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that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o or_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o visite_a he_o now_o certain_o since_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n do_v thus_o stoop_v and_o humble_v themselves_o we_o can_v but_o conclude_v that_o pride_n become_v no_o body_n but_o it_o be_v the_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n of_o all_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o and_o general_o those_o person_n be_v high_a in_o pride_n who_o be_v low_a in_o worth_n pride_n and_o frowardness_n turn_v man_n and_o woman_n into_o monster_n yea_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o ugly_a devil_n for_o as_o such_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o that_o have_v to_o do_v with_o they_o yea_o let_v their_o other_o accomplishment_n be_v never_o so_o great_a yet_o this_o one_o thing_n spoil_v all_o such_o a_o man_n be_v a_o understanding_n man_n a_o learned_a man_n a_o wise_a man_n a_o active_a man_n a_o very_a useful_a man_n this_o be_v a_o high_a encomium_n but_o he_o be_v a_o self-conceited_a man_n a_o proud_a 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