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as_o falsehood_n in_o word_n by_o lie_v falsehood_n in_o deed_n by_o steal_v and_o deceitfulnes_n of_o diverse_a sort_n flattery_n covetousness_n cruelty_n hypocrisy_n run_v to_o witch_n and_o what_o not_o but_o many_o volume_n be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v the_o particular_a fact_n whereof_o we_o stand_v guilty_a only_a god_n book_n and_o that_o of_o our_o own_o conscience_n be_v capacious_a enough_o for_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o to_o pull_v down_o our_o own_o ruinous_a building_n lest_o it_o fall_v down_o upon_o our_o head_n and_o make_v we_o fall_v down_o to_o destruction_n for_o though_o it_o be_v too_o slight_a and_o as_o weak_a as_o a_o cobweb_n to_o be_v a_o covert_n over_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o heavy_a and_o as_o weighty_a as_o a_o mountain_n to_o press_v we_o under_o it_o let_v we_o serious_o consider_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v offensive_a to_o god_n can_v be_v defensive_a for_o we_o and_o that_o which_o do_v bring_v any_o peril_n to_o 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