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soon_o do_v the_o name_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o take_v pleasure_n in_o as_o the_o tavern_n or_o alehouse_n in_o which_o thou_o have_v often_o disguise_v thyself_o come_v to_o mind_n no_o soon_o the_o name_n of_o thy_o farm_n which_o afford_v thou_o such_o a_o rent_n &_o revenue_n offer_v itself_o to_o thou_o no_o soon_o do_v the_o name_n of_o the_o harlot_n who_o thou_o have_v consort_v with_o the_o glass_n in_o which_o thou_o can_v reflect_v thy_o own_o face_n upon_o thy_o eye_n stand_v before_o thou_o but_o instant_o thou_o feel_v a_o union_n with_o those_o lust_n which_o those_o name_n and_o notion_n present_a to_o thou_o thy_o spirit_n savour_v drunkenness_n covetousness_n uncleanness_n and_o pride_n only_o the_o sacrament_n be_v offer_v to_o thy_o eye_n by_o the_o lord_n in_o which_o christ_n be_v nominate_v nay_o actual_o exhibit_v and_o unite_v and_o here_o the_o union_n be_v so_o strange_a a_o thing_n from_o thou_o that_o any_o other_o base_a object_n will_v soon_o offer_v 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