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move_v but_o though_o i_o be_v move_v i_o shall_v never_o be_v great_o move_v i_o shall_v never_o be_v so_o move_v as_o to_o break_v my_o neck_n and_o be_v utter_o undo_v to_o be_v quite_o and_o clean_o forsake_v and_o give_v over_o for_o go_v so_o as_o to_o be_v remove_v from_o all_o hope_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n name_n a_o man_n may_v be_v horrible_o assault_v yet_o a_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v never_o be_v at_o such_o a_o pass_n as_o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v leave_v he_o utter_o we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o motive_n and_o that_o be_v that_o these_o remainder_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v we_o may_v take_v these_o word_n to_o concern_v the_o whole_a church_n or_o every_o particular_a soul_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o but_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o only_o as_o they_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o church_n from_o whence_o we_o observe_v that_o a_o particular_a church_n may_v be_v ready_a to_o die_v perish_v this_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v 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