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this_o point_n i_o say_v no_o more_o but_o this_o uz._n let_v man_n take_v heed_n how_o they_o obstinate_o detain_v what_o be_v at_o the_o first_o unaduised_o and_o unjust_o lay_v hold_v upon_o for_o great_a be_v his_o sin_n who_o will_v not_o by_o admonition_n be_v persuade_v to_o desist_v than_o his_o who_o have_v be_v overcarry_v by_o oversight_n our_o forefather_n be_v oversee_v take_v you_o heed_n that_o you_o be_v not_o harden_v to_o choke_v yourselves_o with_o the_o undigested_a ivyce_n of_o those_o fair_a grape_n which_o they_o have_v swallow_v and_o will_v now_o most_o ready_o ungorge_v if_o they_o may_v be_v allow_v but_o one_o hour_n respite_n upon_o this_o earth_n again_o possessor_n indeed_o lay_v man_n be_v and_o long_o have_v be_v and_o repute_v owner_n of_o tithe_n but_o without_o just_a title_n in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n by_o the_o which_o all_o man_n must_v be_v one_o day_n adjudge_v sacrilegij_fw-la culpa_fw-la non_fw-la vacabit_fw-la qui_fw-la 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