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correspondency_n with_o one_o he_o suspect_v not_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o his_o friend_n and_o be_v true_a to_o his_o friendship_n notwithstanding_o but_o if_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n he_o must_v break_v utter_o with_o the_o one_o if_o he_o lean_v to_o the_o other_o three_o yet_o far_o in_o the_o three_o place_n so_o vast_a be_v the_o difference_n it_o that_o some_o kind_n of_o sin_n commit_v out_o of_o and_o against_o knowledge_n utter_o exclude_v from_o mercy_n for_o time_n to_o come_v which_o do_v out_o of_o ignorance_n remain_v capable_a of_o and_o may_v have_v obtain_v it_o as_o persecute_v the_o saint_n blaspheme_v christ_n etc._n etc._n paul_n will_n be_v as_o much_o in_o those_o act_n themselves_o and_o as_o hearty_a as_o those_o that_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o he_o be_v make_v against_o the_o church_n and_o in_o these_o sin_n as_o himself_o say_v not_o sin_v willing_o herein_o only_o but_o be_v carry_v on_o with_o fury_n as_o hot_a and_o 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