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the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n that_o like_o the_o horse_n and_o mule_n they_o be_v not_o not_o only_o slave_n under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o turk_n but_o be_v as_o full_a of_o pride_n and_o lust_n as_o blindness_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o restrain_v his_o preserve_a love_n and_o care_n from_o they_o that_o wilful_o take_v wrong_a way_n to_o find_v he_o those_o that_o will_v seek_v christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n without_o a_o church_n and_o sacrament_n do_v pursue_v the_o truth_n itself_o by_o another_o way_n than_o christ_n have_v lay_v open_a to_o we_o and_o to_o pursue_v the_o truth_n any_o other_o way_n than_o he_o have_v discover_v unto_o we_o be_v madness_n as_o to_o pursue_v thou_o know_v not_o what_o if_o thou_o shall_v see_v a_o man_n pull_v at_o a_o oar_n till_o his_o eyestring_n and_o sinew_n and_o muscle_n break_v and_o thou_o shall_v ask_v he_o whether_o he_o row_v if_o thou_o shall_v see_v a_o man_n run_v himself_o out_o of_o breath_n and_o shall_v ask_v 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a_o bestial_a pride_n 4_o and_o these_o proud_a people_n be_v elegant_o express_v in_o the_o horse_n the_o horse_n rejoice_v in_o his_o strength_n he_o go_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o arm_a man_n he_o mock_v at_o fear_n he_o turn_v upon_o the_o sword_n and_o he_o swallow_v the_o ground_n the_o horse_n stand_v upon_o his_o outward_a pomp_n but_o well_o what_o will_v the_o lord_n do_v but_o when_o time_n be_v god_n mount_v on_o high_a and_o he_o mock_v the_o horse_n and_o the_o rider_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v smite_v every_o horse_n with_o astonishment_n and_o his_o rider_n with_o madness_n the_o horse_n believe_v not_o that_o it_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n when_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v to_o we_o in_o our_o last_o bell_n the_o erroneous_o wicked_a shall_v not_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n he_o shall_v not_o know_v it_o nor_o take_v knowledge_n of_o it_o but_o pass_v away_o unsensible_a of_o his_o own_o condition_n this_o be_v not_o 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