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and_o soul_n do_v christ_n counsel_v we_o not_o to_o labour_v for_o the_o meat_n which_o perish_v 27._o joh._n 6_o 27._o and_o shall_v we_o labour_v for_o sin_n which_o perish_v manna_n be_v the_o food_n of_o angel_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n loathe_v because_o it_o be_v but_o aâ—â—ght_a meat_n which_o last_v not_o number_n 11._o 6._o sin_n be_v not_o the_o food_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o brood_n of_o satan_n as_o light_v yea_o far_o more_o than_o manna_n be_v which_o as_o in_o this_o scripture_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n perish_v and_o shall_v we_o not_o despise_v it_o loath_a it_o abhor_v it_o abandon_v it_o let_v i_o then_o beseech_v you_o that_o as_o you_o will_v be_v heedful_a to_o avoid_v that_o way_n which_o will_v fail_v you_o before_o you_o come_v at_o your_o journeys_n end_n so_o you_o will_v be_v as_o careful_a to_o decline_v and_o shun_v this_o way_n even_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n which_o will_v prove_v defective_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o journey_n 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