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they_o by_o yet_o and_o afterward_o they_o will_v bargain_n answ_n but_o defer_v not_o the_o time_n now_o what_o will_v you_o give_v for_o they_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v man_n soul_n say_v o_o mercy_n mercy_n be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o world_n oh_o what_o avail_v it_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o miserable_a honourable_a and_o accurse_a you_o little_a one_o what_o say_v you_o do_v not_o you_o wish_v for_o mercy_n o_o mercy_n mercy_n without_o mercy_n we_o be_v for_o ever_o wretched_a oh_o it_o be_v mercy_n that_o we_o live_v and_o be_v not_o send_v quick_a to_o hell_n but_o now_o will_v you_o buy_v it_o you_o shall_v have_v it_o cheap_a enough_o what_o will_v you_o give_v now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o main_a you_o must_v give_v as_o the_o market_n go_v and_o on_o god_n term_n for_o you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o god_n will_v save_v you_o with_o wish_v oh_o no_o no_o he_o will_v not_o but_o now_o will_v you_o buy_v they_o then_o bid_v fair_a you_o must_v part_v with_o all_o your_o sin_n 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