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â—…others_n thou_o may_v be_v â—…ercifull_a to_o i_o lord_n why_o â—…re_n be_v great_a comfort_n but_o â—…hen_o a_o soul_n see_v god_n â—…odnesse_n in_o health_n and_o â—…ealth_n and_o enjoy_v yet_o â—…eanes_n and_o help_n and_o now_o â—…owes_v careless_a as_o to_o morâ—…w_o i_o will_v repent_v it_o be_v too_o â—…one_v yet_o i_o will_v take_v my_o â—…leasure_n now_o and_o repent_v â—…hen_o i_o be_o old_a now_o god_n â—…oodnesse_n come_v to_o be_v weaâ—…ed_v that_o he_o say_v i_o will_v strive_v 〈◊〉_d more_o four_o when_o god_n â—…oodnesse_n be_v weary_v then_o â—…e_a patience_n of_o the_o lord_n â—…eppes_n in_o and_o plead_v for_o a_o sinner_n and_o hold_v the_o haâ—…_n of_o justice_n luke_o 9_o as_o 〈◊〉_d figtree_n that_o bear_v 〈◊〉_d fruit_n say_v
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a_o cord_n though_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d dull_a it_o will_v pluck_v thou_o oâ—…_n so_o in_o the_o four_o place_n it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o conviction_n with_o power_n to_o overthrow_v all_o the_o gaine-saying_n of_o a_o man_n it_o meet_v with_o every_o cavil_n it_o stop_n all_o the_o base_a trick_n and_o devise_n of_o our_o sinful_a mind_n luke_n 21.10_o when_o the_o disciple_n shall_v be_v bring_v before_o magistrate_n say_v christ_n take_v no_o care_n what_o you_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o 15_o verse_n for_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o mouth_n and_o wisdom_n which_o all_o your_o adversary_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v nor_o resist_v and_o in_o act_n 7._o the_o adversary_n of_o steven_n be_v not_o able_a to_o gainsay_v the_o wisdom_n of_o steven_n the_o word_n will_v convince_v thy_o mind_n though_o a_o cavil_v and_o distemper_a mind_n 1_o cor._n 5.25_o better_o speak_v one_o word_n in_o a_o know_a language_n than_o a_o thousand_o in_o unknown_a and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n 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