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the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o christ_n but_o in_o the_o jew_n and_o pharise_n themselves_o who_o look_v for_o a_o messiah_n not_o such_o as_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o such_o as_o they_o have_v frame_v and_o hammer_v in_o their_o own_o brain_n by_o misunderstand_v the_o scripture_n a_o offence_n give_v be_v in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o a_o sin_n of_o which_o christ_n jesus_n speak_v in_o that_o place_n of_o offend_v the_o little_a one_o this_o be_v sometime_o bare_o give_v but_o not_o take_v god_n prevete_v the_o evil_a that_o may_v come_v thereof_o &_o sanctify_v those_o with_o his_o grace_n that_o behold_v the_o offence_n that_o they_o be_v not_o corrupt_v by_o it_o or_o entangle_v in_o it_o and_o sometime_o it_o be_v both_o give_v and_o take_v so_o that_o other_o be_v take_v and_o overtake_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n this_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o man_n which_o become_v so_o much_o the_o great_a when_o it_o be_v both_o offer_v and_o accept_v of_o 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