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sake_n have_v endure_v far_o great_a in_o all_o kind_n and_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o base_a sort_n of_o people_n of_o s._n peter_n deny_v christ_n part_v 1_o 26.69_o mat._n 26.69_o consider_v 1_o s._n peter_n have_v follow_v our_o lord_n into_o caiphas_n his_o house_n and_o stand_v with_o the_o rest_n at_o the_o fire_n there_o come_v to_o he_o one_o wench_n say_v thou_o also_o be_v with_o jesus_n the_o galilean_a but_o he_o deny_v before_o they_o all_o say_v i_o wot_v not_o what_o thou_o say_v etc._n etc._n he_o who_o but_o some_o few_o hour_n before_o say_v though_o i_o shall_v die_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v thou_o now_o at_o the_o first_o word_n and_o that_o of_o a_o woman_n 35._o ibid._n v._o 35._o out_o of_o shame_n and_o fear_n foul_o deny_v that_o he_o ever_o know_v he_o o_o how_o many_o be_v there_o now_o a_o day_n who_o not_o out_o of_o humility_n but_o out_o of_o a_o shameful_a â—ear_n of_o what_o the_o world_n will_v say_v or_o think_v of_o they_o 22.57_o luc._n 22.57_o dare_v not_o own_o any_o christian_a or_o virtuous_a action_n nor_o profess_v themselves_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o christ_n see_v you_o be_v none_o of_o these_o 26.74_o mat._n 26.74_o consider_v 2._o peter_n be_v still_o in_o the_o same_o company_n and_o taâ—ed_v by_o divers_a of_o be_v christ_n disciple_n he_o persi_v in_o his_o denial_n the_o second_o and_o three_o time_n neither_o mind_a he_o the_o first_o cock_n crow_v or_o at_o least_o care_v not_o but_o begin_v to_o curse_v and_o to_o swâ—are_v that_o he_o know_v not_o the_o man_n observe_v the_o different_a effect_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a company_n peter_n among_o his_o fellow_n disciple_n be_v so_o fervorous_a as_o to_o offer_v to_o die_v for_o his_o master_n in_o this_o lewd_a company_n he_o disowen_v even_o to_o know_v any_o such_o man_n learn_v hence_o to_o avoid_v evil_a company_n and_o conversation_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n 15.33_o 1_o cor._n 15.33_o say_v evil_a communication_n corrupt_v 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