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and_o yet_o thus_o much_o thou_o do_v proclaim_v upon_o the_o housetop_n when_o thou_o cry_v out_o hereafter_o hereafter_o will_v be_v time_n enough_o to_o seek_v after_o holiness_n but_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v thy_o wisdom_n and_o thy_o work_n to_o set_v one_o may_v be_v against_o another_o 7.14_o eccl._n 7.14_o thou_o say_v now_o that_o hereafter_o may_v be_v time_n enough_o to_o look_v after_o holiness_n o_o set_v another_o maybe_o against_o this_o may-be_a 55.6_o isa_n 55.6_o and_o say_v if_o i_o now_o neglect_v this_o season_n of_o grace_n it_o may-be_a i_o shall_v never_o have_v another_o if_o i_o now_o slight_a the_o offer_v of_o mercy_n 6.3_o pro._n 1.20_o to_o the_o 33._o heb._n 2.1_o 2_o 3._o luke_n 19_o 41._o 45._o gen._n 6.3_o it_o may_v be_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v such_o offer_v more_o if_o i_o now_o despise_v this_o day_n of_o salvation_n it_o may_v be_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v such_o another_o day_n if_o i_o now_o withstand_v the_o tender_n of_o 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