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to_o give_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n the_o saint_n long_v for_o the_o great_a epiphany_n page_n 263._o titus_n 2.13_o look_v for_o that_o bless_a hope_n and_o the_o glorious_a appear_v of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n life_n apparition_n and_o man_n dissolution_n page_n 291._o james_n 4.14_o for_o what_o be_v your_o life_n it_o be_v even_o a_o vapour_n that_o appear_v for_o a_o little_a while_n and_o then_o vanish_v away_o saint_n paul_n trumpet_n etc._n etc._n page_n 303._o rome_n 13.11_o and_o that_o know_v the_o time_n that_o now_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o awake_v out_o of_o sleep_n the_o righteous_a man_n restingplace_n etc._n etc._n page_n 313._o gen._n 15.1_o after_o these_o thing_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o abraham_n say_v fear_v not_o abraham_n i_o be_o thy_o shield_n and_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n the_o righteous_a judge_n etc._n etc._n page_n 323._o jam_z 2.12_o so_o speak_v you_o and_o so_o do_v 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