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the_o desert_a soul_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o wave_n and_o see_v no_o way_n of_o escape_n and_o by_o this_o unbelief_n it_o think_v of_o god_n as_o absolute_o consider_v and_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o be_v as_o terrible_a as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o mediator_n and_o it_o be_v continual_o say_v i_o have_v all_o my_o sin_n to_o answer_v for_o and_o have_v none_o to_o undertake_v for_o i_o i_o be_o condemn_v and_o have_v none_o to_o procure_v a_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n for_o i_o five_o in_o this_o night_n the_o soul_n be_v full_a of_o terror_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o every_o thought_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n overwhelm_v it_o job_n 6.4_o for_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v within_o i_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o such_o arrow_n that_o be_v shoot_v by_o a_o almighty_a arm_n with_o a_o great_a power_n and_o force_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o 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wo._n lam._n 3.3_o sure_o against_o i_o be_v he_o turn_v he_o turn_v his_o hand_n against_o i_o all_o the_o day_n a_o person_n that_o be_v thus_o distress_a sit_v and_o muse_n on_o his_o misery_n and_o will_v glad_o find_v something_o that_o may_v be_v comfortable_a but_o he_o can_v what_o he_o first_o think_v of_o be_v torment_v he_o change_v that_o uneasy_a thought_n for_o another_o and_o that_o be_v as_o torment_v as_o the_o first_o there_o be_v a_o circulation_n of_o flame_a disquiet_n thought_n and_o such_o a_o person_n dwell_v as_o in_o a_o nery_n furnace_n or_o as_o in_o a_o thicket_n of_o brier_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o turn_v himself_o he_o be_v pain_v and_o wound_v all_o the_o terrible_a place_n of_o scripture_n that_o be_v make_v against_o the_o wicked_a do_v continual_o present_v themselves_o to_o his_o consideration_n and_o he_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v most_o certain_o have_v their_o portion_n every_o thing_n in_o nature_n that_o be_v frightful_a fright_v he_o as_o 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