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your_o soul_n make_v their_o will_n and_o bequeath_v themselves_o to_o death_n and_o devil_n too_o ah_o my_o soul_n what_o a_o sad_a state_n be_v this_o sin_n reign_v though_o every_o thing_n run_v to_o ruin_n this_o do_v not_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n can_v kill_v no_o sin_n therefore_o it_o do_v soul_n o_o how_o conscience_n bleed_v how_o ghastly_a be_v many_o soul_n now_o more_o to_o seek_v for_o eternal_a safety_n then_o temporal_a i_o know_v not_o what_o these_o wretch_n will_v do_v god_n and_o man_n be_v upon_o you_o and_o against_o you_o whither_o will_v you_o flee_v what_o will_v you_o do_v for_o relief_n nothing_o destroy_v hope_n like_o a_o evil_a conscience_n now_o sinner_n tell_v i_o what_o be_v sin_n now_o to_o you_o where_o be_v that_o sweet_a that_o do_v ere_o while_o so_o extraordinary_o take_v you_o what_o be_v that_o in_o your_o sin_n that_o do_v hold_v you_o so_o fast_o and_o so_o long_o from_o christ_n show_v i_o now_o the_o kernel_n of_o your_o course_n 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