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witness_n i_o shall_v add_v a_o three_o viz._n reason_n that_o threefold_a cord_n can_v sure_o never_o be_v break_v hear_v then_o what_o reason_n can_v say_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o smiter_n i_o know_v say_v reason_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o the_o frame_n and_o make_v of_o conscience_n be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v as_o well_o as_o i_o know_v that_o a_o keen_a axe_n must_v needs_o be_v apt_a to_o cut_v because_o it_o have_v so_o sharp_a a_o edge_n conscience_n be_v a_o natural_a logician_n apta_n natu_fw-la that_o be_v natural_o fit_v to_o frame_v syllogism_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v asleep_o constant_a and_o infallible_a rule_n that_o the_o conclusion_n do_v always_o follow_v the_o worse_o and_o weak_a part_n of_o the_o premise_n conclusio_fw-la semper_fw-la sequitur_fw-la partem_fw-la deteriorem_fw-la if_o then_o conscience_n shall_v thus_o syllogize_v as_o often_o it_o do_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n he_o 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please_v but_o deafen_v we_o so_o it_o fare_v with_o man_n who_o by_o great_a sin_n have_v stuned_a their_o conscience_n and_o lie_v they_o as_o it_o be_v sprawl_n at_o their_o foot_n they_o become_v as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o past_o feel_v ephes_n 4.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o it_o be_v express_v 1_o tim._n 4.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n conscientias_fw-la cauterio_fw-la resectas_fw-la like_o vein_n or_o artery_n burn_v in_o two_o which_o have_v no_o more_o sense_n or_o perception_n of_o any_o thing_n second_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n may_v be_v thus_o explain_v it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n when_o man_n have_v slight_v the_o frequent_a and_o earnest_a motion_n of_o their_o conscience_n to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o to_o say_v unto_o conscience_n let_v they_o alone_o as_o of_o old_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pleasant_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o he_o aim_v at_o for_o he_o i_o forbear_v to_o add_v a_o three_o reason_n viz._n that_o conscience_n when_o it_o have_v find_v itself_o often_o repulse_v resist_v and_o baffle_v begin_v to_o grow_v weary_a of_o admonish_v take_v pet_n and_o say_v in_o effect_n as_o the_o word_n be_v rev._n 22.11_o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a let_v he_o be_v unjust_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v filthy_a let_v he_o be_v filthy_a still_o or_o as_o god_n himself_o isaiah_n 1.5_o why_o shall_v you_o be_v strike_v any_o more_o you_o will_v revolt_v more_o and_o more_o the_o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a and_o the_o whole_a heart_n be_v faint_a etc._n etc._n let_v we_o now_o pass_v to_o the_o four_o thing_n which_o i_o propound_v to_o speak_v of_o viz._n the_o quos_fw-la or_o who_o they_o be_v that_o conscience_n do_v make_v bold_a to_o smite_v in_o answer_n to_o that_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o declare_v who_o conscience_n have_v presume_v to_o smite_v than_o who_o it_o have_v not_o for_o doubtless_o conscience_n fear_v the_o face_n of_o no_o man_n it_o have_v smite_v as_o wise_a man_n as_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n not_o doubt_v to_o make_v good_a its_o charge_n against_o they_o witness_n solomon_n for_o one_o if_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiaste_n be_v his_o recantation_n as_o it_o be_v general_o suppose_v to_o be_v it_o have_v smite_v as_o valiant_a man_n and_o brave_a soldier_n as_o ever_o draw_v a_o sword_n witness_n david_n who_o fear_v not_o the_o face_n of_o goliath_n that_o mighty_a amaze_a giant_n he_o who_o undaunted_o encounter_v with_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n and_o give_v saul_n as_o a_o
