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be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v say_v jesus_n mat._n 12.36_o 37._o i_o testify_v that_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n jesus_n in_o every_o man_n conscience_n will_v clear_o show_v or_o manifest_v to_o man_n understanding_n what_o word_n thought_n and_o intention_n be_v justifiable_a and_o what_o be_v also_o condemnable_a wherefore_o my_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v ready_a to_o say_v bless_a be_v and_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v who_o suffer_v his_o mind_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o pure_a and_o true_a manifestation_n of_o the_o eternal_a light_n which_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n manifest_v within_o as_o it_o be_v write_v rom._n 1.19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 12.7_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v true_a be_v give_v to_o every_o man_n to_o profit_v withal_o and_o they_o that_o profit_v not_o by_o the_o same_o shall_v certain_o receive_v the_o unprofitable_a servant_n portion_n not_o to_o salvation_n but_o contrariwise_o unto_o perdition_n which_o be_v the_o just_a reward_n of_o they_o which_o not_o only_o reject_v the_o truth_n and_o receive_v it_o not_o in_o the_o love_n of_o the_o same_o but_o also_o take_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o so_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o his_o face_n and_o defy_v and_o condemn_v the_o just_a in_o themselves_o and_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a also_o in_o the_o general_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o walk_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o i_o cast_v out_o before_o you_o say_v god_n to_o the_o true_a seed_n for_o they_o commit_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o therefore_o i_o abhor_v they_o say_v the_o lord_n levit._n 20._o let_v not_o i_o i_o pray_v you_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o any_o neither_o let_v i_o give_v flatter_a