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unto_o dog_n neither_o cast_v you_o your_o pearl_n before_o swine_n lest_o they_o trample_v they_o under_o their_o foot_n and_o turn_v again_o and_o rend_v you_o holy_a thing_n be_v too_o precious_a to_o be_v spend_v and_o spill_v upon_o swinish_a sinner_n gospel_n administration_n be_v precious_a pearl_n that_o must_v not_o be_v give_v to_o swine_n 2_o cor._n 6.17_o wherefore_o come_v out_o from_o among_o they_o and_o be_v you_o separate_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o touch_v not_o the_o unclean_a thing_n and_o i_o will_v receive_v you_o profane_a scandalous_a blind_a and_o ignorant_a person_n be_v very_o unclean_a thing_n and_o from_o they_o we_o must_v come_v out_o as_o we_o will_v be_v in_o with_o god_n we_o must_v be_v out_o with_o they_o we_o must_v reject_v they_o as_o we_o will_v have_v god_n to_o receive_v we_o 2_o tim._n 3.5_o have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o from_o such_o turn_n away_o our_o saviour_n christ_n hie_v he_o to_o the_o 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