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as_o many_o snare_n as_o now_o he_o do_v what_o will_v it_o avail_v there_o will_v be_v no_o corruption_n to_o work_v upon_o neither_o any_o bait_n that_o will_v be_v take_v suppose_v he_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o saint_n all_o this_o will_v i_o give_v you_o as_o he_o do_v to_o christ_n and_o a_o strong_a bait_n i_o know_v not_o of_o any_o he_o have_v suppose_v he_o shall_v offer_v and_o real_o give_v they_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n to_o leave_v heaven_n glory_n and_o follow_v he_o who_o will_v leave_v a_o eternal_a kingdom_n of_o glory_n for_o a_o transitory_a earthly_a dominion_n now_o indeed_o we_o live_v out_o of_o sight_n of_o this_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o the_o thing_n he_o offer_v be_v sensible_o perceive_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v he_o prevail_v with_o poor_a blind_a creature_n that_o can_v see_v but_o under_o their_o foot_n but_o there_o the_o scale_n will_v be_v drop_v from_o our_o eye_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o worth_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o vanity_n of_o 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