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husband_n child_n thy_o better_n thy_o equal_n in_o array_n against_o thou_o know_v he_o ere_o he_o come_v himself_o by_o his_o messenger_n and_o think_v not_o it_o will_v be_v answer_n sufficient_a that_o thou_o know_v nothing_o ask_v poison_n if_o it_o will_v not_o hurt_v because_o unknown_a or_o a_o enemy_n if_o he_o will_v turn_v from_o thy_o castle_n because_o he_o have_v surptize_v it_o ere_o thou_o be_v aware_a be_v it_o not_o suppose_v thou_o shall_v have_v know_v let_v the_o lord_n say_v of_o thou_o thou_o know_v his_o device_n and_o so_o know_v they_o as_o be_v of_o a_o different_a kind_n and_o nature_n not_o all_o alike_o some_o temptation_n be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v durable_a because_o so_o hideous_a as_o to_o atheism_n against_o the_o scripture_n to_o blaspheme_v &_o deny_v god_n and_o providence_n these_o will_v wanze_v here_o learn_v two_o thing_n first_o take_v heed_n lest_o be_v rid_v of_o these_o thou_o be_v secure_a of_o the_o next_o know_v these_o forerun_v 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