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he_o must_v hate_v and_o abhor_v sin_n as_o the_o great_a evil_n in_o the_o world_n say_v with_o the_o same_o prophet_n do_v i_o not_o hate_v every_o evil_a way_n he_o must_v resolve_v with_o himself_o never_o to_o commit_v any_o sin_n this_o must_v be_v also_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o the_o endeavour_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n otherwise_o he_o can_v return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o god_n will_v not_o take_v a_o wicked_a man_n by_o the_o hand_n nor_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n again_o to_o who_o must_v we_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o that_o jerem._n 4.1_o o_o israel_n if_o thou_o return_v return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n not_o to_o any_o other_o not_o to_o my_o angel_n not_o to_o my_o saint_n not_o to_o my_o martyr_n not_o to_o my_o mother_n but_o to_o my_o own_o self_n in_o the_o 7._o chap_n vers_fw-la 16._o this_o people_n be_v accuse_v that_o they_o do_v return_v but_o not_o to_o the_o most_o high_a they_o have_v 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