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he_o be_v take_v up_o into_o paradise_n and_o hear_v word_n which_o can_v be_v speak_v which_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o man_n to_o utter_v ver_fw-la 5._o or_o such_o a_o man_n will_v i_o rejoice_v of_o myself_o will_v i_o not_o rejoice_v except_o it_o be_v of_o my_o infirmity_n ver_fw-la 6._o for_o though_o i_o will_v rejoice_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o fool_n for_o i_o will_v say_v the_o truth_n but_o i_o refrain_v lest_o any_o man_n shall_v think_v of_o i_o above_o that_o he_o see_v in_o i_o or_o that_o he_o hear_v of_o i_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o verse_n god_n have_v provide_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o exalt_v myself_o too_o much_o loe_o here_o a_o good_a prevision_n and_o very_o profitable_a for_o he_o for_o we_o know_v that_o pride_n be_v ready_a to_o throw_v we_o headlong_o into_o hell_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o more_o provoke_v god_n displeasure_n than_o it_o for_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n show_v himself_o a_o enemy_n to_o 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