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this_o shall_v be_v there_o perpetual_a simphonie_n and_o melody_n these_o shall_v be_v their_o evening_n and_o morning_n song_n these_o their_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n which_o they_o shall_v sing_v in_o those_o doleful_a temple_n of_o devil_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n in_o steed_n of_o frankincense_n &_o the_o noise_n of_o stripe_n with_o whip_n and_o maule_n which_o shall_v enforce_v weep_v howl_a and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n in_o stead_n of_o organ_n trumpet_n cornet_n and_o harp_n 32_o thus_o far_o concern_v the_o sorrow_n which_o arise_v of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o chief_a felicity_n and_o which_o the_o inward_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v suffer_v which_o have_v be_v show_v to_o be_v the_o great_a and_o unspeakable_a now_o also_o we_o will_v show_v that_o to_o be_v a_o exceed_a sorrow_n which_o the_o very_a torment_n shall_v work_v in_o the_o external_a sense_n of_o man_n 33_o therefore_o as_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o bless_a be_v not_o some_o 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