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eternity_n and_o if_o ever_o you_o will_v be_v wise_a for_o your_o soul_n be_v wise_a in_o this_o to_o make_v your_o life_n the_o only_o provide_v time_n for_o heaven_n eternity_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o text_n and_o the_o occasion_n *_o âŽ_o *_o finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la tho_o wykes_n july_n 30._o 1640._o