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gnaw_v at_o thy_o heel_n which_o sléepe_a in_o a_o dead_a slumber_n and_o feel_v not_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n fast_o fire_v in_o thy_o flesh_n which_o bréede_v in_o thy_o breast_n the_o consume_a worm_n of_o sin_n awake_v out_o of_o thy_o slumber_n stand_v up_o and_o hearken_v to_o the_o cry_n of_o esdras_n in_o his_o disputation_n with_o the_o angel_n 7._o oh_o adam_n say_v he_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v for_o in_o that_o thou_o haste_v sin_v thou_o be_v not_o fall_v alone_o but_o thy_o fall_n also_o redound_v unto_o we_o that_o come_v of_o thou_o and_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o go_v death_n over_o all_o man_n for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v this_o flood_n of_o sin_n it_o go_v with_o a_o high_a stream_n than_o the_o flood_n of_o no_n that_o go_v even_o over_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ark_n for_o so_o say_v s._n john_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v set_v on_o wickedness_n 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