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hypocrite_n for_o you_o compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v one_o proselyte_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v you_o make_v he_o twofold_a more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n and_o again_o speak_v of_o they_o to_o his_o disciple_n he_o say_v mat._n 15._o 14._o let_v they_o alone_o they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n this_o truth_n be_v likewise_o manifest_a by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o particular_a of_o their_o follower_n revel._n 1â—_z 8._o that_o all_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dweller_n upon_o earth_n who_o shall_v worship_v the_o beast_n be_v not_o wrâ—tten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lamb_n slâ—â—ne_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o especial_o it_o be_v â—lâ—â—re_o by_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n viz._n 14
we_o show_v but_o now_o wherefore_o as_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o israel_n and_o a_o great_a plague_n be_v 16._o send_v among_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o be_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v also_o in_o this_o laodicean_n lukewarm_a late_a time_n wherein_o so_o many_o have_v be_v kill_v both_o corporal_o and_o spiritual_o that_o to_o no_o other_o time_n than_o this_o present_a can_v be_v most_o just_o apply_v as_o be_v note_v before_o that_o say_n of_o christ_n mat._n 24._o 22._o that_o except_o christ_n in_o his_o most_o wonderful_a and_o unspeakable_a mercy_n have_v not_o now_o as_o he_o have_v to_o the_o great_a praise_n of_o his_o most_o holy_a name_n shorten_v these_o day_n both_o of_o spiritual_a temptation_n and_o provocation_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o in_o balaam_n time_n of_o most_o violent_a injunction_n and_o constraint_n to_o eaâ—e_n thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n no_o soul_n be_v like_o to_o be_v save_v so_o also_o of_o most_o 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