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of_o concupiscence_n and_o have_v â—ies_n of_o adultery_n he_o be_v nourish_v and_o rock_v in_o the_o cradle_n of_o intemperance_n be_v grow_v up_o by_o covetousness_n to_o such_o excess_n that_o his_o little_a finger_n be_v big_a than_o by_o just_a measure_n his_o body_n shall_v be_v his_o motion_n be_v from_o anger_n his_o greatness_n from_o his_o pride_n he_o be_v make_v strong_a to_o evil_a by_o his_o malice_n he_o waâ—eth_v old_a with_o wickedness_n consume_v with_o lechery_n and_o wear_v with_o envy_n thus_o he_o end_v worse_a than_o he_o begin_v &_o in_o all_o these_o he_o be_v bolster_v up_o by_o hypocrisiâ—_fw-la and_o show_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o christian._n malac._n and_o so_o cover_v the_o injury_n under_o the_o garment_n of_o god_n but_o they_o be_v deceive_v god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v let_v they_o not_o say_v we_o have_v abraham_n for_o our_o father_n the_o answer_n our_o saviour_n give_v the_o carnal_a jew_n be_v fit_v for_o they_o you_o be_v of_o your_o 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worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n vers._n 20._o so_o he_o arise_v and_o come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a way_n off_o his_o father_n see_v he_o and_o have_v compassion_n and_o run_v and_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o vers._n 21._o and_o the_o son_n say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o he_o call_v thy_o son_n vers._n 22._o then_o the_o father_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n bring_v forth_o the_o best_a robe_n and_o put_v it_o on_o he_o and_o put_v a_o ring_n on_o his_o hand_n and_o shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n ver._n 23._o and_o bring_v the_o fat_a calf_n and_o kill_v he_o and_o let_v
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