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sight_n shall_v no_o flesh_n live_v be_v justify_v o_o lord_n if_o thou_o condemn_v i_o thou_o be_v righteous_a thou_o have_v but_o deal_v with_o i_o after_o my_o sin_n end_v reward_v i_o according_a to_o the_o demerit_n of_o my_o iniquity_n righteous_a be_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n just_a and_o true_a be_v thy_o judgement_n holy_a st._n i_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o whether_o he_o do_v eat_v or_o drink_v sleep_n or_o wake_v or_o whatever_o he_o do_v he_o think_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o last_o trump_n do_v echo_n in_o his_o ear_n and_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v to_o judgement_n if_o this_o holy_a man_n be_v under_o such_o continual_a apprehension_n and_o have_v such_o fear_n of_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o last_o day_n that_o he_o can_v not_o at_o any_o time_n disband_v they_o from_o his_o thought_n how_o then_o shall_v it_o strike_v horror_n and_o amazement_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o obstinate_a impenitent_a sinner_n to_o think_v of_o the_o 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