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before_o king_n james_n i._o upon_o amos_n ix_o 2._o though_o they_o dig_v into_o hell_n thence_o shall_v my_o hand_n take_v they_o p._n 742_o ii_o upon_o act_n xxviii_o 5._o and_o he_o shake_v the_o beast_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o feel_v no_o harm_n p._n 752_o two_o sermon_n preach_v at_o whitehall_n upon_o gen._n v._n 24._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n and_o he_o be_v not_o for_o god_n take_v he_o p._n 762_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 771_o iii_o sermon_n preach_v at_o whitehall_n upon_o gen._n viij_o 20_o 21._o and_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o take_v of_o every_o clean_a beast_n and_o of_o every_o clean_a fowl_n and_o offer_v burn_v offering_n on_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o lord_n smell_v a_o sweet_a savour_n p._n 780_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 789_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 798_o two_o sermon_n preach_v at_o whitehall_n upon_o gen._n nineteeen_o 26._o but_o his_o wife_n look_v back_o from_o behind_o he_o and_o she_o become_v a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n 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