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therefore_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n a_o look_a glass_n for_o christian_n rom._n 12._o 3._o i_o say_v through_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v give_v etc._n etc._n food_n for_o new_a bear_v babe_n 1._o pet._n 2._o 2._o as_o new_o bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a etc._n etc._n the_o banquet_n of_o job_n child_n job._n 1._o 4._o 5._o and_o his_o son_n go_v and_o banquet_v etc._n etc._n satan_n compass_v the_o earth_n job._n 1._o 7._o 8._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o satan_n etc._n etc._n a_o caveat_n for_o christian_n 1._o cor._n 10._o 12._o let_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v take_v etc._n etc._n to_o the_o reader_n because_o sickness_n have_v restrain_v i_o from_o preach_v i_o be_o content_a to_o do_v any_o good_a by_o write_v happy_a be_v that_o author_n which_o be_v instead_o of_o other_o that_o after_o his_o book_n be_v read_v man_n need_v read_v no_o more_o of_o that_o matter_n i_o go_v upon_o a_o theme_n which_o many_o have_v traverse_v before_o i_o prolix_o excipio_fw-la 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