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to_o approach_v know_v thou_o have_v do_v all_o that_o god_n have_v design_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o thou_o the_o witness_n when_o they_o have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n rev._n 11.7_o than_o the_o beast_n out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n make_v war_n against_o they_o overcome_v and_o kill_v they_o while_o any_o part_n portion_n parcel_n or_o particle_n of_o their_o testimony_n be_v unfinished_a be_v it_o to_o the_o least_o jota_fw-la thereof_o they_o be_v unconquerable_a by_o death_n and_o secure_a from_o the_o dart_n thereof_o know_v in_o like_a manner_n while_o thou_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v thou_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o if_o death_n seize_v on_o thou_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n thou_o have_v finish_v what_o god_n intend_v to_o be_v act_v by_o thou_o in_o this_o world_n venerable_a bede_n have_v almost_o finish_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n into_o english_a when_o he_o swoon_v away_o which_o his_o secretary_n see_v who_o write_v 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thou_o see_v not_o this_o particular_a promise_n perform_v it_o will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o thy_o happiness_n but_o breath_n out_o thy_o soul_n in_o certain_a expectation_n thereof_o and_o earnest_n pray_v for_o the_o same_o nor_o let_v old_a borzillai_n be_v so_o envious_a if_o superannuated_a himself_o 2_o sam._n 37._o to_o see_v such_o thing_n in_o his_o age_n i_o say_v let_v he_o not_o repine_v at_o chimham_n his_o son_n to_o behold_v they_o yea_o let_v we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o grudge_v our_o posterity_n their_o enjoy_n of_o that_o which_o be_v deny_v to_o we_o that_o let_v we_o rather_o enjoin_v they_o to_o rejoice_v a_o double_a share_n at_o the_o performance_n thereof_o one_o in_o their_o own_o capacity_n the_o other_o as_o heir_n of_o their_o father_n hope_n and_o expectation_n now_o bring_v to_o pass_v last_o let_v not_o thy_o desire_n to_o provide_v for_o thy_o child_n make_v thou_o impatient_a to_o die_v but_o bequeath_v they_o to_o his_o providence_n who_o bestow_v 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