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their_o fear_n now_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o fear_v man_n who_o be_v but_o flesh_n labour_n first_o to_o mortify_v thy_o own_o flesh_n flesh_n only_o fear_v flesh_n when_o the_o soul_n degenerate_v into_o carnal_a desire_n and_o delight_n no_o wonder_n he_o fall_v into_o carnal_a fear_n have_v a_o care_n christian_n thou_o bring_v not_o thyself_o into_o bondage_n perhaps_o thy_o heart_n feed_v on_o the_o applause_n of_o man_n this_o will_v make_v thou_o afraid_a to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o as_o those_o who_o shuffle_v with_o christ_n john_n 12.42_o own_v he_o in_o private_a when_o they_o dare_v not_o confess_v he_o open_o for_o they_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n david_n say_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n and_o in_o this_o grave_n have_v many_o a_o saint_n name_v be_v bury_v but_o if_o this_o fleshly_a desire_n be_v mortify_v thou_o will_v not_o pass_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o man_n and_o so_o of_o all_o carnal_a affection_n some_o meat_n you_o 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