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you_o shall_v meet_v with_o one_o that_o will_v acknowledge_v he_o fear_v not_o god_n it_o be_v strange_a it_o shall_v be_v possible_a for_o man_n thus_o to_o cheat_v themselves_o but_o however_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o can_v deceive_v god_n he_o will_v not_o be_v mock_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o now_o so_o fear_v as_o to_o avoid_v sin_n we_o shall_v one_o day_n fear_v when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o avoid_v punishment_n 50._o a_o five_o duty_n to_o god_n that_o of_o trust_v tru_v in_o he_o that_o be_v depend_v and_o rest_v on_o he_o and_o that_o be_v first_o in_o all_o danger_n second_o in_o all_o want_n we_o be_v to_o rest_v on_o he_o in_o all_o our_o danger_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a of_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v all_o those_o temptation_n by_o which_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v draw_v to_o sin_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n danger_n he_o have_v promise_v that_o if_o we_o resist_v the_o devil_n he_o shall_v fly_v from_o we_o jam_fw-la 4._o 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