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do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n sin_n shall_v hunt_v the_o wicked_a person_n to_o destruction_n sin_n like_o actaeon_n dog_n pursue_v their_o master_n to_o the_o death_n if_o â—hou_n be_v to_o deal_v with_o man_n thou_o may_v call_v thy_o temporize_a in_o religion_n policy_n thy_o oppression_n providence_n thy_o luxury_n mirth_n thy_o mâ—lice_n austerity_n thy_o profaneness_n wit_n thy_o lasciulous_a talk_n saâ—â—tnesse_n thy_o wantonness_n comitie_n thy_o lie_v equivocate_a thy_o simony_n gratitude_n but_o none_o of_o these_o shift_n and_o disguise_n will_v avail_v thou_o it_o be_v god_n which_o shall_v judge_v thou_o according_a to_o thy_o way_n there_o be_v but_o one_o path_n to_o heaven_n the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n in_o which_o the_o bless_a be_v find_v â—un_v which_o be_v my_o last_o part_n the_o old_a man_n be_v honourable_a but_o where_o shall_v i_o find_v the_o man_n there_o be_v many_o of_o year_n but_o few_o honourable_o old_a they_o be_v not_o gray_a hair_n and_o wrinkle_n which_o beget_v a_o reverend_a esteem_n with_o man_n much_o less_o the_o crown_n of_o glory_n with_o god_n there_o be_v a_o young_a old_a man_n as_o there_o be_v some_o old_a young_a man_n he_o a_o child_n at_o a_o hundred_o year_n these_o old_a with_o few_o honour_n be_v due_a to_o the_o age_a not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o the_o righteous_a to_o all_o other_o their_o gray_a hair_n be_v the_o display_v banner_n of_o god_n judgement_n a_o crown_n but_o a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n which_o teach_v we_o 〈…〉_z that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o a_o honourable_a and_o comfortable_a old_a age_n be_v a_o holy_a life_n the_o promise_n of_o a_o bless_a age_n be_v to_o the_o righteous_a and_o by_o the_o prophet_n he_o say_v