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and_o by_o saint_n john_n â—_o 1._o joh._n â—_o not_o to_o receyve_v they_o into_o their_o house_n nor_o to_o bid_v they_o god_n speed_n much_o less_o to_o join_v themselves_o in_o any_o league_n or_o amity_n with_o they_o or_o to_o suffer_v such_o to_o have_v any_o deal_n under_o they_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o take_v of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n so_o much_o as_o a_o thread_n 14.23_o gen._n 14.23_o or_o a_o shoâ—_n latchet_n lest_o he_o shall_v say_v 4.3_o eâ—dr_n 4.3_o i_o have_v enrich_v abraham_n zerobabell_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o samaritan_n to_o lay_v lime_n and_o stone_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o lord_n 13.16.18_o 1._o reg._n 13.16.18_o the_o young_a prophet_n for_o eat_v bread_n with_o the_o wicked_a old_a prophet_n be_v denowreâ—_n of_o a_o lion_n 11._o euse_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o nicepb_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o euse_n in_o vit_fw-mi const_n lib._n 1_o cap_n 11._o john_n the_o evangelist_n will_v not_o tarry_v in_o the_o same_o house_n with_o the_o heretic_n 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