again_o and_o give_v over_o smite_v now_o to_o that_o i_o reply_v no_o man_n can_v tell_v there_o be_v no_o prophet_n that_o in_o this_o case_n know_v how_o long_o for_o it_o be_v with_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n sometime_o it_o smite_v man_n without_o any_o intermission_n and_o that_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o give_v they_o no_o rest_n day_n or_o night_n but_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o with_o david_n their_o iniquity_n be_v always_o before_o they_o or_o say_v with_o job_n chap._n 7._o v._n 13_o 14._o when_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o and_o my_o couch_n shall_v case_v my_o complaint_n then_o thou_o scare_v i_o with_o dream_n and_o terrify_v i_o through_o vision_n whereas_o other_o again_o have_v their_o hot_a and_o cold_a fit_n and_o between_o while_o their_o well_o day_n wherein_o they_o be_v perfect_o exempt_v from_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n again_o some_o have_v only_o now_o and_o then_o a_o fit_a or_o two_o of_o conscience_n and_o away_o which_o some_o call_v their_o dump_n or_o melancholy_n and_o they_o be_v up_o again_o the_o smite_v of_o their_o conscience_n be_v but_o as_o the_o morning_n dew_n or_o early_a cloud_n which_o soon_o pass_v away_o it_o be_v but_o april_n with_o they_o now_o and_o then_o a_o cloud_n and_o a_o shower_n and_o then_o the_o sun_n present_o shine_v out_o again_o but_o in_o other_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n be_v like_o a_o burn_a hectic_a fever_n never_o off_o they_o their_o conscience_n seem_v to_o be_v implacable_a towards_o they_o and_z and_o resolve_v to_o admit_v of_o no_o reconciliation_n but_o to_o have_v war_n with_o amalek_n for_o ever_o if_o i_o may_v so_o allude_v it_o be_v not_o hard_o it_o may_v be_v to_o tell_v you_o of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v under_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n seven_o year_n together_o or_o more_o i_o think_v that_o be_v mrs._n honywoods_n case_n nay_o of_o those_o who_o conscience_n have_v kill_v they_o with_o smite_v or_o provoke_v they_o so_o long_o and_o so_o lamentable_o till_o they_o kill_v themselves_o or_o those_o who_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o flame_n of_o conscience_n into_o those_o of_o hell_n neither_o can_v i_o say_v that_o some_o who_o have_v be_v none_o of_o the_o great_a sinner_n nor_o guilty_a of_o any_o enormous_a crime_n have_v be_v keep_v a_o great_a while_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o a_o smite_v conscience_n witness_n mrs._n honywood_n aforesaid_a though_o ordinary_o i_o do_v suppose_v it_o be_v the_o lot_n and_o portion_n of_o sinner_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o rate_n to_o be_v so_o serve_v rather_o than_o other_o witness_v those_o word_n psal_n 39.11_o when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v correct_v man_n for_o iniquity_n thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n as_o also_o those_o ezek._n 33.10_o thus_o you_o speak_v say_v if_o our_o transgression_n and_o our_o sin_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o pine_v away_o in_o they_o how_o shall_v we_o then_o live_v now_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o if_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n be_v so_o sharp_a and_o the_o short_a of_o they_o be_v so_o long_o compare_v with_o humane_a correction_n and_o even_o to_o be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o child_n but_o malefactor_n who_o can_v bear_v they_o long_o and_o who_o can_v live_v when_o god_n do_v this_o unless_o support_v by_o that_o arm_n which_o keep_v even_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n alive_a we_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o seven_o query_n viz._n the_o quando_fw-la namely_o when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n it_o be_v that_o conscience_n do_v use_v to_o smitein_v reference_n to_o sin_n whereto_o i_o reply_v first_o of_o all_o many_o time_n before_o a_o sin_n be_v commit_v when_o man_n have_v as_o yet_o but_o sin_n in_o deliberation_n or_o be_v but_o sit_v upon_o it_o like_o the_o cockatrice_n upon_o her_o egg_n have_v yet_o hatch_v nothing_o and_o be_v yet_o but_o parl_a with_o the_o temptation_n and_o listen_v to_o the_o tempter_n even_o at_o that_o time_n of_o day_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o conscience_n to_o shoot_v off_o her_o warn_v piece_n and_o to_o bid_v man_n take_v heed_n what_o they_o do_v and_o to_o do_v by_o they_o as_o pilat_n wife_n do_v by_o he_o matth._n 27.19_o when_o he_o be_v sit_v down_o on_o the_o judgement_n seat_n send_v unto_o he_o say_v have_v thou_o nothing_o to_o do_v with_o that_o just_a man_n for_o i_o have_v suffer_v many_o thing_n concern_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n etc._n etc._n yea_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a