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who_o lest_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v his_o money_n teach_v they_o the_o way_n how_o to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o also_o how_o to_o keep_v he_o and_o so_o of_o a_o master_n of_o virtue_n he_o become_v a_o master_n of_o iniquity_n he_o be_v before_o send_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o people_n now_o he_o teach_v other_o to_o destroy_v the_o author_n of_o life_n thou_o do_v learn_v hereby_o the_o quality_n of_o sin_n which_o rest_v not_o in_o this_o to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o sinner_n but_o proceed_v further_o to_o make_v he_o also_o a_o teacher_n of_o wickedness_n pray_v thou_o unto_o god_n that_o he_o never_o suffer_v thou_o to_o be_v draw_v from_o he_o lest_o thou_o fall_v into_o sin_n like_o judas_n 14._o luc._n 22._o mat._n 26._o mar._n 14._o judas_n go_v before_o they_o and_o draw_v near_o that_o he_o may_v kiss_v he_o and_o come_v present_o he_o say_v hail_n rabbi_n &_o he_o kiss_v he_o here_o admire_v the_o goodness_n of_o christ_n who_o admit_v he_o to_o kiss_v he_o who_o he_o 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