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who_o can_v be_v persuade_v of_o this_o my_o happy_a estate_n to_o come_v consider_v my_o hard_a estate_n here_o i_o can_v in_o my_o body_n which_o be_v corrupt_a and_o sinful_a show_v any_o visible_a token_n of_o the_o assurance_n of_o glory_n to_o come_v as_o it_o be_v from_o heaven_n as_o sanctify_a steven_n do_v who_o face_n do_v shine_v 15._o before_o his_o persecutor_n as_o the_o face_n of_o a_o angel_n such_o a_o confirmation_n of_o inward_a comfort_n in_o my_o affliction_n by_o celestial_a visible_a token_n now_o need_v not_o for_o that_o i_o strive_v not_o to_o seem_v a_o saint_n or_o to_o be_v so_o repute_v in_o or_o of_o the_o world_n though_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o be_o so_o wherein_o the_o more_o sincere_a i_o seem_v to_o show_v myself_o so_o much_o the_o more_o procure_v i_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o within_o glorious_a within_o so_o the_o child_n of_o god_n howsoever_o base_a and_o abject_a they_o may_v seem_v to_o the_o 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