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and_o be_v clean_a 2_o king_n 5.13_o if_o god_n if_o christ_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o hard_a work_n will_v thou_o not_o do_v it_o to_o save_v thy_o soul_n for_o ever_o how_o much_o more_o when_o he_o have_v make_v the_o way_n more_o easy_a than_o of_o old_a and_o offer_v and_o assure_v great_a help_n than_o then_o to_o enable_v thou_o to_o do_v it_o last_o compare_v thy_o work_n for_o the_o true_a god_n with_o what_o idolater_n and_o hypocrite_n perform_v to_o false_a one_o or_o to_o the_o true_a one_o false_o that_o you_o may_v be_v move_v to_o jealousy_n with_o those_o which_o be_v not_o a_o people_n and_o provoke_v by_o a_o foolish_a nation_n deut._n 32.21_o how_o do_v the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n cry_v whole_a day_n and_o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lance_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o how_o do_v the_o profelyte_n of_o rome_n whip_v themselves_o pour_v out_o their_o money_n to_o their_o wily_a priest_n which_o make_v merchandise_n of_o they_o for_o mass_n 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