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the_o traveller_n do_v his_o inn_n or_o a_o friend_n money_n commit_v to_o his_o custody_n ready_a every_o hour_n to_o restore_v it_o back_o this_o paul_n term_n so_o to_o have_v any_o thing_n as_o not_o to_o have_v it_o or_o as_o though_o thou_o have_v it_o not_o which_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n be_v account_v mere_a folly_n that_o be_v that_o thou_o arrogate_v nothing_o unto_o thyself_o offend_v in_o nothing_o willing_o forsake_v all_o thing_n and_o with_o god_n as_o a_o true_a wife_n with_o her_o husband_n have_v all_o thing_n common_a wife_n child_n money_n life_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o he_o love_v in_o god_n and_o for_o god_n and_o therefore_o keep_v they_o love_v they_o have_v they_o and_o take_v they_o as_o lend_v from_o god_n ready_a to_o yield_v they_o to_o god_n again_o whensoever_o he_o require_v they_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n as_o wife_n child_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o love_v only_o for_o the_o giver_n sake_n and_o the_o giver_n above_o all_o 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neck_n out_o of_o the_o yoke_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o they_o undertake_v do_v speak_v etc._n etc._n that_o they_o altogether_o abuse_v and_o in_o the_o abuse_n it_o be_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o any_o good_a until_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o which_o they_o be_v and_o be_v translate_v into_o christ_n become_v in_o he_o new_a creature_n here_o it_o will_v avail_v nothing_o to_o patch_v up_o with_o god_n for_o if_o thou_o stop_n one_o hole_n or_o fill_v up_o one_o crevist_n a_o other_o will_v present_o be_v make_v therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o and_o altogether_o forget_v this_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o brief_o
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that_o poisonful_a wit_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n chapter_n ix._o that_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a plant_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o adam_n be_v the_o seed_n word_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o that_o great_a dâ—â—aster_n antichrist_n sin_n death_n the_o devil_n and_o that_o beast_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o daniel_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o common_a idolatry_n 1._o what_o be_v that_o beast_n of_o which_o daniel_n write_v which_o speak_v against_o the_o high_a and_o slay_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n 2._o what_o be_v that_o serpent_n who_o deceive_v adam_n and_o eva_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a 4._o what_o be_v that_o impudent_a king_n and_o antichrist_n of_o who_o daniel_n and_o paul_n speak_v 1_o thes._n 2_o 5._o what_o be_v that_o many_o head_a monster_n mention_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n who_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v worship_n 6._o what_o 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