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threaten_v that_o in_o what_o hour_n soever_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o same_o tree_n he_o shall_v die_v a_o everlasting_a death_n man_n but_o untrue_o deal_v man_n with_o his_o faithful_a god_n transgress_v his_o commandment_n and_o give_v more_o credit_n to_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o of_o the_o serpent_n than_o to_o the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o even_o as_o much_o as_o to_o take_v the_o form_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a out_o of_o themselves_o or_o elsewhere_o rather_o than_o of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o cleave_v and_o be_v obedient_a only_o unto_o he_o as_o to_o such_o a_o one_o as_o wish_v good_a unto_o every_o man_n for_o man_n be_v deceive_v through_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n do_v believe_v that_o god_n be_v not_o indifferent_a and_o that_o he_o have_v withdraw_v from_o he_o some_o of_o his_o godly_a wisdom_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o mind_n now_o be_v depart_v from_o god_n through_o infidelity_n and_o 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