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they_o do_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o like_a matt._n 7._o 22._o but_o neither_o will_v this_o help_v they_o the_o same_o answer_n that_o the_o two_o former_a have_v the_o same_o have_v these_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n 5._o they_o will_v seek_v to_o enter_v in_o by_o plead_v excuse_n where_o they_o can_v evade_v conviction_n the_o flothful_a servant_n go_v this_o way_n to_o work_v when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o account_v for_o not_o improve_n his_o lord_n money_n lord_n say_v he_o i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o hard_a man_n reap_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o sow_v and_o gather_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o strew_v and_o i_o be_v a_o afraid_a etc._n etc._n either_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o please_v in_o lay_v out_o thy_o money_n or_o that_o i_o shall_v put_v it_o into_o hand_n out_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o get_v it_o again_o at_o thy_o need_n and_o i_o go_v and_o hide_v thy_o talon_n in_o the_o earth_n lo_o there_o thou_o have_v that_o be_v thou_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v true_a lord_n i_o have_v not_o improve_v i_o have_v not_o get_v but_o consider_v also_o i_o have_v not_o embezzle_v i_o have_v not_o spend_v nor_o lose_v thy_o money_n lo_o there_o thou_o have_v that_o be_v thou_o matt._n 25._o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o there_o be_v but_o few_o will_v be_v able_a to_o say_v these_o last_o word_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o most_o of_o professor_n be_v for_o imbezzel_v miss_v pend_v and_o slthe_v away_o their_o time_n their_o talent_n their_o opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a in_o but_o i_o say_v if_o he_o that_o can_v make_v so_o good_a a_o exeuse_n as_o to_o say_v lo_o there_o thou_o have_v what_o be_v thou_o i_o say_v if_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o wicked_a and_o slothful_a servant_n if_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o shame_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n yea_o if_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v notwithstanding_o this_o care_n to_o save_v his_o lord_n money_n be_v cast_v as_o unprofitable_a into_o utter_a darkness_n where_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n what_o will_v they_o do_v that_o have_v neither_o take_v care_n to_o lay_v out_o nor_o care_n to_o keep_v what_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o trust_n 6._o they_o will_v seek_v to_o enter_v in_o by_o plead_v that_o ignorance_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o miscarry_v in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o offend_v wherefore_o when_o christ_n charge_v they_o with_o want_n of_o love_n to_o he_o and_o with_o want_n of_o those_o fruit_n that_o shall_v prove_v their_o love_n to_o be_v true_a as_o that_o they_o do_v not_o seed_v he_o do_v not_o give_v