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shall_v judge_v the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v as_o his_o assistant_n give_v consent_n and_o approbation_n to_o his_o sentence_n judge_v 1._o cor._n 6._o 2._o 3._o thus_o also_o shall_v they_o be_v judge_v even_o of_o devil_n who_o be_v angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n aenig_n 412._o how_o be_v it_o that_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o god_n will_v not_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o the_o righteous_a yet_o both_o quick_a &_o dead_a shall_v stand_v before_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o white_a throne_n to_o be_v judge_v resolution_n difference_n the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n of_o condemnation_n nor_o the_o wicked_a into_o judgement_n of_o absolution_n but_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o inquisition_n and_o examination_n rom._n 14._o 2._o cor._n 5._o 10._o aenig_n 413_o what_o be_v that_o that_o burn_v and_o consume_v not_o be_v change_v and_o perish_v and_o yet_o abide_v still_o and_o how_o 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