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charity_n never_o fail_v that_o abide_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o next_o world_n it_o shall_v accompany_v we_o no_o less_o then_o in_o this_o and_o be_v far_o more_o perfect_a and_o more_o delightful_a in_o this_o point_n charity_n pass_v all_o other_o virtue_n that_o can_v be_v name_v none_o that_o can_v abide_v for_o evermore_o as_o charity_n do_v &_o therefore_o charity_n be_v doubtless_o the_o great_a faith_n and_o hope_n how_o great_a how_o comfortable_a soever_o here_o they_o have_v their_o period_n beyond_o this_o life_n they_o can_v go_v for_o they_o both_o imply_v absence_n of_o that_o thing_n they_o fix_v upon_o when_o therefore_o we_o shall_v come_v in_o presence_n of_o what_o we_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o faith_n and_o hope_n shall_v vanish_v the_o husbandman_n while_o he_o plow_v plow_v in_o hope_n say_v musculus_fw-la and_o by_o hope_n he_o be_v sustain_v and_o hold_v up_o till_o his_o fruit_n be_v gather_v into_o his_o barn_n but_o when_o the_o harvest_n be_v in_o 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