with_o conscience_n to_o smite_v man_n mere_o for_o parl_a with_o a_o temptation_n or_o lend_v their_o ear_n more_o or_o less_o to_o the_o tempter_n for_o look_v at_o the_o bait_n though_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o bite_v of_o it_o much_o less_o receive_v the_o hook_n into_o their_o mouth_n and_o to_o give_v such_o counsel_n as_o solomon_n do_v proverb_n 23.31_o look_v not_o thou_o upon_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v red_a when_o it_o give_v its_o colour_n in_o the_o cup_n when_o it_o move_v itself_o aright_o at_o last_o it_o bit_v like_o a_o scrpent_n and_o sting_v like_o a_o adder_n thus_o in_o my_o text_n david_n heart_n smite_v he_o but_o for_o entertain_v a_o thought_n of_o kill_v saul_n as_o some_o suppose_v he_o have_v do_v or_o but_o for_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o those_o disloyal_a miscreant_n who_o counsel_v he_o so_o to_o do_v second_o conscience_n sometime_o smite_v man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_n as_o zimri_n and_o cosby_n be_v smite_v by_o another_o hand_n thus_o while_o belshazzar_n be_v carouse_v in_o the_o bowl_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v so_o profane_v and_o probable_o debauch_v himself_o and_o his_o noble_n round_o about_o he_o at_o that_o very_a instant_n appear_v the_o handwriting_n upon_o the_o wall_n in_o these_o word_n dan._n 5._o s5_n mene_n mene_n tekel_n vpharsin_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v much_o mistake_v who_o think_v that_o great_a sin_n if_o long_o adoing_o be_v commit_v without_o great_a regret_n in_o the_o very_o do_v of_o they_o conscience_n pour_v in_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n into_o the_o steal_v water_n which_o man_n think_v will_v have_v be_v altogether_o sweet_a embitter_v they_o in_o the_o very_a drink_n of_o they_o and_o mix_v colliquintida_n which_o be_v a_o very_a bitter_a thing_n with_o that_o sweet_a bread_n as_o man_n hope_v to_o find_v it_o which_o be_v eat_v in_o secret_a conscience_n do_v purposely_o disturb_v and_o interupt_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sinner_n and_o to_o spoil_v their_o sport_n do_v as_o it_o be_v set_v a_o deaths-head_n by_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o feast_v and_o jollity_n and_o do_v cast_v their_o sin_n in_o their_o dish_n whilst_o they_o be_v feed_v without_o fear_n and_o make_v they_o now_o and_o then_o to_o drink_v a_o cup_n of_o astonishment_n and_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v like_o the_o citizen_n in_o esop_n fable_n who_o whilst_o they_o be_v banquet_v be_v represent_v scare_v and_o affright_v with_o the_o noise_n in_o the_o keyhole_n viz._n some_o creditor_n or_o creditor_n come_v to_o attaque_fw-la they_o now_o conscience_n seem_v to_o do_v this_o not_o only_o to_o embitter_v so_o much_o of_o the_o sin_n as_o be_v past_a but_o to_o make_v man_n break_v off_o present_o like_o soldier_n quaff_v and_o carouse_v when_o they_o hear_v the_o drum_n and_o trumpet_n of_o a_o approach_a enemy_n david_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v approach_v towards_o the_o murder_v of_o saul_n when_o he_o cut_v off_o his_o skirt_n it_o seem_v to_o imply_v he_o be_v try_v what_o his_o conscience_n will_v permit_v he_o to_o do_v in_o that_o case_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n he_o have_v such_o a_o check_n from_o his_o god_n and_o his_o conscience_n for_o do_v but_o that_o that_o he_o dare_v proceed_v no_o far_o three_o more_o especial_o conscience_n be_v wont_a to_o smite_v man_n after_o sin_n commit_v and_o that_o sometime_o soon_o sometime_o late_a i_o have_v almost_o compare_v conscience_n to_o a_o usurer_n who_o though_o he_o long_o forbear_v his_o money_n when_o it_o be_v well_o secure_v as_o by_o motrgage_n of_o house_n and_o land_n yet_o at_o last_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o call_v for_o principal_a and_o interest_n yea_o for_o use_n upon_o use_n or_o to_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o what_o be_v engage_v for_o his_o security_n there_o be_v particular_a reason_n to_o be_v give_v why_o conscience_n sometime_o do_v not_o smite_v man_n either_o before_o the_o commission_n of_o a_o great_a sin_n or_o in_o the_o very_a act_n nor_o yet_o present_o after_o but_o as_o sure_a as_o old_a age_n will_v come_v upon_o man_n i_o
