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consider_v what_o this_o will_n be_v thou_o must_v be_v a_o servant_n thou_o must_v be_v persecute_v into_o egypt_n thy_o life_n must_v be_v seek_v among_o the_o little_a child_n thou_o must_v be_v account_v a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n a_o breaker_n of_o the_o sabbath_n thou_o must_v be_v reproach_v and_o hang_v upon_o a_o cross_n and_o be_v crucify_a between_o thief_n and_o murderer_n what_o will_v thou_o go_v now_o ay_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o thy_o book_n that_o i_o must_v do_v thy_o will_n and_o lo_o i_o come_v he_o stick_v not_o at_o any_o or_o all_o of_o these_o thing_n say_v god_n to_o abraham_n abraham_n go_v and_o sacrifice_v your_o only_a son_n isaac_n unto_o i_o o_o lord_n may_v he_o say_v this_o be_v a_o hard_a business_n what_o murder_v my_o son_n what_o will_v my_o wife_n say_v it_o will_v be_v her_o death_n what_o will_v the_o nation_n say_v here_o be_v a_o bloody_a man_n to_o murder_v his_o son_n and_o so_o i_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o it_o 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