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his_o evil_a spirit_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v he_o at_o philippi_n where_o after_o he_o be_v overcome_v he_o desperate_o slay_v himself_o by_o dream_n he_o do_v vex_v and_o trouble_v the_o wicked_a as_o he_o do_v the_o egyptian_n who_o beside_o the_o manifold_a plague_n inflict_v upon_o they_o the_o sight_n of_o fearful_a dream_n vex_v 18.17_o vex_v wisd_v 18.17_o they_o but_o in_o this_o place_n where_o the_o psalmographer_n do_v compare_v the_o jew_n after_o their_o first_o hear_v of_o their_o deliverance_n to_o man_n that_o dream_v mean_v dream_v neither_o of_o both_o here_o mean_v no_o such_o dream_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v for_o all_o dream_n procure_v of_o god_n be_v true_a and_o certain_a and_o the_o event_n and_o issue_n sure_a and_o certain_a but_o such_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o proceed_v from_o the_o illusion_n and_o deception_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v obscure_a and_o uncertain_a and_o the_o event_n ambiguous_a and_o doubtful_a and_o it_o have_v be_v no_o less_o sin_n to_o believe_v the_o last_o then_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o first_o natural_a dream_n be_v cause_v either_o through_o the_o perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n when_o it_o be_v charge_v and_o disquiet_v with_o care_n come_v natural_a dream_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v for_o dream_n come_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o 5.3_o of_o eccle._n 5.3_o business_n or_o from_o the_o affection_n thereof_o as_o the_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a dream_n that_o they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v when_o they_o be_v faint_a and_o their_o soul_n 29.8_o soul_n isaiah_n 29.8_o long_v or_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n if_o the_o party_n be_v phlegmatic_a his_o dream_n be_v usual_o of_o water_n if_o choleric_a of_o war_n if_o sanguine_a then_o be_v they_o mirthful_a if_o melancholic_a then_o be_v they_o mournful_a now_o meaning_n the_o psalmist_n meaning_n it_o seem_v the_o psalmist_n do_v compare_v they_o either_o to_o such_o as_o by_o the_o ardent_a affection_n of_o the_o