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by_o thyself_o and_o thy_o friend_n to_o perform_v that_o condition_n this_o life_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o hour_n neither_o can_v thou_o assure_v thyself_o of_o one_o hour_n &_o it_o be_v promise_v thou_o of_o god_n that_o thou_o shall_v obtain_v the_o everlasting_a in_o heritance_n if_o thou_o watch_v and_o pray_v why_o then_o do_v thou_o cease_v to_o watch_v against_o sin_n &_o to_o pray_v for_o god_n grace_n &_o mercy_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v count_v worthy_a to_o escape_v all_o these_o thing_n &_o to_o stand_v before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o be_v to_o appear_v bold_o to_o obtain_v favour_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o to_o be_v reject_v either_o in_o the_o general_a judgement_n when_o all_o flesh_n shall_v receive_v their_o doom_n or_o in_o the_o particular_a judgement_n of_o thy_o soul_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o body_n by_o death_n but_o perhaps_o because_o thou_o see_v many_o to_o live_v long_o thou_o do_v promise_v to_o 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know_v thou_o that_o thy_o legacy_n shall_v always_o be_v perform_v according_a to_o thy_o purpose_n and_o may_v not_o many_o that_o at_o this_o present_a time_n stand_v in_o need_n depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n before_o thy_o testament_n be_v in_o force_n and_o so_o thou_o lose_v the_o offer_a opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a and_o be_v not_o thy_o gift_n after_o thy_o death_n like_o a_o candle_n light_v at_o thy_o back_n that_o can_v guide_v thy_o foot_n in_o darkness_n and_o have_v thou_o forget_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n 14.12.13.14.15.16_o ecclus._n 14.12.13.14.15.16_o defraud_v not_o thyself_o say_v he_o of_o the_o good_a day_n and_o let_v not_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o good_a desire_n overpasse_v thou_o shall_v thou_o not_o leave_v thy_o travel_n unto_o another_o &_o thy_o labour_n for_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o heritage_n give_v and_o take_v &_o sanctify_v thy_o soul_n work_v thou_o righteousness_n before_o thy_o death_n for_o in_o hell_n there_o 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generation_n of_o viper_n who_o have_v forewarn_v you_o to_o flee_v from_o the_o anger_n to_o come_v sure_o this_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n for_o that_o they_o repute_v christ_n vild_a and_o a_o carpenter_n son_n but_o they_o account_v john_n a_o noble_a man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o noble_a man_n who_o father_n be_v zachariah_n the_o priest_n and_o his_o city_n be_v in_o judah_n whereas_o they_o suppose_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o nazareth_n a_o base_a and_o simple_a city_n in_o galilee_n 1.46.47_o joh._n 1.46.47_o and_o therefore_o nathaniel_n otherwise_o a_o just_a man_n and_o a_o true_a israelite_n without_o guile_n say_v can_v there_o any_o good_a thing_n come_v out_o of_o nazareth_n the_o jew_n respect_v after_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n external_a nobility_n and_o they_o have_v rather_o acknowledge_v john_n for_o the_o messiah_n that_o be_v honourable_o descend_v than_o christ_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o humility_n whether_o we_o respect_v the_o place_n of_o 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