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the_o young_a man_n have_v receive_v this_o letter_n read_v it_o and_o have_v read_v it_o he_o consider_v upon_o it_o and_o at_o last_o be_v affect_v exceed_o therewith_o but_o these_o two_o deceiver_n come_v unto_o he_o again_o do_v through_o their_o vain_a discourse_n and_o diabolical_a concernment_n make_v this_o youth_n to_o yield_v unto_o they_o so_o as_o that_o he_o forget_v the_o letter_n which_o come_v from_o his_o dear_a friend_n in_o which_o be_v contain_v such_o wholesome_a seasonable_a and_o compassionate_a instruction_n demas_n and_o apollyon_n so_o what_o now_o i_o hope_v you_o have_v not_o transgress_v paulus_n not_o i_o indeed_o apollyon_n how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v you_o look_v so_o sad_a paulus_n i_o have_v by_o a_o unparallelled_a providence_n receive_v a_o letter_n from_o one_o who_o love_v i_o which_o be_v strange_a in_o regard_n that_o he_o know_v not_o where_o i_o dwell_v apollyon_n illiterateness_n shakstone_n providence_n there_o be_v not_o such_o 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whereas_o you_o have_v not_o give_v up_o yourself_o unto_o i_o paulus_n will_v you_o accept_v of_o i_o oh_o lord_n apollyon_n if_o i_o have_v mean_v otherwise_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v ask'â—_n you_o paulus_n only_o lord_n i_o be_o at_o your_o service_n do_v with_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n apollyon_n have_v that_o god_n which_o you_o serve_v be_v good_a to_o you_o paulus_n they_o true_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v this_o that_o though_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n of_o the_o other_o â—od_n who_o i_o serve_v yet_o he_o will_v not_o give_v i_o all_o as_o i_o desire_v apollyon_n that_o i_o believe_v and_o shall_v i_o tell_v you_o those_o many_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v of_o he_o be_v not_o so_o real_a as_o they_o be_v present_v to_o you_o be_v only_a shadow_n paulus_n it_o be_v likely_a so_o true_o contract_n apollyon_n well_o if_o you_o be_v willing_a as_o you_o say_v to_o be_v my_o servant_n meet_v i_o about_o five_o of_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n by_o the_o 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