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adultery_n but_o he_o that_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o of_o all_o other_o evil_n and_o do_v thou_o never_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n have_v this_o arise_v in_o thou_o say_v will_v i_o may_v have_v my_o pleasure_n my_o heart_n delight_n with_o this_o comely_a person_n also_o it_o be_v far_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v thy_o neighbour_n now_o do_v thou_o at_o no_o time_n
say_v in_o thy_o heart_n or_o have_v such_o thing_n arise_v in_o thou_o say_v will_v such_o pg_v a_o man_n house_n or_o land_n be_v i_o or_o be_v he_o in_o a_o fair_a trade_n do_v not_o thou_o desire_v or_o wish_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o can_v get_v into_o his_o trade_n or_o do_v he_o live_v brave_o in_o the_o world_n do_v not_o thou_o desire_v his_o trade_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v as_o he_o or_o be_v not_o thou_o ready_a to_o envy_v he_o because_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v as_o he_o do_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o it_o be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n hebr._n 13.5.1_o tim._n 6.8_o be_v thou_o a_o servant_n be_v thou_o at_o all_o time_n content_a in_o thy_o heart_n with_o thy_o wage_n do_v not_o something_o arise_v in_o thou_o to_o the_o contrary_a luke_n 3.14_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n though_o they_o be_v not_o know_v to_o man_n yet_o god_n know_v they_o all_o and_o they_o be_v enough_o to_o bring_v man_n under_o the_o curse_n now_o all_o these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v at_o all_o time_n deut._n 18.19_o for_o christ_n do_v that_o which_o please_v god_n always_o after_o all_o these_o and_o hundred_o more_o that_o may_v be_v reckon_v up_o if_o thou_o can_v say_v thou_o do_v they_o it_o will_v be_v require_v whether_o thou_o do_v they_o all_o pure_o out_o of_o love_n for_o whatever_o be_v do_v if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o love_n to_o god_n it_o avail_v not_o now_o if_o thou_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o holy_a statute_n that_o thou_o may_v get_v into_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n and_o that_o thy_o peace_n may_v be_v make_v thereby_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v free_a from_o condemnation_n hell_n death_n and_o eternal_a torment_n i_o can_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v pure_o of_o love_n as_o though_o thou_o waft_v free_a from_o fear_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o all_o eternity_n for_o suppose_v two_o man_n in_o this_o nation_n shall_v commit_v treason_n 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