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they_o when_o by_o cast_v they_o over_o in_o our_o mind_n we_o observe_v they_o as_o for_o the_o past_a time_n which_o now_o be_v not_o or_o the_o future_a which_o yet_o be_v not_o who_o be_v able_a to_o measure_v they_o unless_o perchance_o some_o one_o man_n be_v so_o bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o that_o may_v be_v measure_v which_o be_v not_o all_o the_o whole_a time_n be_v a_o pass_v it_o may_v be_v observe_v and_o measure_v well_o enough_o but_o when_o it_o be_v once_o pass_v it_o possible_o can_v because_o it_o be_v not_o chap._n 17._o where_o time_n past_a and_o to_o come_v now_o be_v 1._o i_o ask_v father_n i_o affirm_v nothing_o tutor_n i_o o_o my_o god_n and_o direct_v i_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v tell_v i_o how_o there_o be_v not_o three_o time_n as_o we_o learn_v when_o we_o be_v boy_n and_o as_o we_o teach_v other_o boy_n the_o past_a present_a and_o the_o future_a but_o the_o present_a only_o because_o the_o other_o two_o be_v not_o at_o all_o or_o have_v they_o a_o be_v also_o but_o such_o as_o proceed_v out_o of_o some_o unknown_a secret_n when_o out_o of_o the_o future_a the_o present_n be_v make_v and_o return_v it_o into_o some_o secret_n again_o when_o the_o past_a be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o present_a for_o where_o have_v they_o who_o have_v foretold_v thing_n to_o come_v before_o see_v they_o if_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o can_v be_v see_v and_o so_o for_o those_o that_o shall_v relate_v the_o thing_n past_a very_o they_o can_v not_o relate_v true_a story_n if_o in_o their_o mind_n they_o do_v not_o discern_v they_o which_o if_o they_o be_v none_o can_v no_o way_n be_v discern_v there_o be_v therefore_o both_o thing_n past_a and_o to_o come_v chap._n 18._o how_o time_n pass_v &_o to_o come_v be_v now_o present_a 1._o yet_o give_v i_o leave_v lord_n to_o look_v further_o suffer_v not_o o_o thou_o my_o hope_n my_o intention_n to_o be_v disturb_v if_o now_o there_o be_v time_n pass_v and_o time_n to_o 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