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put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n i_o consider_v also_o of_o the_o sympathy_n between_o god_n own_o people_n the_o former_a be_v lively_o express_v by_o the_o antipathy_n that_o naturalist_n observe_v to_o be_v in_o the_o panther_n to_o a_o man_n that_o bear_v such_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v raze_v out_o his_o image_n if_o he_o see_v it_o upon_o a_o wall_n in_o wicked_a man_n there_o be_v so_o perfect_a a_o hatred_n to_o god_n that_o they_o will_v if_o they_o can_v possible_o race_n out_o the_o very_a image_n of_o god_n wherever_o they_o see_v it_o they_o hate_v every_o thing_n that_o god_n love_v love_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o hate_v they_o hate_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v like_o he_o and_o that_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o it_o be_v like_o he_o now_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v of_o this_o why_o they_o shall_v hate_v this_o god_n who_o be_v goodness_n itself_o who_o be_v 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please_v a_o disposition_n and_o win_a carriage_n never_o so_o open-hearted_n and_o openhanded_a yet_o this_o one_o ingredient_n holiness_n spoil_v all_o in_o the_o world_n account_n and_o render_v he_o hateful_a and_o contemptible_a in_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o gross_a drunkard_n swearer_n and_o adulterer_n shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o he_o christ_n himself_o though_o never_o man_n speak_v like_o he_o and_o no_o guile_n be_v find_v in_o his_o mouth_n yet_o a_o seditious_a murderer_n barrabbas_n be_v prefer_v before_o he_o oh_o the_o degenerate_a estate_n of_o poor_a man_n whither_o be_v thou_o fall_v be_v the_o chief_a good_a become_v the_o object_n of_o thy_o chief_a hatred_n and_o be_v holiness_n wherein_o thou_o be_v create_v and_o which_o be_v god_n image_n without_o which_o thou_o can_v never_o be_v save_v become_v thy_o scorn_n and_o more_o contemptible_a than_o the_o image_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o devil_n become_v the_o better_a master_n and_o be_v his_o work_n the_o 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