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shepherd_n shall_v suffer_v by_o his_o flock_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o punish_v for_o his_o lie_n now_o i_o be_o the_o shepherd_n and_o i_o especial_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o you_o xxxii_o wherefore_o provide_v for_o yourselves_o whilst_o the_o tower_n be_v yet_o build_v the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o those_o that_o love_n peace_n for_o true_a peace_n be_v dear_a but_o he_o be_v far_o off_o from_o the_o contentious_a and_o those_o who_o be_v overtake_v with_o malice_n wherefore_o restore_v unto_o he_o the_o spirit_n entire_a as_o you_o receive_v it_o xciv_o for_o if_o thou_o shall_v give_v unto_o a_o full_a a_o new_a garment_n whole_a thou_o will_v expect_v to_o receive_v it_o whole_a again_o if_o therefore_o the_o full_a shall_v restore_v it_o unto_o thou_o tear_v will_v thou_o receive_v it_o will_v thou_o not_o present_o be_v angry_a and_o reproach_n he_o say_v i_o give_v my_o garment_n to_o thou_o whole_a why_o have_v thou_o rend_v it_o and_o make_v it_o useless_a 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and_o thy_o house_n to_o this_o shepherd_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v protect_v by_o he_o i_o say_v yes_o lord_n if_o therefore_o say_v he_o thou_o will_v be_v protect_v from_o all_o vexation_n and_o from_o all_o cruelty_n and_o have_v success_n in_o every_o good_a word_n and_o work_n and_o all_o virtue_n and_o righteousness_n walk_v in_o those_o command_n which_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o all_o sin_n for_o if_o thou_o keep_v those_o command_n all_o the_o desire_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o present_a world_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o thou_o and_o success_n shall_v follow_v thou_o in_o every_o good_a undertake_n take_v therefore_o his_o gravity_n and_o modesty_n upon_o thou_o and_o say_v unto_o
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