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of_o his_o distemper_n so_o likewise_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v with_o jesus_n christ_n indeed_o he_o have_v fix_v these_o visible_a sign_n upon_o thy_o soul_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o thou_o be_v come_v of_o a_o new_a creature_n all_o old_a thing_n be_v do_v away_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a in_o thou_o but_o if_o the_o sign_n of_o thy_o cleanse_n be_v not_o upon_o thou_o thou_o have_v still_o cause_n with_o the_o leper_n leu._n 13._o 45._o to_o rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o to_o go_v with_o thy_o head_n bare_a and_o to_o put_v a_o cover_v upon_o thy_o upper-lip_n cry_v out_o to_o every_o one_o which_o thou_o meet_v unclean_a unclean_a part_n viii_o