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have_v no_o hope_n and_o then_o this_o world_n do_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o power_n and_o love_n of_o god_n 32._o but_o the_o deity_n be_v in_o the_o outward_a birth_n hide_a and_o have_v the_o fan_n or_o cast_a shovel_n in_o its_o hand_n and_o will_v one_o day_n cast_v the_o chaff_n and_o the_o kindle_a salitter_n upon_o a_o heap_n and_o will_v draw_v away_o from_o it_o its_o inward_a birth_n or_o geniture_n and_o give_v they_o to_o lord_n lucifer_n and_o his_o crew_n of_o follower_n for_o a_o eternal_a house_n 33._o in_o the_o mean_a while_n lord_n lucifer_n must_v lie_v captive_a and_o imprison_v in_o the_o outermost_a birth_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o world_n in_o the_o kindle_a wrath-fire_n and_o therein_o he_o have_v great_a power_n and_o can_v reach_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o creature_n with_o his_o animate_v or_o soulish_a spirit_n in_o the_o outermost_a birth_n or_o geniture_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o wrath-fire_n 34._o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 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time_n 141._o or_o do_v not_o the_o creator_n at_o this_o time_n see_v and_o know_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o man._n answer_n 142._o this_o now_o be_v the_o very_a door_n of_o the_o hide_a secret_a mystery_n of_o the_o deity_n concern_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v to_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n or_o capacity_n of_o any_o man_n to_o discern_v or_o to_o know_v it_o if_o the_o dawn_v or_o morning-rednesse_n do_v not_o break_v forth_o in_o the_o centre_n in_o the_o soul_n 143._o for_o they_o be_v divine_a mystery_n which_o no_o man_n can_v search_v into_o by_o his_o own_o reason_n and_o i_o also_o esteem_v myself_o most_o unworthy_a of_o such_o a_o gift_n and_o beside_o i_o shall_v have_v many_o scorner_n and_o mocker_n against_o i_o for_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v horrible_o ashamed_a before_o the_o light_n 144._o but_o for_o all_o that_o i_o can_v forbear_v for_o when_o the_o divine_a light_n break_v forth_o in_o the_o circle_n or_o birth_n of_o life_n than_o 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