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i
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in f in it e O h, w ho c a n e x r e s s w h a t t he s t a
t e o f a s o u l in su c h
p
c i r c u m s t a n c e s s ! A l l t h a t w e c a
n p o ss ibl
y s a y a b o u t i t , g i v e s bu t
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a r e tr u e to
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20
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t a t a r e d a il
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n i n it e m is e r
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m t he dis m a l c a s e o f e v e r y s o u l in t his c o
n gr e ga t io n t ha t h
as n ot
be e n b o r n a g a i n , ho w e v e r m o r a l a n d
s t r ic t
s o b e r a n d r e li io u s
,
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12
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po
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to se pa r a t e
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p
,
y
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flo c k i n g
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w n
s in n e r s ; a
retu rn
h;
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now
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so u t
"
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l i m a g e s i n t hi s
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ge
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