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life_n or_o death_n â—f_o he_o shall_v choose_v the_o one_o vers_n 22._o and_o second_o answer_v that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o choose_v but_o in_o this_o choice_n â—s_v in_o a_o strait_a betwixt_o two_o and_o three_o set_v down_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o choice_n be_v so_o hard_a as_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o to_o choose_v death_n vers_fw-la 23._o and_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o they_o it_o be_v better_a that_o he_o choose_v life_n vers_fw-la 14._o here_o be_v then_o the_o strait_a whether_o for_o his_o own_o great_a good_n he_o be_v now_o to_o choose_v death_n or_o for_o their_o great_a good_a hâ—_n be_v to_o choose_v long_a life_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o order_n and_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n general_o thus_o far_o now_o let_v uâ—_n see_v what_o observation_n we_o may_v gather_v hence_o for_o our_o fartheâ—_n use_v and_o instruction_n the_o first_o thing_n then_o which_o here_o i_o note_n be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o 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