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you_o visit_v i_o i_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o you_o come_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n it_o will_v even_o astonish_v and_o confound_v the_o righteous_a to_o hear_v such_o language_n as_o this_o from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n when_o he_o appear_v in_o such_o glory_n they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o question_v when_o he_o be_v in_o any_o want_n and_o receive_v relief_n at_o their_o hand_n when_o see_v we_o thou_o a_o hungry_a or_o a_o thirst_n or_o naked_a and_o minister_v any_o help_n we_o receive_v all_o from_o thou_o but_o we_o can_v give_v nothing_o to_o thou_o thou_o do_v relieve_v we_o and_o redeem_v we_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a poverty_n and_o misery_n in_o which_o we_o be_v sink_v and_o shall_v have_v perish_v without_o thy_o help_n but_o what_o relief_n have_v thou_o from_o we_o then_o the_o king_n will_v answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o v_o 40._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o have_v do_v it_o to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o 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