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a_o race_n much_o more_o corrupt_a than_o themselves_o more_o licentious_a in_o their_o life_n indulge_v themselves_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o vice_n and_o voluptuousness_n and_o prone_a to_o all_o kind_n of_o injustice_n barbarity_n and_o cruelty_n gen._n 6._o these_o be_v the_o giant_n which_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o day_n and_o also_o after_o that_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v in_o unto_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n and_o they_o bare_a child_n unto_o they_o the_o same_o become_v mighty_a man_n which_o be_v of_o old_a man_n of_o renown_n and_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o it_o repent_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n on_o the_o earth_n so_o much_o do_v the_o licentious_a wickedness_n of_o the_o dissolute_a life_n of_o man_n offend_v god_n that_o holy_a oracle_n assure_v we_o it_o repent_v 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pure_a then_o peaceable_a gentle_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v full_a of_o mercy_n and_o good_a fruit_n without_o partiality_n and_o without_o hypocrisy_n we_o be_v also_o plain_o and_o large_o teach_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n how_o grievous_a a_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o hatred_n be_v and_o how_o great_a a_o impediment_n it_o lay_v in_o our_o way_n to_o salvation_n not_o only_a when_o it_o appear_v outward_o in_o evil_a deed_n but_o even_o when_o but_o conceit_v inward_o in_o the_o heart_n mat._n 5._o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o a_o cause_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o brother_n raca_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o council_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o fool_n to_o wit_n move_v with_o anger_n and_o with_o design_n to_o hurt_v he_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n wherefore_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n in_o his_o divine_a 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