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the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o repent_v and_o return_v and_o live_v ezek._n 18._o 23_o 32._o and_o yet_o he_o will_v rejoice_v over_o those_o to_o do_v they_o hurt_v and_o destroy_v they_o that_o will_v not_o return_v deut_n 28._o 63._o and_o if_o we_o must_v be_v put_v on_o such_o a_o work_n he_o will_v make_v we_o likeminded_a the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 2_o 3._o and_o if_o they_o must_v judge_v they_o will_v judge_v as_o god_n judge_v you_o can_v blame_v we_o for_o it_o sinner_n we_o now_o warn_v you_o of_o it_o before_o hand_n and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o prevent_v it_o blame_v not_o we_o but_o yourselves_o alas_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o matter_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v not_o to_o you_o in_o our_o own_o name_n so_o than_o we_o may_v not_o do_v what_o we_o list_v ourselves_o or_o if_o we_o may_v our_o will_n will_v be_v as_o god_n will_n god_n will_v make_v we_o judge_v you_o 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