 3._o 11._o the_o apostle_n be_v all_o and_o in_o all_o augustine_n have_v a_o memorable_a say_n viz._n christ_n alone_o aug._n ipse_fw-la unus_fw-la christus_fw-la erit_fw-la tibi_fw-la omne_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la uno_fw-la bono_fw-mi bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la aug._n will_v be_v to_o thou_o all_o for_o in_o that_o one_o good_a be_v contain_v all_o and_o in_o that_o rare_a book_n of_o his_o confession_n among_o many_o choice_a say_n he_o propound_v from_o his_o own_o experience_n this_o excellent_a one_o viz._n all_o my_o plenty_n if_o 3._o omnis_fw-la mihi_fw-la copia_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la 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