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34.35.36.37.38.39.40_o and_o go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o i_o be_v a_o hunger_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n i_o thirst_v and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o drink_n etc._n etc._n in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v iâ—_n not_o to_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n to_o see_v the_o blindness_n in_o which_o man_n be_v who_o do_v not_o account_v it_o the_o most_o happy_a thing_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o man_n to_o give_v to_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v hungry_a or_o thirsty_a or_o naked_a or_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n again_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v not_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o most_o vile_a wretchedness_n when_o a_o man_n do_v set_v more_o by_o his_o riches_n then_o by_o relieve_n christ_n now_o mark_v well_o be_v not_o all_o that_o believe_v the_o very_a member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n thou_o behold_v the_o poor_a that_o be_v sick_a or_o lame_a 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