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25._o and_o to_o adorn_v the_o soul_n with_o himself_o what_o a_o palace_n what_o a_o kingdom_n what_o a_o temple_n be_v that_o soul_n well_o might_n david_n say_v glorious_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o thou_o o_o thou_o city_n and_o temple_n of_o god_n psal._n 82._o 3._o 3._o more_o glorious_a than_o the_o temple_n speak_v of_o rev._n 21._o 21._o and_o say_v our_o saviour_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v within_o you_o all_o that_o description_n rev._n 21._o 21._o there_o at_o large_a set_v out_o the_o glory_n and_o light_n of_o that_o temple_n which_o be_v like_o jasper_n most_o precious_a and_o clear_a as_o crystal_n and_o the_o wall_n high_a and_o stately_a wherein_o be_v twelve_o gate_n &_o the_o gate_n keep_v by_o twelve_o angel_n and_o the_o wall_n of_o jasper_n and_o the_o city_n pure_a gold_n and_o the_o very_a foundation_n garnish_v with_o precious_a stone_n a_o jasper_n a_o saphir_n a_o chalcedony_n a_o emerald_n a_o sardonix_n a_o sardius_n a_o chrysolite_n a_o beril_n 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will_v fight_v and_o kick_v with_o those_o that_o will_v do_v they_o good_a and_o our_o saviour_n counsel_n be_v 6._o cast_v not_o your_o pearl_n before_o swine_n leâ—t_v they_o turn_v again_o and_o all_o to_o rend_v you_o i_o say_v again_o some_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v find_v it_o so_o and_o for_o goodwill_n freeness_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o not_o keep_v back_o any_o part_n of_o god_n counsel_n have_v be_v ill-rewarded_n rend_v and_o tear_v for_o their_o faithful_a counsel_n and_o it_o have_v therefore_o be_v the_o serpentine_a wisdom_n of_o other_o to_o hide_v their_o talon_n in_o a_o napkin_n that_o so_o they_o may_v avoid_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o sleep_v in_o a_o whole_a skin_n i_o remember_v a_o speech_n of_o r._n moses_n more_n nevochim_n part_v 3._o chap._n 34._o legem_fw-la accommodatam_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la gentem_fw-la communiter_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la the_o law_n be_v fit_v for_o the_o people_n in_o general_a 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