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place_n saint_n john_n tell_v we_o how_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v try_v and_o according_a to_o what_o sentence_n shall_v be_v award_v namely_o according_a to_o those_o thing_n write_v in_o their_o book_n here_o be_v the_o evidence_n here_o be_v no_o witness_n to_o be_v produce_v for_o a_o man_n conscience_n shall_v be_v even_o as_o good_a as_o a_o thousand_o witness_n now_o what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o the_o book_n you_o have_v hear_v already_o namely_o the_o particular_a conscience_n of_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n thy_o conscience_n be_v the_o book_n that_o be_v the_o evidence_n no_o other_o witness_n shall_v be_v produce_v but_o even_o thy_o own_o conscience_n again_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o these_o book_n i_o tell_v you_o they_o be_v all_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n not_o only_o our_o gross_a sin_n as_o murder_v etc._n etc._n but_o in_o our_o book_n be_v record_v even_o our_o idle_a and_o vain_a word_n every_o vile_a and_o filthy_a thought_n and_o by_o these_o sentence_n must_v proceed_v and_o according_a to_o these_o must_v judgement_n be_v award_v now_o then_o those_o which_o have_v good_a thought_n yea_o and_o holy_a thing_n write_v in_o their_o book_n they_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a nay_o they_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v their_o book_n lay_v open_a that_o their_o repentance_n their_o faith_n love_n zeal_n and_o patience_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v know_v and_o come_v to_o light_v but_o woe_n then_o to_o all_o filthy_a sinner_n adulterer_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o reward_n of_o these_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o use_v seeing_n that_o here_o be_v the_o evidence_n and_o by_o the_o thing_n write_v in_o our_o book_n in_o our_o conscience_n we_o must_v be_v arraign_v and_o see_v in_o our_o book_n be_v record_v all_o that_o we_o do_v all_o our_o word_n thought_n and_o deed_n first_o it_o must_v teach_v we_o above_o all_o thing_n to_o look_v 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