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ad_fw-la hefic_n to._n 2._o epi._n 80._o fol._n 350._o for_o in_o what_o state_n soever_o at_o the_o last_o day_n of_o man_n life_n death_n shall_v sinde_v he_o in_o the_o same_o state_n and_o condition_n the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v comprehend_v he_o quoniam_fw-la qualis_fw-la in_o die_fw-la isto_fw-la cuique_fw-la moritur_fw-la talis_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la die_fw-la iudicabitur_fw-la for_o in_o what_o case_n soever_o a_o man_n at_o his_o last_o day_n shall_v die_v in_o the_o same_o case_n and_o state_n shall_v the_o lord_n judge_v he_o at_o the_o great_a day_n from_o all_o these_o place_n and_o witness_n then_o belove_v you_o see_v that_o neither_o popish_a prayer_n romishe_a mass_n deadly_a diriges_fw-la frivolous_a alm_n or_o paltry_a pardon_n pain_n in_o purgatory_n or_o popish_a pardon_n can_v any_o whit_n