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where_o be_v the_o god_n of_o elias_n be_v not_o like_o the_o leopard_n which_o if_o it_o take_v not_o his_o prey_n at_o two_o or_o three_o leap_v give_v over_o the_o pursuit_n this_o be_v a_o common_a disease_n of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n if_o they_o have_v not_o relief_n present_o from_o god_n they_o resort_v to_o the_o world_n and_o sometime_o with_o saul_n to_o the_o devil_n for_o help_v but_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n persevere_v with_o patience_n fasten_v thy_o thought_n upon_o the_o end_n 2._o without_o regard_n what_o happen_v by_o the_o way_n what_o avail_v it_o to_o have_v a_o goodly_a hope_n of_o harvest_n in_o the_o blade_n if_o it_o be_v blast_v or_o otherwise_o destroy_v in_o the_o ear_n what_o profit_n be_v it_o that_o tree_n blossom_v fair_o if_o they_o never_o attain_v perfection_n in_o the_o fruit_n the_o crab_n be_v easy_o take_v because_o it_o creep_v forward_o and_o backward_o and_o every_o way_n so_o they_o who_o sometime_o sin_n sometime_o repent_v than_o sin_n 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