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another_o of_o truth_n one_o of_o poverty_n and_o another_o of_o riches_n but_o it_o have_v one_o only_a disposition_n pure_a and_o uncorrupt_a towards_o all_o it_o have_v no_o double_a sight_n nor_o double_a hear_n for_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v speak_v or_o see_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n behold_v his_o heart_n and_o therefore_o he_o cleanse_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v find_v faulty_a before_o god_n and_o man_n but_o all_o the_o work_n of_o belial_n be_v double_a and_o utter_o void_a of_o simplicity_n wherefore_o my_o child_n shun_v the_o naughtiness_n of_o belial_n for_o at_o the_o first_o he_o delight_v those_o that_o obey_v he_o but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v a_o sword_n and_o the_o father_n of_o seven_o mischief_n for_o when_o the_o mind_n have_v once_o conceive_v by_o belial_n it_o bring_v forth_o first_o envy_n second_o desperateness_n three_o sorrow_n fourthly_a bondage_n five_o neediness_n six_o trouble_n somness_n and_o seven_o desolation_n 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