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himself_o shall_v tell_v they_o if_o any_o man_n 24._o will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o christ_n go_v through_o this_o world_n bear_v the_o cross_n and_o shall_v the_o saint_n look_v to_o wear_v crown_n here_o below_o the_o generous_a lion_n will_v not_o eat_v any_o dead_a thing_n or_o stink_a carcase_n only_o what_o be_v live_v and_o sweet_a he_o take_v his_o prey_n &_o eat_v it_o while_o it_o bleed_v and_o tremble_v these_o earthly_a thing_n riches_n honour_n pleasure_n be_v but_o dead_a thing_n stink_a carcase_n sure_o all_o those_o who_o heart_n and_o affection_n feed_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v not_o right_a whelp_n of_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n if_o you_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o 16._o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n the_o world_n trinity_n pleasure_n profit_n preferment_n yet_o be_v ashamed_a 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