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be_v as_o judge_v i_o shall_v undoubted_o damn_v such_o a_o one_o as_o myself_o be_v and_o therefore_o let_v i_o alone_o god_n can_v have_v no_o thought_n of_o good_a concern_v i_o now_o hold_v a_o little_a while_o we_o read_v isai_n 55.7_o 8â—_n let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n why_o what_o shall_v he_o get_v by_o that_o be_v there_o any_o hope_n of_o good_a for_o a_o wicked_a man_n yes_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o yea_o but_o say_v thy_o soul_n not_o upon_o such_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n as_o i_o be_o yes_o god_n will_v abundant_o pardon_v do_v you_o say_v so_o o_o but_o i_o can_v never_o think_v that_o yea_o but_o friend_n that_o be_v a_o unrighteous_a thought_n and_o you_o must_v forsake_v it_o let_v the_o unrighteous_a forsake_v his_o thought_n forsake_v it_o why_o ver_fw-la 8._o for_o say_v god_n my_o thought_n be_v not_o your_o thought_n nor_o be_v your_o way_n my_o way_n but_o as_o the_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o the_o earth_n so_o be_v my_o way_n 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