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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la parvi_fw-la ducas_fw-la do_v not_o set_v light_n by_o it_o the_o word_n come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parvus_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cura_fw-la do_v not_o disregard_n and_o sleight_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n not_o worth_a the_o take_a notice_n of_o this_o do_v they_o as_o i_o have_v show_v you_o who_o be_v not_o will_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o their_o heart_n against_o their_o affliction_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v there_o this_o let_v not_o any_o of_o we_o do_v when_o god_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o upon_o what_o part_n in_o what_o kind_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o expect_v that_o we_o shall_v lay_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n a_o parent_n be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o his_o child_n when_o it_o laugh_v at_o his_o correction_n heart_n god_n hand_n ever_o to_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n this_o beware_v we_o of_o be_v god_n angry_a with_o we_o 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