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rom._n 8.35_o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n or_o life_n or_o death_n as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o be_v count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n nay_o in_o all_o these_o we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o and_o heb._n 1â—_z we_o have_v a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n who_o be_v torture_v and_o have_v trial_n of_o cruel_a mock_n and_o scourge_n and_o of_o bond_n and_o imprisonment_n and_o be_v stone_v saw_v asunder_o and_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o yet_o they_o feel_v no_o evil_a in_o their_o soul_n which_o in_o all_o these_o temptation_n do_v remain_v untouched_a though_o the_o stiff-necked_a jew_n be_v cut_v to_o the_o heart_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o stevens_n word_n and_o they_o gnash_v on_o he_o with_o their_o tooth_n and_o run_v upon_o he_o all_o at_o once_o with_o purpose_n to_o 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that_o he_o will_v rain_v upon_o they_o snare_n fire_n brimstone_n and_o a_o horrible_a tempest_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o their_o cup_n psal._n 11.6_o second_o that_o their_o destruction_n shall_v come_v sudden_o the_o lord_n himself_o testify_v deut._n 32.35_o say_v to_o i_o belong_v vengeance_n and_o recompense_n their_o foot_n shall_v slide_v in_o due_a time_n that_o be_v there_o fall_n shall_v be_v sudden_a as_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o man_n when_o his_o foot_n slide_v and_o down_o he_o come_v at_o once_o the_o day_n of_o their_o calamity_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o come_v upon_o they_o make_v haste_n and_o psal._n 64.7_o it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o bend_v their_o bow_n to_o shoot_v at_o the_o perfect_a that_o the_o lord_n shall_v shoot_v at_o they_o with_o his_o swift_a arrow_n sudden_o sudden_o shall_v their_o stroke_n be_v and_o the_o wise_a preacher_n resemble_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o evil_a day_n 9.12_o to_o fish_n 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body_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n and_o persecutor_n of_o his_o church_n isa._n 47.1_o who_o destruction_n come_v on_o she_o sudden_o and_o she_o shall_v not_o know_v from_o whence_o it_o rise_v and_o desolation_n shall_v come_v on_o she_o sudden_o when_o she_o shall_v not_o know_v nor_o be_v aware_a and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o lord_n come_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o the_o romish_a beast_n and_o on_o all_o his_o agent_n say_v behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n that_o be_v sudden_o and_o unexpected_a rev._n 16.15_o and_o when_o the_o wicked_a say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o shall_v destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o sudden_o as_o travail_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v 1_o thes._n 5.3_o three_o that_o their_o scatter_n and_o destruction_n shall_v be_v total_a of_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o all_o sort_n the_o psalmist_n testify_v ps._n 62.3_o how_o long_o say_v he_o will_v you_o imagine_v or_o devise_v mischief_n 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