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of_o husband_n and_o wife_n and_o no_o marriage_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v but_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n yet_o then_o shall_v be_v remember_v how_o man_n and_o woman_n pass_v through_o this_o state_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o that_o and_o from_o this_o sacramental_a union_n all_o holy_a pair_n shall_v pass_v to_o the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a where_o love_n shall_v be_v their_o portion_n and_o joy_n shall_v crown_v their_o head_n and_o they_o shall_v lie_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o jesus_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n to_o eternal_a age_n amen_n sermon_n xix_o apple_n of_o sodom_n or_o the_o fruit_n of_o sinne._n part._n i._n roman_n 6._o 21._o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n do_v prudent_o advise_v concern_v make_v judgement_n of_o the_o felicity_n or_o infelicity_n 28._o of_o man_n judge_v none_o bless_v before_o his_o 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