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i_o will_v not_o thou_o shall_v adore_v i_o as_o a_o black_a devil_n but_o admire_v thyself_o wonder_v at_o thy_o own_o thought_n and_o attainment_n seek_v thy_o own_o glory_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v meet_v thou_o time_n enough_o 10._o but_o o_o thou_o crooked_a &_o wind_a fair_a serpent_n this_o will_v not_o do_v with_o the_o thousand_o of_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n they_o have_v learn_v and_o will_v more_o to_o deny_v self_n and_o to_o take_v up_o the_o inward_a cross_n that_o destroy_v the_o vain_a thought_n of_o the_o mind_n through_o christ_n death_n they_o live_v above_o and_o trample_v thy_o heighth_n and_o depth_n they_o stand_v in_o the_o wisdom_n whence_o thou_o be_v fall_v they_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o their_o own_o darkness_n and_o sublime_a selfish_a thought_n but_o thou_o see_v not_o they_o in_o the_o love_n and_o humility_n of_o jesus_n their_o silence_n outvoice_v thy_o roar_n their_o nothingness_n overthrow_v thy_o brag_n thy_o wind_n work_v not_o on_o these_o 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