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persecute_v thou_o i_o saul_n do_v not_o persecute_v christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n for_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n sit_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n but_o he_o persecute_v christ_n servant_n and_o christ_n be_v as_o much_o offend_v at_o the_o persecute_v of_o his_o member_n as_o if_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v persecute_v 7._o drunkenness_n cast_v man_n into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n and_o make_v they_o dreadful_o secure_v under_o those_o judgement_n that_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n prov._n 23._o 34._o yea_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o one_o that_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o as_o he_o that_o lie_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mast._n solomon_n speak_v of_o such_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n set_v out_o their_o danger_n by_o one_o that_o lie_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mast_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n who_o be_v in_o danger_n every_o moment_n of_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o to_o be_v drown_v yet_o fear_v nothing_o while_o he_o 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