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so_o much_o ãâã_d serve_v the_o turn_n christ_n aââ¦_n liberty_n christ_n and_o tââ¦_n world_n oh_o hold_v you_o theââ¦_n say_v he_o deut._n 12.31_o you_o shââ¦_n not_o worship_n god_n as_o hââ¦_n then_v do_v but_o as_o christian_n oh_o draw_v the_o curtain_n &_o ââ¦_n and_o if_o thy_o neighbour_n off_o thou_o more_o for_o a_o commode_v than_o it_o be_v worth_a thou_o shoââ¦_n do_v not_o take_v it_o oh_o dââ¦_n the_o curtaineââ¦_n the_o suââ¦_n shine_v too_o full_a in_o my_o faââ¦_n say_v he_o you_o must_v not_o ãâã_d off_o your_o ware_n with_o lyââ¦_n oh_o draw_v the_o curtain_n ãâã_d and_o so_o of_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n ââ¦riefely_o i_o conceive_v you_o do_v ãâã_d some_o measure_n know_v how_o ââ¦at_a they_o hinder_v the_o work_n ââ¦f_o the_o light_n of_o the_o truth_n say_v ââ¦remy_n i_o hearken_v &_o hear_v ãâã_d any_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o ââ¦eir_n thigh_n and_o say_v what_o ââ¦ve_v i_o do_v oh_o brethren_n ââ¦e_v truth_n of_o god_n come_v to_o ââ¦ur_v door_n and_o 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