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last_o day_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o feed_v i_o not_o naked_a and_o you_o clothe_v i_o not_o sick_z and_o in_o prison_n and_o you_o visit_v i_o not_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o none_o excuse_n will_v serve_v their_o turn_n the_o four_o and_o last_o doctrine_n be_v that_o which_o ought_v to_o awaken_v every_o man_n to_o live_v righteous_o and_o fruitful_o viz._n that_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v not_o by_o his_o word_n or_o profession_n but_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o his_o work_n and_o that_o not_o only_o at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o even_o in_o present_a for_o so_o he_o say_v 33._o say_v verse_n 20._o so_o cap._n 12._o 33._o you_o shall_v know_v they_o by_o their_o fruit_n in_o which_o respect_n a_o man_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v justify_v or_o condemn_v by_o his_o work_n declarative_o wherefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n write_v 14._o write_v 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