rather_o to_o scare_v man_n than_o to_o hurt_v they_o and_o cause_v conscience_n to_o smite_v they_o that_o if_o that_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n he_o may_v hold_v his_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n than_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n if_o god_n have_v not_o such_o a_o witness_n as_o conscience_n be_v how_o can_v he_o convict_v man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n of_o secret_a sin_n as_o the_o text_n say_v god_n will_v bring_v every_o secret_a thing_n to_o light_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o in_o the_o 1_o corinth_n 4.5_o be_v say_v god_n will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n what_o but_o conscience_n can_v witness_v against_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n their_o heart_n murder_v heart_n adultery_n as_o solomon_n say_v to_o shimei_n 1_o king_n 2.44_o thou_o know_v all_o the_o wickedness_n which_o thy_o heart_n be_v privy_a to_o now_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o witness_n as_o none_o can_v withstand_v or_o deny_v its_o testimony_n if_o two_o credible_a witness_n be_v sufficient_a even_o in_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n much_o more_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o thousand_o witness_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o read_v of_o he_o who_o come_v to_o a_o wedding_n feast_n without_o a_o wedding_n garment_n that_o when_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o he_o friend_n how_o come_v thou_o in_o hither_o not_o have_v a_o wedding_n garment_n he_o be_v speechless_a matth._n 22.12_o hence_o also_o we_o read_v of_o every_o mouth_n be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n become_v guilty_a before_o god_n rom._n 3.19_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o no_o reply_n be_v make_v to_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o wâ—â—_n without_o sin_n let_v he_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o she_o for_o the_o text_n say_v john_n 8.9_o they_o which_o hear_v it_o be_v convict_v in_o their_o own_o 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appoint_v to_o warn_v because_o conscience_n always_o speak_v with_o the_o party_n themselves_o and_o leave_v its_o errand_n in_o their_o own_o breast_n indeed_o when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n it_o be_v say_v he_o will_v come_v like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n yea_o when_o god_n come_v to_o ruin_v person_n or_o nation_n after_o fair_a warning_n give_v but_o never_o take_v he_o ofttimes_o do_v it_o sudden_o hence_o destruction_n be_v say_v to_o come_v as_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o as_o sorrow_n upâ—n_v a_o woman_n in_o travel_n who_o be_v sometime_o never_o better_a at_o ease_n or_o more_o light-some_a or_o cheerful_a than_o just_a before_o their_o pain_n hence_o those_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 29.1_o he_o that_o be_v often_o reprove_v harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n there_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o sudden_a destruction_n but_o of_o frequent_a reproof_n go_v before_o it_o now_o conscience_n be_v 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wife_n and_o child_n the_o kind_a of_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o what_o ever_o else_o this_o world_n can_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v tremble_v as_o do_v belshazzar_n even_o when_o quaff_v and_o carouze_a with_o all_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o he_o shall_v fit_v uneasy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o thorn_n though_o he_o sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n with_o his_o crown_n on_o his_o head_n and_o his_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o thousand_o of_o noble_n stand_v bare_a before_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hearty_o merry_a though_o upon_o his_o wedding_n day_n nor_o at_o the_o birth_n and_o baptise_v of_o a_o brave_a son_n long_o desire_v nor_o at_o a_o princelike_a feast_n when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n about_o he_o the_o rare_a wine_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o merry_a till_o they_o have_v make_v he_o not_o himself_o and_o then_o how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v merry_a who_o be_v not_o himself_o i_o know_v not_o wine_n common_o 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day_n