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imprisonment_n to_o which_o he_o return_v this_o notâ—e_a answer_n that_o by_o god_n help_n he_o will_v never_o choose_v the_o first_o and_o for_o either_o of_o the_o two_o latter_a he_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o king_n pleasure_n and_o god_n providence_n thus_o you_o see_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v when_o put_v to_o it_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o sin_n but_o four_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v with_o a_o witness_n that_o refuse_v to_o suffer_v or_o be_v afraid_a to_o suffer_v when_o christ_n call_v they_o to_o a_o suffer_a state_n no_o man_n can_v suffer_v so_o much_o for_o christ_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v from_o christ_n if_o through_o weakness_n or_o wickedness_n they_o either_o disdain_n or_o refuse_v to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n mark_v 8._o 35._o for_o whosoever_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o but_o whosoever_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o loss_n but_o gain_n in_o lose_v for_o christ_n shall_v 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up_o 16._o mat._n 10._o 21._o luk._n 21._o 16._o the_o brother_n to_o death_n and_o the_o father_n the_o child_n and_o the_o child_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o their_o parent_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n alphonsus_n diarius_fw-la deliver_v up_o his_o own_o brother_n john_n at_o neoberg_n 1801._o sleiden_n lib._n 1._o 17._o act._n and_o men._n fâ—l_n 1112._o ibid._n 1801._o in_o germany_n into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n so_o doctor_n london_n make_v filmer_n the_o martyr_n own_o brother_n witness_v against_o he_o by_o supply_v of_o he_o with_o meat_n and_o money_n and_o by_o tell_v of_o he_o he_o shall_v never_o want_v so_o one_o woodman_n be_v deliver_v by_o his_o own_o brother_n into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n and_o in_o the_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n not_o to_o mention_v 647._o hist_o of_o câ—une_n of_o trent_n fâ—l_n 647._o that_o of_o england_n the_o son_n fight_v against_o their_o father_n and_o brother_n against_o brother_n and_o even_o woman_n take_v up_o 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