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cost_v dear_a care_v more_o for_o a_o empty_a reputation_n of_o a_o short_a gallantry_n then_o for_o the_o comfortable_a subsistence_n of_o himself_o his_o family_n his_o posterity_n like_a cleopes_n the_o vain_a egyptian_a king_n which_o be_v fain_o to_o prostitute_v his_o daughter_n for_o the_o finish_n of_o his_o pyramid_n this_o man_n lavish_v out_o not_o his_o own_o mean_n alone_o but_o his_o poor_a neighbour_n run_v upon_o the_o score_n with_o all_o trade_n that_o concern_v back_o or_o belly_n undo_v more_o with_o his_o debt_n than_o he_o can_v pleasure_v with_o his_o entertainment_n none_o of_o all_o which_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o he_o know_v how_o to_o abound_v great_a skill_n therefore_o be_v require_v to_o the_o govern_n of_o a_o plentiful_a and_o prosperous_a estate_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v safe_a and_o comfortable_a to_o the_o owner_n and_o beneficial_a unto_o other_o every_o corporal_n may_v know_v how_o to_o order_n some_o few_o file_n but_o to_o marshal_v many_o troop_n in_o a_o regiment_n many_o regiment_n in_o a_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o army_n quire_n the_o skill_n of_o a_o experience_a general_n but_o the_o rule_n and_o limit_n of_o christian_a moderation_n in_o the_o use_n of_o our_o honour_n pleasure_n profit_n i_o have_v at_o large_a lay_v forth_o in_o a_o former_a discourse_n thither_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o send_v the_o benevolent_a reader_n beseech_v god_n to_o bless_v unto_o he_o these_o and_o all_o other_o labour_n to_o the_o happy_a furtherance_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o salvation_n amen_n *_o âŽ_o *_o finis_fw-la phil._n 4._o 11._o si_fw-mi sedeas_fw-la requies_fw-la est_fw-la magna_fw-la laboris_fw-la si_fw-la multum_fw-la sedeas_fw-la labour_n est_fw-la tert._n carm._n pro._n 30_o 8._o senec._n the_o tranquil_a psal_n 23._o 1._o psalm_n 34_o 9_o 10._o eccles_n 25._o 2._o rev._n 3._o 17._o mat._n 20._o 15._o 2_o king_n 7._o 2._o 2_o king_n 6._o 33._o rev_n 36._o 9_o 11._o jonah_n 4_o 9_o pro._n 30._o 5._o jer._n 10._o 19_o 19_o galba_n otho_n vitellius_n ael_n pertinax_n didius_n anno_fw-la d._n 1275._o 1276._o gregor_n 10_o innocent_a 5_o hadrian_n 5_o johan_n 20_o vel_fw-la 21_o nicolaus_n 3_o 3_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 31._o gen_n 15._o 10_o deut._n 29._o 23._o prov._n 23._o 5._o psal_n 29._o 4._o ludo._n vives_n in_o 3._o de_fw-fr civet_fw-la censura_fw-la notatus_fw-la vellosillo_n prov._n ult_n penult_n ecc._n 11._o 10._o mat._n 6._o 28._o psa_fw-la 69._o 22_o dan._n 1_o 12._o 13._o heb._n 11._o 38._o ps_n 132._o 1._o g._n naz._n carm._n de_fw-fr calam_fw-la suis_fw-la greg_n l._n 7._o epi._n 12._o 7._o in_o vita_fw-la melanct._n shicardus_n ambros_n 〈…〉_z epist_n 29._o hieron_n ep._n ad_fw-la hedibium_fw-la 1._o tim._n 6._o ep._n lucii_n ad_fw-la episc_n gall._n &_o hisp_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o paulo_n primo_fw-la eremitae_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la viventi_fw-la palma_fw-la &_o cibum_fw-la &_o vestimentum_fw-la praebebat_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la impossible_a videatur_fw-la jesum_fw-la testor_fw-la &_o angelos_n vidisse_fw-la i_o monachos_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la unus_fw-la per_fw-la 30._o annos_fw-la clausus_fw-la herdeaceo_fw-la pane_fw-la &_o lutulenta_fw-la aqua_fw-la vixit_fw-la hieron_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la pauli_n revelatur_fw-la antonio_n nonagenario_fw-la de_fw-fr paulo_n agente_fw-la jam_fw-la 113._o annum_fw-la esse_fw-la alium_fw-la se_fw-la sanctiorem_fw-la monachus_fw-la ibid._n plin._n l._n 26._o c._n 6._o hugo_n instit_n mona_n reg._n s._n columb_n senec._n epist_n 88_o job_n 18._o 4._o eccles_n 7._o 9_o gen._n 30._o 1._o gen._n 15._o 2._o pro._n 15._o 13._o ps_n 37._o 7._o jam._n 5._o 7._o jer._n 12._o 8._o ps_n 103._o 9_o job_n 2._o 10._o livius_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o act_n 7._o inter_fw-la opera_fw-la ambrosii_fw-la dâ—moribus_fw-la brachmannorum_fw-la 1_o king_n 18._o 13._o 2_o king_n 6._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o mat._n 8._o 20._o heb._n 9_o 27._o rom._n 5._o 1._o phil._n 1._o 23._o gal._n 5._o 17._o job_n 14._o 4._o rom._n 7._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 4._o gen._n 18._o 27_o pirke_n auâ—oth_v gen._n 32._o 10._o pro._n 3._o 34._o jam._n 4._o 6._o mat._n 5._o 39_o 40._o pro._n 85._o 33._o phil_n 4._o 6._o heb._n 11._o 1._o mat._n 5._o 10._o heb._n 13._o 5._o esa_n 54._o 7_o 8._o psal_n 139._o 8_o 9_o ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o ps_n 68_o 20._o joh._n 7._o 38._o joh._n 6._o 55._o rom._n 13._o 14._o rev._n 22._o 2._o ps_n 62._o 6_o 7._o phil._n 1._o 27._o joh._n 11._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o rev._n 3._o 23._o rom._n 7._o 19_o esa_n 28._o 27._o gen._n 43._o 34._o gen._n 45._o 24._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 16._o ambros_n de_fw-fr vitiorum_fw-la &_o virtutum_fw-la conflictu_fw-la pro._n 30._o 15._o job_n 38._o 11._o pro._n 24._o 13._o pro._n 25._o 16._o pro._n 25._o 16._o mat._n 5._o 6._o ambros_n epist_n 27._o gen._n 32._o 26._o &_o 33._o 5_o 6._o etc._n etc._n act._n 27._o 18_o 19_o 2_o sam._n 23._o 15_o 16_o 17._o phil._n 4._o 6._o jam._n 1._o 17._o exod._n 5._o 2._o esa_n 14._o 14._o act._n 12._o 22_o eccl._n 5._o 13._o aelius_n lamprid._n