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that_o he_o have_v to_o purchase_v it_o even_o the_o hide_a manna_n that_o a_o man_n may_v eat_v and_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o all_o which_o be_v food_n only_o for_o those_o that_o have_v the_o white_a stone_n give_v they_o and_o a_o new_a name_n write_v in_o it_o that_o no_o man_n can_v read_v save_v he_o that_o receive_v it_o this_o be_v the_o new_a commandment_n and_o the_o old_a even_o that_o which_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n love_n work_v no_o evil_a neither_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n but_o contrariwise_o good_a and_o forgiveness_n to_o his_o brother_n yea_o if_o he_o offend_v seventy_o and_o seven_o time_n a_o day_n this_o be_v perfect_a love_n that_o abhor_v slavery_n by_o cast_v out_o fear_n he_o that_o get_v this_o pearl_n insure_v to_o himself_o a_o safe_a hide_v place_n where_o his_o enemy_n can_v dert_fw-ge he_o by_o his_o rejoice_v over_o he_o for_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o fall_v yet_o he_o shall_v arise_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v a_o light_n unto_o he_o and_o psalm_n 30.5_o for_o his_o anger_n endure_v but_o a_o moment_n in_o his_o favour_n be_v life_n weep_v may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n farewell_o t._n w._n errata_fw-la page_n 7._o line_n 19_o read_v their_o for_o our_o p._n 17._o l._n 13._o r._n this_o lawgiver_n for_o the_o lawgiver_n p._n 22._o l._n 2._o r._n may_n for_o nay_o p._n 27._o l._n 20._o deal_n as_o p._n 29._o last_o line_n r._n need_v for_o more_o p._n 40._o l._n 5._o r._n end_n of_o a_o for_o end_v a._n p._n 58._o l._n 25._o r._n a_o righteousness_n for_o for_o righteousness_n and_o the_o true_a wheat_n for_o thy_o wheat_n p._n 59_o l._n 8._o r._n hide_v for_o hide_v p._n 62._o l._n 12._o r._n and_o under_o for_o that_o under_o p._n 64._o l._n 2._o r._n he_o have_v for_o have_v p._n 63._o l._n 2._o r._n aspire_v for_o aspiration_n p._n 97._o l._n 26._o r._n your_o father_n for_o our_o father_n p._n 94._o l._n 26._o r._n but_o contrariwise_o for_o contrariwise_o p._n 70._o l._n 25._o r._n so_o say_v for_o say_v so_o jerusalem_n glory_n or_o the_o saint_n safety_n in_o eye_v the_o church_n security_n psalm_n 137.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o for_o there_o they_o that_o carry_v we_o away_o captive_a require_v of_o we_o a_o song_n and_o they_o that_o waste_v we_o require_v of_o we_o mirth_n say_v sing_v we_o one_o of_o the_o song_n of_o zion_n how_o shall_v we_o sing_v the_o lord_n song_n in_o a_o strange_a land_n if_o i_o forget_v thou_o o_o jerusalem_n let_v my_o right_a hand_n forget_v she_o cunning_n if_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v thou_o let_v my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n if_o i_o prefer_v not_o jerusalem_n above_o my_o chief_a joy_n this_o psalm_n in_o general_a be_v a_o repeatal_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o captivity_n as_o you_o my_o read_n in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n and_o have_v relation_n to_o their_o weep_a and_o be_v oppress_v for_o the_o decay_n and_o wasting_n of_o zion_n 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