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god_n in_o the_o furnace_n that_o be_v make_v so_o exceed_o hot_a the_o cruel_a fire_n can_v have_v no_o power_n over_o their_o body_n no_o nor_o over_o a_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n to_o burn_v it_o or_o over_o their_o coat_n to_o change_v they_o and_o which_o be_v wonderful_a the_o burn_a fire_n can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o leave_v any_o smell_n of_o fire_n upon_o they_o dan._n 3.25.27_o this_o make_v christ_n to_o admonish_v the_o wicked_a to_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o despise_v or_o seek_v to_o hurt_v the_o weak_a servant_n or_o child_n his_o father_n have_v for_o though_o he_o be_v weak_a in_o himself_o he_o be_v not_o so_o in_o his_o keeper_n the_o angel_n who_o always_o behold_v his_o father_n face_n in_o heaven_n math._n 18.10_o that_o be_v stand_v ready_a look_v when_o he_o will_v send_v they_o to_o strike_v with_o death_n the_o proud_a adversary_n that_o that_o poor_a man_n have_v and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v that_o ladder_n of_o jacob_n upon_o which_o the_o angel_n 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faithful_a reason_n 2_o second_o the_o charge_n of_o we_o be_v give_v to_o these_o minister_a spirit_n by_o parcel_n not_o in_o gross_a and_o piecemeal_o not_o in_o a_o lump_n our_o member_n in_o a_o book_n our_o hair_n by_o tale_n and_o number_n for_o it_o be_v upon_o record_n and_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o they_o in_o write_v in_o one_o psalm_n they_o keep_v all_o our_o bone_n psal_n 34.20_o in_o this_o they_o keep_v our_o very_a foot_n put_v it_o in_o security_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o else_o where_o our_o whole_a man_n and_o every_o member_n and_o can_v a_o charge_n so_o precise_o and_o so_o particular_o
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