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one_o eucholcâ—r_n eucholcâ—r_n as_o if_o he_o have_v wrap_v up_o god_n in_o his_o sling_n psalm_n 23._o 4._o yea_o though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_n for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n they_o comfort_v i_o the_o prefence_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o his_o people_n in_o the_o most_o deadly_a danger_n fill_v their_o soul_n full_a of_o courage_n confidence_n and_o comfort_n that_o darkness_n which_o come_v upon_o a_o die_a man_n a_o little_a before_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n be_v the_o great_a darkness_n and_o yet_o let_v a_o christian_a then_o have_v but_o god_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o he_o will_v not_o fear_v the_o most_o hideous_a and_o horrid_a representation_n of_o death_n dan._n 3._o 24._o then_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n be_v astonish_v and_o rise_v up_o in_o haste_n and_o speak_v and_o say_v unto_o his_o counsellor_n do_v we_o not_o cast_v three_o man_n bind_v into_o the_o 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