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the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o wise_a and_o weak_a thing_n to_o confound_v the_o mighty_a etc._n etc._n yet_o some_o noble_a some_o learned_a some_o worthy_n have_v embrace_v the_o same_o religion_n together_o with_o we_o and_o that_o in_o all_o age_n and_o time_n of_o the_o world_n what_o will_v we_o have_v what_o can_v we_o desire_v more_o we_o have_v verity_n and_o antiquity_n for_o we_o we_o have_v the_o patriarch_n the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n on_o our_o side_n we_o have_v the_o company_n of_o innumerable_a martyr_n who_o have_v seal_v the_o truth_n thereof_o with_o their_o blood_n we_o have_v the_o fellowship_n of_o many_o church_n in_o diverse_a nation_n be_v therefore_o compass_a about_o with_o so_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n 12.1_o heb._n 12.1_o let_v we_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o those_o who_o have_v walk_v before_o we_o in_o this_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o run_v with_o patience_n the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o us._n what_o though_o 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