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she_o and_o she_o shall_v live_v matt._n 9_o consider_v the_o great_a perversitie_n of_o man_n heart_n who_o still_o putt_v false_a rate_n upon_o thing_n and_o most_o love_n and_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o deserve_v the_o less_o love_n and_o esteem_v we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o gospel_n as_o well_o as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n prince_n and_o people_n poor_a and_o rich_a jew_n and_o gentile_a run_v to_o our_o saviour_n for_o bodily_a cure_n while_o yet_o we_o scarce_o find_v any_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o in_o behoof_n of_o their_o soul_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o weep_a magdalene_n or_o a_o poor_a humble_a publican_n with_o propitius_fw-la esto_fw-la mihi_fw-la peccatori_fw-la in_o his_o mouth_n affection_n how_o long_o my_o soul_n shall_v we_o be_v willing_a to_o use_v false_a weight_n even_o in_o weigh_v to_o ourselves_o how_o long_o shall_v we_o be_v in_o love_n with_o lie_n what_o proportion_n do_v our_o corruptible_a body_n dust_n and_o ash_n bear_v to_o our_o immortal_a 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