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lie_v as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n upâ—n_o the_o soul_n far_o more_o afflictive_a and_o insupportable_a than_o any_o outward_a cross_n or_o affliction_n on_o the_o body_n or_o estate_n can_v be_v for_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v prov._n 18.14_o thus_o you_o hear_v heman_n that_o godly_a wise_a man_n complain_v psal_n 88.3_o my_o soul_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n and_o david_n cry_v out_o psal_n 42.5_o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disqutete_v within_o i_o yea_o it_o sometime_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o almighty_a do_v set_v themselves_o in_o battle_n array_n against_o they_o job_n 6.4_o and_o come_v upon_o they_o with_o that_o violence_n that_o they_o be_v distract_v under_o they_o psal_n 88.15_o while_o i_o suffer_v thy_o terror_n say_v heman_n i_o be_o distract_v so_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n you_o see_v may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o distraction_n and_o a_o child_n of_o light_n may_v for_o a_o 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