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the_o cloud_n he_o shall_v fly_v away_o as_o a_o dream_n and_o not_o be_v find_v chase_v away_o as_o a_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n joh._n 20.6_o 8._o as_o when_o a_o hungry_a man_n dream_n and_o behold_v he_o eat_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o his_o soul_n be_v empty_a and_o a_o thirsty_a man_n dream_n and_o behold_v he_o drink_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o behold_v he_o be_v faint_a and_o his_o soul_n have_v appetite_n isa._n 29.7_o 8._o voluptuous_a man_n in_o their_o feast_n and_o riot_n do_v but_o dream_v that_o they_o eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a worldling_n do_v but_o dream_v that_o they_o find_v treasure_n and_o very_o joyful_a they_o be_v in_o gather_v pocket_v and_o che_v it_o but_o they_o awake_v and_o in_o their_o hand_n be_v nothing_o eccl._n 5.14_o as_o a_o dream_n when_o one_o awake_v so_o oh_o lord_n when_o thou_o awake_v thou_o shall_v despise_v their_o glory_n psal._n 73.20_o mâ—n_z be_v like_a to_o vanity_n psal._n 144.4_o a_o very_a small_a but_o very_o like_a and_o 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he_o change_v not_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v mal._n 3.6_o it_o be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o his_o royal_a stile_n keep_v covenant_n neh._n 1.5_o dan._n 9.4_o psal._n 111.5_o the_o covenant_n consist_v of_o promise_n and_o duty_n but_o those_o duty_n promise_v for_o whatsoever_o duty_n god_n demand_v of_o we_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v and_o whatsoever_o he_o promise_v he_o â—urely_o and_o full_o perform_v and_o exhibit_v in_o christ_n so_o work_v all_o in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o isa._n 26.12_o much_o more_o perfect_o and_o acceptable_o than_o we_o can_v object_n but_o if_o christ_n be_v give_v we_o as_o our_o fountain_n and_o we_o replenish_v from_o his_o fullness_n how_o then_o be_v
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