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the_o loss_n of_o salvation_n and_o eternal_a ruin_n which_o befall_v many_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o youth_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o sin_v commit_v in_o that_o age_n be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o damnation_n to_o many_o but_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v many_o other_o issue_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v dear_a theotime_n to_o the_o end_n that_o know_v they_o you_o may_v conceive_v a_o great_a horror_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o produce_v they_o article_n i._n the_o first_o evil_a viz._n death_n which_o the_o sin_n of_o youth_n hasten_v to_o very_a many_o i_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n death_n hasten_v which_o happen_v to_o many_o young_a person_n in_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o all_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o age_n die_v in_o punishment_n of_o the_o sin_n they_o have_v commit_v nor_o also_o that_o all_o those_o who_o follow_v vice_n in_o their_o youth_n shall_v 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they_o have_v contract_v in_o their_o youth_n
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chap._n 7._o he_o admonish_v you_o to_o have_v a_o care_n not_o to_o abandon_v yourself_o to_o sin_n nor_o to_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o unwise_a that_o be_v of_o sinner_n lest_o you_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o time_n not_o design_v for_o you_o that_o be_v soon_o than_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v according_a to_o the_o natural_a course_n of_o your_o life_n and_o in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n he_o desire_v by_o a_o just_a indignation_n 6._o non_fw-la sit_fw-la bonum_fw-la impio_fw-la nec_fw-la prolongentur_fw-la dies_fw-la ejus_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la umbra_fw-la transeant_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la timent_fw-la faciem_fw-la domini_fw-la eccl._n 6._o that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v receive_v no_o good_a nor_o his_o day_n be_v prolong_v and_o that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v no_o fear_n nor_o respect_n for_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o all-seeing_a god_n and_o who_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o offend_v he_o before_o his_o face_n and_o in_o his_o presence_n shall_v pass_v like_o a_o 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