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come_v no_o more_o but_o his_o coat_n for_o he_o thy_o sorrow_n be_v near_o and_o even_o at_o the_o door_n by_o such_o cruel_a child_n no_o god_n no_o brother_n no_o father_n no_o friend_n be_v regard_v of_o they_o stony_a heart_n and_o iron_n bowel_n be_v now_o where_o nature_n shall_v have_v dwell_v see_v we_o then_o man_n if_o the_o lord_n touch_v not_o and_o prepare_v to_o endure_v what_o god_n shall_v send_v pitie_n or_o none_o favour_n or_o none_o feel_v or_o none_o his_o will_v be_v do_v 9_o then_o they_o sit_v they_o down_o â—o_o eat_v bread_n say_v the_o text_n alas_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v sit_v down_o to_o weep_v for_o their_o most_o wicked_a behaviour_n towards_o their_o innocent_a brother_n then_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v conscience_n but_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o sin_n as_o yet_o and_o thus_o be_v man_n conscience_n to_o often_o lull_v a_o sleep_n through_o satan_n subtlety_n a_o estate_n most_o dangerous_a and_o abhor_a of_o god_n such_o a_o lethargy_n be_v 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