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that_o beast_n his_o soul_n shall_v also_o be_v pluck_v away_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n no_o we_o see_v the_o lion_n which_o kill_v he_o become_v instant_o his_o guardian_n and_o defend_v his_o body_n from_o the_o raven_a of_o other_o beast_n yea_o the_o very_a ass_n on_o which_o he_o ride_v remain_v untouched_a seem_v to_o assist_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o undaunted_a presence_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o his_o master_n which_o certain_o be_v not_o without_o miracle_n and_o a_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o that_o case_n be_v correct_v only_o unto_o a_o temporal_a death_n and_o not_o at_o all_o punish_v afterward_o not_o much_o unlike_a to_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n 11.31_o 1_o cor._n 11.31_o where_o have_v commemorate_a the_o infirmity_n yea_o death_n of_o many_o of_o the_o people_n for_o some_o particular_a offence_n among_o they_o he_o conclude_v at_o last_o thus_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v 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