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for_o it_o all_o unrighteousness_n be_v sin_n and_o there_o be_v a_o sin_n not_o unto_o death_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v mat._n 12.31,32_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n and_o whosoever_o speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v but_o whosoever_o speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n neither_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o be_v whosoever_o ignorant_o speak_v against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v christ_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o but_o if_o he_o speak_v against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n christ_n know_o so_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v bear_v witness_n to_o they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o there_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o forgiveness_n for_o they_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o 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peter_n be_v no_o example_n to_o we_o for_o the_o lord_n withdraw_v from_o he_o for_o have_v any_o confidence_n in_o himself_o and_o to_o admonish_v we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o trust_v ourselves_o but_o go_v to_o god_n for_o strength_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n both_o of_o good_a and_o evil_n when_o god_n create_v man_n he_o so_o far_o create_v they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o angel_n in_o that_o he_o give_v they_o eternal_a life_n so_o if_o they_o have_v never_o sin_v they_o have_v never_o die_v and_o also_o in_o that_o god_n make_v man_n perfect_o righteous_a and_o give_v they_o a_o freedom_n of_o will_n so_o as_o they_o may_v have_v choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a but_o there_o be_v then_o in_o paradise_n a_o opposite_a to_o god_n and_o all_o good_a god_n forewarn_v man_n of_o it_o underneath_o the_o name_n or_o by_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a for_o all_o be_v of_o god_n 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