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say_v he_o nay_o and_o that_o all_o the_o day_n long_o rom._n 10._o 21._o and_o of_o jerusalem_n he_o say_v how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thou_o mat._n 23._o 37._o how_o many_o sermon_n by_o one_o minister_n to_o woo_v we_o to_o open_v our_o heart_n to_o christ_n and_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a or_o go_v how_o many_o more_o by_o another_o he_o have_v stand_v at_o our_o door_n more_o than_o one_o day_n or_o night_n more_o than_o one_o week_n or_o two_o more_o than_o one_o year_n or_o two_o more_o than_o one_o twenty_o year_n or_o two_o will_v he_o do_v thus_o if_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o come_v in_o and_o save_v we_o 9_o his_o retorical_a and_o soul-drawing_a argument_n partly_o 1._o privative_a you_o shall_v not_o perish_v if_o you_o will_v open_v to_o he_o 2._o positive_a you_o shall_v have_v ever_o last_a life_n if_o you_o will_v open_v to_o he_o john_n 3._o 15_o 16._o the_o word_n be_v double_v whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v he_o shall_v 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