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enter_v themselves_o nor_o suffer_v those_o that_o will_v and_o but_o that_o i_o know_v all_o have_v not_o faith_n and_o that_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n a_o man_n may_v make_v question_n whether_o these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o mean_v for_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o multitude_n it_o be_v prophesy_v of_o those_o day_n 4.2_o day_n zach._n 8.21_o mic._n 4.2_o they_o shall_v one_o provoke_v another_o to_o piety_n the_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o those_o who_o heart_n god_n have_v season_v with_o grace_n whoso_o hinder_v it_o give_v evidence_n he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o portion_n in_o this_o business_n how_o full_a be_v every_o congregation_n of_o feoff_a ishmaels_n that_o labour_n by_o reproach_n and_o like_a persecution_n to_o discourage_v those_o they_o see_v come_v onward_o to_o christ_n it_o be_v true_a of_o these_o time_n that_o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o in_o israel_n whoso_o walk_v upright_o make_v himself_o 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