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thy_o mistrust_n cast_v off_o thy_o slavish_a fear_n hang_v thy_o misgiving_n as_o to_o this_o upon_o the_o hedge_n and_o believe_v thou_o have_v a_o invitation_n sufficient_a thereto_o a_o river_n be_v before_o thy_o face_n and_o as_o for_o thy_o want_n of_o goodness_n and_o work_n let_v that_o by_o no_o mean_n daunt_v thou_o this_o be_v a_o river_n of_o water_n of_o life_n stream_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n there_o be_v as_o i_o say_v enough_o therein_o to_o help_v thou_o for_o grace_n bring_v all_o that_o be_v want_v to_o the_o soul._n thou_o therefore_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o thy_o soul_n of_o its_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o despair_a thought_n but_o to_o drink_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o six_o but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o dead_a world_n to_o they_o that_o love_v to_o be_v dead_a they_o toss_v their_o vanity_n about_o as_o the_o boy_n toss_v their_o shittle-cock_n in_o the_o air_n till_o their_o foot_n slip_v and_o themselves_o descend_v into_o the_o pit._n let_v this_o suffice_v for_o this_o time_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la by_o holy_a writ_n heb._n 4._o 18._o isa._n 55._o 1._o revel_v 21._o 6._o chap._n 22._o 17._o isa._n 41._o 17_o 18._o vers._n 9_o joh._n 4._o 14._o joh._n 7._o 37_o 38_o 39_o isa._n 44._o 3_o zech._n 12._o 10._o joh._n 4._o 10_o 11_o 14._o chap._n 7._o 38._o revel_v 11._o 11._o joh._n 15._o 16._o psal._n 109._o 18._o luk._n 16._o 24_o 25._o ezek._n 36._o 25._o pro._n 3._o 34._o jam._n 4._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o joh._n 5._o 21_o 25._o ephes._n 2._o 1._o colos._n 2._o 13._o ezek._n 16._o 8_o 9_o joh._n 5._o 25._o joh._n 6._o 63._o revel_v 21._o 6._o chap._n 22._o 17._o mark._n 2._o 17._o ezek._n 32._o 14._o chap._n 34._o 18._o ephes._n 3._o 18._o job_n 11._o 9_o ezek._n 47._o 5._o ephes._n 3._o 8._o psal._n 65._o 9_o ezek._n 47._o 5._o psal._n 147._o 18._o joel_n 3._o 18._o psal._n 78._o 20._o judas_n 3_o revel_v 22._o 17._o zech._n 13._o 1._o ezek._n 47._o 8._o psal._n 104._o 10._o joh._n 7._o 37._o eccles._n 1._o 7_o mic._n 7._o 19_o jer._n 48._o 11._o ezek._n 47._o 9_o psal._n 42._o 2._o psal._n 63._o 1._o psal._n 143._o 6._o psal._n 36._o 8._o psal._n 78._o 20._o revel_v 7._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 10._o joh._n 1._o 14_o 16._o heb._n 10._o 29._o revel_v 5._o 6._o rom._n 3._o 24._o ephes._n 1._o 7._o matt._n 9_o 6._o 1_o cor_fw-la 1._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 2._o gal._n 1._o 3._o eph._n 1._o 2._o ezek._n 47._o 1._o zech._n 14._o 8._o ezek._n 47._o 3_o 4._o exo._n 25._o 17._o heb._n 4_o 16._o isa._n 22._o 22_o 23._o revel_v 3._o 7._o hose_n 3._o 5._o jer._n 33._o 9_o exo._n 34._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o psal._n 26._o 2_o 3._o heb._n 4._o 16._o rom._n 5._o 21._o pro._n 16._o 14._o chap._n 19_o 12._o rom._n 5._o 2._o act_n 3._o 22_o 23._o heb._n 12._o 25._o heb._n 2._o 3._o gal._n 5._o 4._o matt._n 25._o 31._o ephe._n 1._o 5_o 6._o ephes._n 1._o 11_o 12._o rom._n 15_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 9_o 13._o act_n 20._o 24._o rom._n 4._o 20._o act_n 13._o 48._o act_n 13._o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41._o dan._n 7._o 9_o rom._n 4._o 16._o ephes._n 1._o 7_o 8._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 14._o prov._n 8._o 11_o 12._o job_n 49._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o psal._n 75._o 2._o ephes._n 22._o 23._o joh._n 16._o 7._o act_n 2._o 16_o 17_o 18._o v_o 33._o isa._n 32._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o ezek._n 47._o isa._n 33._o 21._o revel_v 22._o 3._o 6._o job_n 20._o 17._o psal._n 89._o 14._o rom._n 3._o 24._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 3_o 4._o psal._n 105._o 41._o psal._n 23._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 20._o heb._n 9_o 12._o joh._n 7._o 39_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o rom._n 5_o 21._o 2_o sam._n 21_o 10_o 14._o psal._n 119._o 67_o 71._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o revel_v 3._o 19_o heb._n 12._o 5_o 6_o 7._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o 1_o king._n 10._o 20._o revel_v 4._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 13._o gal._n 5._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 7._o isa._n 27._o 1_o 2_o 3._o revel_v 3._o 1_o 2_o 3._o psal._n 65._o 9_o ver_fw-la 10._o hos._n 14._o 5_o 6_o 7._o isa._n 58._o 11._o jer._n 31._o 12._o isa._n 25._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 14._o exo._n 27._o 26._o chap._n 30._o 34._o chap._n 25._o 11_o 17._o deut._n 32._o 14._o rom._n 11._o job_n 25._o 5._o chap._n 8._o 5._o act_n 20._o 26._o jam._n 3._o 17._o mich._n 6._o 11._o ephes._n 5._o 18._o prov._n 25._o 16_o 27._o chap._n 20._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 10._o jud._n 4._o job_n 28._o 2_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 20_o 21_o 22._o heb._n 6._o 7_o 8._o rom._n 14._o 20._o gen._n 1._o 31._o pro._n 30._o 12._o ezek._n 48._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o ezek._n 32._o 14._o job_n 29._o 6._o psal._n 92._o 10._o psal._n 55_o 21._o isa._n 61._o 3._o isal._n 45._o 7._o eccle._n 9_o 8._o psal._n 104._o 15._o judg._n 9_o 11._o song_n 6._o 10._o zech._n 14._o 6._o heb._n 10._o 32._o luk._n 1._o 78._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o ephes._n 5._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 27._o mal._n 4._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 6._o act_n 9_o 3._o chap._n 22._o 6._o chap._n 26._o 13._o exo._n 7._o 19_o 20._o 2_o king._n 3._o 22_o 23._o isa._n 30._o 33._o dan._n 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2_o 3._o joh._n 15._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 14_o 15._o deut._n 8._o 6_o 7_o 8._o exo._n 3._o 8._o chap._n 13._o 15._o leu._n 20._o 24._o numb_a 14._o 8._o jer._n 22._o 41._o job_n 36._o 3._o