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that_o of_o belshazar_n dan._n 5.6_o something_o he_o tremble_v at_o but_o what_o it_o be_v he_o understand_v not_o or_o like_o those_o terror_n threaten_v deu._n 28.65_o 66._o wherein_o they_o shall_v fear_v day_n &_o night_n they_o know_v not_o why_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n show_v one_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o fear_n represent_v the_o purity_n of_o those_o eye_n of_o jealousy_n which_o he_o have_v provoke_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o god_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n pardon_v the_o guilty_a exod._n 34.7_o that_o he_o can_v be_v beguile_v will_v not_o be_v entreat_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v escape_v and_o yet_o can_v be_v endure_v as_o smite_v with_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n who_o breath_n as_o a_o river_n of_o brimstone_n kindle_v that_o pile_n of_o fire_n and_o much_o wood_n which_o god_n prepare_v for_o sinner_n isa_n 30.33_o who_o worm_n die_v not_o neither_o do_v their_o fire_n go_v out_o isa_n 66.24_o so_o that_o by_o the_o word_n the_o sinner_n 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