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36._o that_o then_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v judas_n 15._o and_o every_o secret_a thing_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o light_v rom._n 2._o 16._o and_o that_o the_o judgement_n will_v be_v most_o just_a and_o so_o confess_v by_o all_o rom._n 2._o 5_o 6._o why_o then_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o last_o judgement_n see_v he_o shall_v be_v my_o judge_n who_o be_v my_o brother_n advocate_n and_o redeemer_n he_o that_o be_v willing_o judge_v for_o i_o will_v give_v no_o hard_a sentence_n against_o i_o yea_o he_o have_v already_o absolve_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n and_o give_v i_o the_o earnest_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o i_o have_v judge_v myself_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o i_o do_v believe_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n be_v unspeakable_a and_o incomprehensible_a by_o we_o here_o on_o earth_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o that_o be_v it_o eternal_a matth._n 25._o 45._o and_o that_o it_o be_v 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