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and_o condemn_v he_o according_a to_o that_o testimony_n before_o mention_v rom._n 2._o 15._o and_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 20._o this_o manifest_v to_o judas_n his_o sin_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o bring_v again_o the_o money_n and_o confess_v he_o have_v sin_v and_o more_o than_o this_o be_v not_o needful_a by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o h._n w._n or_o any_o other_o person_n demand_v where_o that_o witness_n be_v that_o do_v condemn_v and_o what_o that_o be_v which_o cause_v judas_n to_o bring_v again_o the_o money_n and_o to_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o he_o have_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n four_o creator_n there_o be_v yet_o a_o further_a use_n of_o this_o light_n common_a to_o all_o man_n it_o do_v not_o only_o make_v manifest_a direct_a and_o convince_v but_o be_v able_a also_o to_o know_v much_o of_o god_n as_o a_o creator_n and_o law_n giver_n at_o least_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v see_v rom._n 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