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injustice_n may_v have_v refuse_v to_o the_o most_o perfect_a saint_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v protest_v that_o they_o who_o defer_v their_o confession_n to_o the_o last_o shall_v die_v in_o their_o sin_n 8.21_o in_o peccato_fw-la vestro_fw-la moriemini_fw-la joh._n 8.21_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v declare_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o wiseman_n that_o when_o death_n seize_v you_o which_o you_o put_v so_o far_o from_o you_o now_o when_o distress_n and_o anguish_n which_o you_o do_v not_o apprehend_v come_v upon_o you_o of_o a_o sudden_a 1.28_o in_o interitu_fw-la vestro_fw-la ridebo_fw-la &_o subsanabo_fw-la vos_fw-la prov._n 1.26_o clamabitis_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o &_o non_fw-la exaudiam_fw-la vos_fw-la
enough_o mdi_o enough_o vae_fw-la tempori_fw-la illi_fw-la domine_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la te_fw-la amavi_fw-la vae_fw-la tempori_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la te_fw-la graviter_fw-la off_o mdi_o my_o god_n i_o curse_v the_o day_n that_o i_o neglect_v to_o love_v thou_o i_o curse_v the_o day_n wherein_o i_o offend_v thou_o 26._o thou_o dominus_fw-la illuminatio_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la mea_fw-la dominus_fw-la protector_n aquavitae_fw-la meae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la trepidabo_fw-la ps_n 26._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o protector_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o shall_v i_o be_v a_o afraid_a 22.4_o afraid_a etiamsi-consistant_a adversum_fw-la me_fw-it castra_fw-la non_fw-la time_n bircor_fw-la meum_fw-la ps_n 26.5_o si_fw-mi ambulavero_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la umbrae_fw-la mortis_fw-la non_fw-la timebo_fw-la mala_fw-la quoniam_fw-la tu_fw-la mecum_fw-la es_fw-la ps_n 22.4_o though_o man_n shall_v 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