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spend_v wherefore_o a_o necessity_n a_o necessity_n urgent_a and_o indispensible_a even_n comples_fw-la the_o gospel-church_n and_o all_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o life-redeeming_a river_n of_o apparent_a righteousness_n and_o do_v as_o hagar_n and_o her_o son_n do_v drink_v and_o not_o die_v that_o be_v that_o they_o may_v find_v what_o that_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v and_o seek_v to_o have_v it_o fair_o transcribe_v in_o their_o own_o that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o those_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o we_o must_v therefore_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v this_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n sure_a to_o ourselves_o to_o know_v what_o that_o life-redeeming_a righteousness_n be_v and_o how_o to_o work_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v how_o to_o work_v it_o without_o a_o pattern_n a_o 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