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unto_o man_n god_n serve_v therein_o his_o eternal_a secret_a purpose_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o satan_n to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o his_o secret_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n who_o shall_v be_v save_v or_o damn_v further_o than_o he_o have_v give_v scoape_n by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n *_o no_o man_n can_v judge_v of_o another_o by_o any_o etc._n eccles_n 9_o 1._o etc._n etc._n thing_n that_o happen_v unto_o man_n in_o this_o life_n who_o be_v love_v or_o hate_v of_o god_n for_o he_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v on_o all_o alike_o and_o as_o the_o wicked_a most_o common_o live_v in_o great_a prosperity_n even_o so_o among_o the_o poor_a sort_n burst_v out_o the_o great_a villainy_n &_o what_o secret_a god_n have_v in_o that_o i_o leave_v to_o he_o moreover_o this_o pestilent_a vice_n of_o hypocrisy_n be_v such_o a_o canker_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n as_o can_v be_v shun_v nor_o avoid_v and_o by_o it_o 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