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and_o commotion_n be_v not_o terrify_v and_o prou._n 3._o 25._o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o sudden_a fear_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o arm_n and_o resolve_v the_o heart_n against_o fear_n and_o evil_a tiding_n as_o do_v the_o peace_n and_o integrity_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o let_v there_o be_v outward_a peace_n abroad_o in_o the_o world_n and_o freedom_n from_o all_o fear_n of_o war_n and_o combustion_n yet_o little_a joy_n and_o comfort_n can_v a_o man_n have_v therein_o while_o his_o conscience_n proclaim_v war_n against_o he_o and_o as_o god_n herald_n summon_v he_o to_o battle_n those_o inward_a war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n woeful_o distract_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o outward_a peace_n so_o contrary_o let_v there_o be_v peace_n within_o in_o the_o conscience_n and_o all_o war_n and_o fear_n of_o war_n hush_v there_o and_o then_o what_o ever_o fear_n and_o trouble_n be_v like_a to_o be_v without_o yet_o there_o will_v be_v a_o calm_a a_o serenity_n and_o a_o 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betake_v themselves_o these_o fear_n and_o amazement_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o hundred_o death_n but_o now_o all_o this_o while_n how_o be_v it_o with_o noah_n he_o sit_v dry_a in_o his_o cabin_n and_o literal_o be_v the_o say_n of_o the_o psalm_n verify_v of_o he_o sure_o in_o the_o flood_n of_o great_a water_n they_o come_v not_o nigh_o unto_o he_o psa_fw-la 32._o 6._o he_o have_v his_o ark_n pitch_v within_o &_o pitch_v without_o neither_o can_v the_o reins_n from_o above_o beat_v in_o nor_o the_o water_n from_o beneath_o leak_n in_o let_v all_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_o be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o floodgate_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v yet_o not_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n come_v at_o he_o and_o though_o the_o water_n prevail_v fifteen_o cubit_n above_o the_o high_a hill_n and_o mountain_n so_o that_o they_o be_v cover_v yet_o noah_n he_o be_v out_o of_o all_o fear_n let_v they_o rise_v as_o high_a as_o they_o will_v yet_o shall_v he_o keep_v above_o they_o still_o 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yet_o they_o pierce_v it_o not_o a_o man_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n may_v fall_v into_o &_o may_v be_v sweep_v away_o with_o common_a calamity_n yet_o how_o ever_o it_o fare_v with_o his_o outward_a man_n yet_o his_o soul_n be_v free_a from_o that_o horror_n and_o those_o mad_a perplexity_n wherewithal_o wicked_a one_o be_v overtake_v the_o peace_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n shall_v keep_v off_o these_o distract_n fear_v from_o his_o mind_n though_o he_o can_v be_v free_a happy_o from_o the_o common_a destruction_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v free_a from_o the_o common_a distraction_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o common_a calamity_n the_o sword_n without_o and_o terror_n within_o deut._n 32._o 25._o &_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o be_v the_o worse_a by_o far_o now_o here_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n though_o it_o do_v not_o save_v always_o from_o the_o sword_n without_o yet_o it_o deliver_v always_o from_o the_o terror_n within_o 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