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thy_o conversion_n to_o thy_o god_n play_v thou_o not_o the_o hypocrite_n as_o jerusalem_n do_v bring_v we_o not_o then_o our_o thousand_o ram_n for_o a_o offering_n unto_o god_n but_o offer_v we_o up_o ourselves_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n 12.1_o rom._n 12.1_o bring_v we_o not_o our_o ten_o thousand_o river_n of_o oil_n but_o bring_v we_o with_o we_o penitent_a heart_n and_o eye_n like_o holy_a david_n to_o gush_v out_o river_n of_o tear_n because_o we_o none_o of_o we_o keep_v god_n law_n bring_v we_o not_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o good_a work_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o faith_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o fruit_n of_o infidelity_n and_o so_o do_v we_o that_o which_o god_n require_v of_o we_o to_o do_v just_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o our_o god_n for_o this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o lord_n voice_n cry_v unto_o the_o city_n and_o let_v we_o now_o seek_v a_o man_n a_o fit_a man_n a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n to_o hear_v what_o the_o voice_n cry_v for_o the_o man_n of_o wisdom_n shall_v see_v thy_o name_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v man_n but_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n we_o may_v go_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n with_o diogenes_n &_o find_v thousand_o of_o man_n but_o not_o a_o man_n among_o a_o thousand_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v adam_n a_o man_n of_o earth_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v enosh_n a_o man_n of_o infirmity_n but_o to_o find_v ish_n a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n this_o man_n be_v hard_o to_o