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〈◊〉_d epich_a epich_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d men._n men._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n wisdom_n 17._o 11._o wickedness_n condemn_v by_o she_o own_o witness_n be_v very_o timorous_a and_o be_v press_v with_o conscience_n always_o foreca_v grievous_a thing_n for_o fear_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o betray_n of_o the_o succour_n which_o reason_n offer_v and_o though_o a_o man_n be_v otherwise_o never_o so_o undaunted_a as_o to_o look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n have_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o lion_n yet_o his_o own_o guilt_n shall_v tame_v his_o courage_n and_o make_v he_o a_o mere_a coward_n 26.36_o leu._n 26.36_o i_o will_v send_v a_o faintness_n into_o their_o heart_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o shake_a leaf_n shall_v chase_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v flee_v as_o flee_v from_o a_o sword_n and_o they_o shall_v fall_v when_o none_o pursue_v occulto_fw-la quatiente_fw-la animo_fw-la tortore_fw-la flagellum_fw-la the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o eye_n 28.65_o deut._n 28.65_o and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n and_o thy_o life_n shall_v hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n and_o shall_v have_v no_o assurance_n of_o thy_o life_n this_o be_v the_o poet_n vulture_n immortal_a jecur_fw-la tendens_fw-la foecundaque_fw-la poenis_fw-la viscera_n nec_fw-la fibris_fw-la requies_fw-la datur_fw-la ulla_fw-la renatis_fw-la this_o be_v the_o fire_n of_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v my_o tongue_n for_o i_o be_o torment_v in_o this_o flame_n plaut_n plaut_n urit_fw-la animum_fw-la meum_fw-la poena_n autem_fw-la vehemens_fw-la &_o multò_fw-la saevior_fw-la ullis_fw-la juv._n juv._n quos_fw-la &_o caeditius_fw-la gravis_fw-la invenit_fw-la &_o rhadamanthus_n nocte_fw-la diéque_fw-la suum_fw-la gestare_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la testem_fw-la and_o as_o this_o torment_n be_v great_a so_o comfort_n be_v as_o rare_a as_o can_v be_v imagine_v 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such_o deliberation_n to_o prevent_v many_o sin_n and_o judgement_n that_o may_v follow_v sect_n vii_o instance_n instance_n as_o peter_n though_o all_o man_n forsake_v thou_o yet_o will_v not_o i_o and_o yet_o he_o break_v his_o word_n as_o hazael_n when_o the_o prophet_n weep_v and_o tell_v he_o what_o horrid_a thing_n he_o shall_v do_v in_o rip_v up_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o burn_a city_n etc._n etc._n he_o abominate_v the_o thought_n of_o do_v such_o cruel_a act_n 8.13_o 2_o king_n 8.13_o say_v be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dead_a dog_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v such_o thing_n yet_o for_o want_n of_o solid_a perseverance_n he_o do_v those_o thing_n indeed_o as_o joseph_n who_o when_o tempt_v more_o than_o ordinary_o by_o his_o mistress_n keep_v his_o resolution_n brave_o 39.9_o gen._n 39.9_o say_v how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o so_o sin_n against_o god_n the_o conscience_n fore-sees_a and_o foretells_a the_o sad_a consequence_n what_o will_v you_o do_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o it_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o late_a end_n these_o thing_n be_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o bitter_a in_o the_o belly_n there_o be_v death_n in_o the_o pot._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bitter-sweet_a a_o pleasant_a bait_n with_o a_o deadly_a hook_n extrema_fw-la gaudii_fw-la luctus_fw-la occupo_fw-la nocet_fw-la empta_fw-la dolore_fw-la voluptas_fw-la you_o will_v rue_v for_o all_o this_o if_o you_o take_v not_o heed_n young_a man_n take_v thy_o full_a swing_n let_v loose_v the_o reins_o to_o a_o full_a carrier_n but_o remember_v that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n a_o day_n of_o reckon_n will_v come_v do_v not_o put_v the_o day_n of_o death_n far_o from_o the_o do_v not_o make_v a_o league_n with_o hell_n nor_o a_o covenant_n with_o destruction_n say_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a and_o the_o overflow_a scourge_n shall_v pass_v over_o i_o for_o it_o will_v come_v it_o will_v not_o 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ananias_n and_o sapphira_n why_o have_v you_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o abraham_n unto_o dives_n remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o contrary_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n but_o now_o thou_o be_v torment_v and_o he_o be_v comfort_v we_o fool_v count_v his_o life_n madness_n but_o now_o be_v he_o number_v among_o the_o righteous_a they_o shall_v look_v on_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o be_v in_o bitterness_n as_o one_o that_o be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o his_o first_o bear_v they_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o mountain_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o and_o to_o the_o hill_n to_o cover_v they_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n this_o be_v the_o regret_n that_o shall_v be_v that_o weep_v and_o wail_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n that_o worm_n of_o conscience_n that_o never_o die_v o_o that_o man_n be_v wise_a therefore_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v these_o
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