for_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o who_o david_n speak_v who_o be_v wont_a to_o transgress_v without_o a_o cause_n psal_n 25.3_o david_n speak_v of_o some_o who_o be_v his_o enemy_n without_o a_o cause_n psal_n 7._o and_o without_o cause_n have_v hide_v their_o net_n for_o he_o in_o a_o pit_n which_o without_o cause_n they_o dig_v for_o he_o psal_n 35.7_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o some_o that_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o peace_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n by_o make_v work_n for_o conscience_n and_o for_o repentance_n without_o any_o considerable_a cause_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o who_o abound_v in_o needless_a oath_n and_o execration_n cry_v at_o every_o turn_n i_o will_v be_v hang_v if_o this_o or_o that_o be_v not_o so_o yea_o here_o and_o there_o you_o have_v a_o monster_n of_o a_o man_n that_o fear_v not_o upon_o every_o slight_a occasion_n to_o cry_v god_n damn_v i_o as_o if_o he_o defy_v his_o maker_n and_o scorn_v that_o 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at_o all_o but_o out_o of_o mere_a irreligion_n and_o wanton_a profaneness_n lord_n i_o can_v but_o think_v how_o these_o man_n will_v look_v when_o conscience_n shall_v come_v to_o reckon_v with_o they_o and_o they_o find_v themselves_o not_o able_a to_o answer_v it_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o i_o can_v but_o think_v how_o pale_a they_o will_v look_v or_o rather_o how_o black_a in_o the_o face_n with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n what_o a_o dreadful_a echo_n those_o oath_n and_o bloody_a curse_n will_v have_v in_o man_n ear_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v resound_v upon_o a_o sickbed_n or_o deathbed_n or_o rather_o in_o what_o a_o pickle_n those_o man_n will_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n with_o his_o mighty_a angel_n in_o flame_a fire_n take_v vengeance_n on_o they_o that_o know_v not_o god_n and_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o they_o see_v themselves_o punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o 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the_o sinner_n and_o hypocrite_n in_o zion_n who_o can_v dwell_v with_o devour_a fire_n who_o can_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n you_o will_v be_v loath_a constant_o to_o sit_v under_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o boanerges_n that_o will_v be_v always_o thunder_v and_o lightning_n preach_v of_o hell_n and_o damnation_n flash_v hell-fire_n in_o your_o face_n with_o every_o sermon_n as_o if_o mount_n sinah_n be_v his_o pulpit_n but_o be_v your_o minister_n such_o you_o can_v make_v a_o shift_n and_o a_o excuse_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o church_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o come_v to_o his_o use_n of_o terror_n and_o stay_v out_o of_o his_o way_n till_o the_o storm_n be_v over_o but_o if_o you_o provoke_v your_o conscience_n and_o make_v they_o burn_v as_o well_o as_o shine_a light_n within_o you_o as_o that_o phrase_n may_v be_v take_v whether_o will_v you_o fly_v from_o those_o flame_n and_o whereunto_o will_v you_o betake_v yourselves_o go_v whither_o you_o will_v conscience_n will_v 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these_o in_o one_o if_o any_o man_n put_v the_o question_n what_o be_v conscience_n as_o pilate_n of_o old_a what_o be_v truth_n methinks_v i_o see_v conscience_n itself_o stand_v ready_a to_o answer_v he_o know_v not_o thou_o who_o and_o what_o i_o conscience_n be_o whence_o i_o come_v and_o whether_o i_o will_v be_v thou_o so_o much_o a_o stranger_n at_o home_n so_o much_o a_o stranger_n to_o thyself_o of_o who_o i_o be_o part_n i_o be_o near_a to_o thou_o than_o he_o or_o she_o that_o be_v flesh_n of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o thy_o bone_n than_o the_o husband_n or_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n i_o be_v bring_v up_o with_o thou_o in_o thy_o nonage_n and_o be_v thy_o bosom_n companion_n from_o the_o time_n thou_o do_v first_o know_v thy_o right_a hand_n from_o thy_o left_a i_o have_v be_v with_o thou_o early_o and_o late_o talk_v with_o thou_o many_o a_o hour_n in_o thy_o bed_n and_o in_o the_o still_a and_o dead_a of_o the_o night_n i_o have_v keep_v thou_o wake_v many_o a_o 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