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beatitude_n &_o to_o detest_v curse_n &_o blaspheme_v it_o for_o ever_o nevor_n to_o have_v one_o moment_n of_o ease_n consolation_n or_o rest_n or_o even_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o any_o for_o all_o eternity_n affection_n and_o resol._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o god_n of_o mercy_n now_o turn_v the_o lord_n of_o revenge_n what_o hart_n have_v assurance_n enough_o not_o to_o endure_v but_o even_o to_o behold_v this_o calamitous_a condition_n of_o the_o damn_a overwhelm_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o torment_n remove_v from_o all_o hope_n or_o even_o desire_v of_o comfort_n not_o for_o some_o million_o of_o million_o of_o year_n but_o for_o a_o eternity_n o_o eternity_n eternity_n how_o long_o thou_o be_v no_o number_n of_o year_n be_v able_a to_o express_v thou_o the_o sand_n 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