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i_o 3â—…_n thou_o curse_a wretch_n into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n every_o word_n breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n vengeance_n and_o woe_n bite_v deep_a and_o terrify_v more_o than_o ten_o thousand_o scorpion_n sting_n to_o depart_v from_o that_o glorious_a presence_n be_v hell_n enough_o but_o thou_o must_v also_o go_v with_o a_o curse_n nor_o only_a so_o but_o into_o fire_n and_o that_o must_v be_v everlasting_a feed_v continual_o with_o infinite_a river_n of_o brimstone_n and_o keep_v still_o in_o flame_n and_o fierceness_n by_o the_o unquenchable_a wrath_n of_o the_o most_o just_a god_n through_o all_o eternity_n and_o in_o that_o horrible_a dungeon_n and_o fiery_a lake_n thou_o shall_v never_o have_v other_o company_n or_o comforter_n but_o wicked_a devil_n and_o they_o insult_v over_o thou_o everlasting_o with_o much_o hellish_a spite_n and_o sting_a exprobration_n for_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n all_o thy_o life_n long_o and_o lose_v heaven_n for_o some_o base_a lust_n and_o believe_v their_o lie_n if_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o old_a world_n swallow_v up_o of_o korah_n and_o his_o complice_n burn_v up_o of_o sodom_n with_o brimstone_n be_v attend_v with_o such_o terror_n and_o hideous_a out_o cry_v how_o infinite_o transcendent_a to_o all_o possibility_n of_o conceit_n expression_n or_o belief_n will_v the_o confusion_n and_o tremble_n of_o that_o day_n be_v when_o so_o many_o million_o of_o man_n shall_v be_v drag_v down_o with_o all_o the_o devil_n of_o hell_n to_o torment_n without_o end_n and_o past_a imagination_n there_o be_v horrible_a scryke_v when_o those_o five_o filthy_a city_n first_o feel_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n drop_v down_o upon_o their_o head_n when_o those_o rebel_n see_v the_o ground_n cleave_v asunder_o and_o themselves_o and_o all_o they_o go_v down_o quick_a into_o the_o pit_n when_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n find_v the_o flood_n rise_v 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