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thou_o have_v teach_v in_o our_o street_n but_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o tell_v you_o i_o know_v you_o not_o whence_o you_o be_v depart_v from_o i_o all_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v matt._n 7.22_o many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n of_o the_o great_a judgement_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n and_o then_o i_o will_v profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_v iniquity_n here_o i_o consider_v two_o thing_n 1_o what_o these_o great_a pretender_n to_o religion_n do_v allege_v for_o themselves_o and_o that_o be_v that_o they_o have_v hear_v christ_n himself_o preach_v unto_o they_o in_o his_o own_o person_n yea_o that_o themselves_o do_v preach_v in_o his_o name_n and_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o in_o his_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o hereupon_o they_o 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