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present_a jesus_n christ_n on_o one_o side_n and_o the_o devil_n on_o the_o other_o both_o with_o a_o design_n to_o buy_v this_o jewel_n thy_o soul_n christ_n offer_v thou_o for_o it_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v already_o hear_v the_o devil_n give_v thou_o a_o little_a smoke_n which_o he_o call_v honour_n a_o little_a dross_n which_o he_o call_v interest_n a_o short_a imagination_n which_o he_o call_v gust_n or_o pleasure_n now_o what_o have_v thou_o accept_v to_o which_o have_v thou_o give_v thy_o soul_n in_o iniquitatibus_fw-la vestris_fw-la venditi_fw-la estis_fw-la at_o the_o very_a instant_a that_o thou_o consented'_v to_o sin_n you_o make_v a_o sale_n of_o your_o soul_n but_o to_o who_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o give_v so_o high_a for_o it_o or_o to_o the_o devil_n who_o give_v you_o nothing_o o_o vile_a contract_n of_o a_o sinner_n thou_o have_v sell_v it_o to_o the_o devil_n st._n augustin_n declare_v it_o to_o thou_o in_o plain_a term_n vnusquisque_fw-la peccando_fw-la 42._o 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they_o break_v through_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o have_v draw_v water_n out_o of_o the_o cistern_n of_o bethlehem_n they_o bring_v it_o to_o david_n but_o he_o noluit_fw-la bihere_o he_o will_v not_o drink_v but_o offer_v it_o to_o our_o lord_n libavit_fw-la eam_fw-la domino_fw-la and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n num_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la hominum_fw-la istorum_fw-la &_o animarum_fw-la periculum_fw-la bibam_fw-la shall_v i_o drink_v say_v he_o the_o blood_n of_o these_o man_n and_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o life_n water_n that_o cost_v so_o dear_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o be_v drink_v but_o to_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v reason_v thus_o with_o himself_o this_o water_n i_o may_v now_o either_o give_v to_o myself_o in_o satisfaction_n of_o my_o appetite_n or_o else_o to_o god_n to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a but_o see_v in_o the_o procure_n it_o