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he_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v unclean_a then_o answer_v haggai_n so_o be_v this_o people_n so_o be_v this_o nation_n before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o so_o be_v every_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n it_o be_v unclean_a a_o man_n may_v nor_o say_v prayer_n be_v a_o sin_n because_o it_o it_o be_v so_o in_o they_o no_o it_o be_v a_o good_a duty_n but_o spoil_v in_o the_o carriage_n he_o mar_v it_o in_o the_o carriage_n and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o do_v a_o good_a work_n he_o spoil_v it_o and_o so_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o reward_n must_v look_v for_o punishment_n 1_o tim._n 15._o the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v love_n out_o of_o a_o â—ure_a heart_n a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a let_v the_o thing_n thou_o do_v be_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n look_v what_o thou_o do_v be_v in_o the_o middle_n end_n and_o beginning_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n if_o wrong_v in_o all_o these_o then_o though_o the_o work_n be_v never_o so_o material_o good_a 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