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edit_fw-la lucem_fw-la he_o that_o evil_o do_v hate_v the_o light_n io._n 3._o vers_fw-la 20._o 3_o it_o be_v oppose_v bono_fw-mi delectabilâ—_n to_o the_o pleasant_a and_o delightsome_a good_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a full_a of_o sadness_n grief_n and_o vexation_n of_o mind_n and_o bring_v not_o only_o eternal_a death_n but_o also_o make_v this_o present_a life_n bitter_a and_o unpleasant_a for_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o escape_v his_o vengeance_n it_o have_v ever_o god_n revenge_v hand_n follow_v it_o know_v therefore_o and_o behold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a and_o a_o bitter_a thing_n that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n jere._n 2._o vers_fw-la 19_o i_o will_v not_o here_o speak_v of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n which_o shall_v torment_v the_o wicked_a but_o of_o the_o horror_n &_o secret_a stripe_n wherewith_o their_o conscience_n in_o this_o life_n torment_v they_o sin_n have_v ever_o a_o evil_a end_n and_o leave_v behind_o it_o 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