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heaven_n say_v he_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o certain_a man_n that_o make_v a_o great_a supper_n and_o bid_v many_o that_o supper_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o grace_n here_o even_o to_o the_o marriage_n supper_n of_o the_o lamb._n but_o they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n begin_v to_o make_v excuse_n the_o first_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o have_v buy_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n i_o be_o a_o purchaser_n you_o must_v excuse_v i_o from_o be_v so_o religious_a i_o be_o upon_o a_o purchase_n and_o another_o say_v i_o have_v buy_v five_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o i_o go_v to_o prove_v they_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v i_o excuse_v i_o be_o a_o husbandman_n and_o i_o can_v take_v
watch_n for_o you_o know_v not_o the_o time_n yet_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o that_o have_v quite_o another_o sense_n and_o that_o it_o speak_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v look_v that_o they_o have_v the_o truth_n of_o grace_n and_o oil_n in_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o wedding_n garment_n this_o be_v the_o watchfulness_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n confine_v we_o to_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v upon_o our_o watch-tower_n and_o to_o know_v the_o time_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o it_o be_v great_a hypocrisy_n however_o we_o may_v think_v it_o great_a modesty_n that_o we_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o time_n from_o the_o sign_n the_o scripture_n have_v give_v we_o from_o time_n to_o time_n that_o we_o may_v come_v to_o know_v when_o this_o great_a come_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v and_o that_o our_o heart_n may_v be_v great_o prepare_v and_o in_o a_o readiness_n for_o that_o 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