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the_o other_o side_n ansâ—_z alas_o it_o be_v the_o plain_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o yet_o you_o know_v it_o not_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o clear_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n set_v it_o home_o upon_o your_o heart_n i_o will_v not_o burden_n your_o memory_n with_o abundance_n but_o only_o give_v you_o a_o infallible_a mark_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n i_o pray_v diligent_o observe_v the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n and_o know_v my_o sheep_n and_o be_o know_v of_o i_o john_n 10.14_o know_a of_o i_o will_v you_o say_v what_o be_v that_o that_o be_v christ_n sheep_n christ_n flock_n know_v he_o so_o as_o to_o hear_v his_o voice_n and_o obey_v his_o commandâ—_z they_o will_v not_o follow_v strange_a man_n nor_o stâ—ange_v and_o unâ—arranted_v way_n ver._n 45._o they_o will_v hear_v god_n word_n and_o endeavour_v to_o know_v god_n will_n in_o any_o thing_n and_o then_o on_o they_o go_v these_o all_o speak_v one_o language_n look_v 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