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thou_o to_o do_v this_o thy_o duty_n be_v plain_a and_o determine_v he_o do_v not_o put_v in_o this_o exception_n and_o how_o then_o do_v you_o dare_v to_o do_v it_o another_o man_n neglect_n will_v not_o be_v charge_v upon_o thy_o score_n it_o be_v a_o very_a unreasonable_a pretence_n that_o you_o must_v not_o come_v till_o you_o be_v satisfy_v that_o other_o man_n be_v fit_a as_o well_o as_o you_o thy_o own_o sin_n must_v keep_v thou_o back_o but_o must_v another_o man_n do_v so_o too_o it_o will_v be_v very_o strange_a that_o when_o you_o be_v fit_v it_o shall_v be_v then_o in_o the_o power_n of_o another_o man_n to_o render_v you_o unfit_a the_o apostle_n say_v let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v but_o he_o no_o where_n put_v this_o in_o that_o we_o must_v examine_v other_o also_o you_o will_v have_v a_o hard_a task_n of_o it_o indeed_o if_o you_o may_v not_o proceed_v till_o you_o be_v satisfy_v in_o other_o man_n as_o well_o as_o in_o yourselves_o 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