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thing_n bâ—fore_o thy_o face_n even_o in_o this_o life_n in_o which_o time_n thy_o face_n shine_v upon_o we_o in_o which_o time_n we_o walk_v before_o thy_o face_n and_o may_v easy_o obtain_v thy_o mercy_n but_o the_o wicked_a after_o death_n be_v cast_v behind_o thy_o back_n they_o be_v drown_v in_o perpetual_a oblivion_n never_o to_o be_v remember_v either_o for_o pardon_n or_o forbearance_n they_o be_v as_o the_o handful_n behind_o the_o back_n of_o the_o mower_n 9.22_o which_o no_o man_n gather_v when_o hay_n fall_v before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o mower_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v up_o again_o but_o when_o it_o fall_v behind_o his_o back_n it_o be_v not_o regard_v it_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o perish_v during_o this_o life_n while_o we_o be_v before_o thy_o face_n we_o may_v easy_o be_v recover_v and_o restore_v to_o mercy_n but_o afterdeath_o no_o hope_n of_o relief_n no_o expectation_n but_o of_o judgement_n 25._o the_o lord_n command_v that_o if_o any_o man_n have_v sell_v a_o 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last_o supper_n and_o soon_o after_o confirm_v it_o with_o his_o blood_n 26._o by_o this_o testament_n he_o give_v we_o his_o blood_n and_o thereby_o have_v make_v we_o heir_n of_o all_o the_o merit_n for_o shed_v his_o blood_n hereby_o we_o have_v good_a right_a to_o demand_v the_o reward_n due_a to_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o that_o with_o full_a assurance_n not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o mercy_n which_o draw_v he_o so_o liberal_o to_o lay_v forth_o his_o blood_n but_o also_o of_o justice_n which_o thereby_o be_v large_o satisfy_v for_o whatsoever_o he_o either_o do_v or_o endure_v in_o this_o world_n all_o the_o sharp_a stony_a step_n which_o he_o tread_v be_v in_o no_o part_n for_o himself_o but_o altogether_o for_o us._n for_o we_o he_o be_v incarnate_a and_o bear_v for_o we_o he_o sustain_v many_o contemptible_a both_o indignity_n and_o want_n for_o we_o he_o fast_v watch_v and_o pray_v for_o we_o he_o do_v groan_n weep_v and_o bleed_v 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