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you_o thâ—_n suggest_v that_o corvina_n cras_fw-la as_o augustine_n caâ—_n it_o cras_fw-la cras_fw-la if_o you_o have_v be_v ignorant_a hitherto_o know_v it_o from_o this_o day_n for_o a_o mâ—_n certain_a truth_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o liar_n â—_o hell_n the_o devil_n and_o sure_o i_o be_o he_o have_v â—_o way_n so_o plausible_a and_o politic_a to_o circumuâ—â—_n thou_o as_o by_o hang_v these_o weight_n of_o delaâ—_n upon_o thy_o soul_n and_o thereby_o let_v and_o binder_v thy_o present_a flight_n from_o sin_n to_o christ_n with_o a_o hereafter_o be_v time_n enough_o so_o that_o thou_o may_v conclude_v upon_o this_o that_o more_o perish_v this_o way_n than_o any_o other_o for_o satan_n can_v prevail_v upon_o few_o to_o say_v peremptory_o they_o will_v not_o repent_v but_o this_o be_v the_o common_a snare_n and_o bait_v wherein_o and_o whereby_o he_o take_v multitude_n i_o will_v turn_v to_o god_n hereafter_o for_o these_o delay_n provoke_v the_o god_n of_o grace_n to_o 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