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thus_o furnish_v with_o his_o quiver_n of_o arrow_n and_o his_o bow_n psal_n 7._o 13._o he_o ordain_v his_o arrow_n against_o the_o persecutor_n god_n â—ath_v a_o a-row_o for_o the_o wound_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o a_o arrow_n for_o the_o wound_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o have_v arrow_n for_o both_o and_o both_o be_v wound_v and_o both_o be_v wound_v with_o poison_a fiery_a arrow_n yet_o with_o a_o vast_a difference_n these_o be_v wound_v and_o poison_v that_o they_o may_v be_v heal_v and_o they_o be_v wound_v and_o poison_v that_o they_o may_v be_v destroy_v arrow_n be_v 1._o swift_a instrument_n 2_o secret_n 3._o sharp_a 4._o kill_v i_o will_v make_v my_o arrow_n drink_v without_o blood_n deut._n 32._o 42._o they_o be_v instrument_n draw_v blood_n and_o drink_a blood_n even_o unto_o drunkenness_n affliction_n be_v like_o arrow_n in_o all_o these_o property_n 1_o affliction_n often_o come_v very_o speedy_o with_o a_o glance_n as_o a_o arrow_n quick_a as_o a_o thought_n 2._o 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â—escunt_fw-la fire_n isai_n 42._o 25._o therefore_o he_o have_v pour_v upon_o they_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o battle_n and_o it_o have_v set_v he_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o fire_n and_o fury_n be_v near_o in_o name_n and_o in_o nature_n when_o fury_n burn_v within_o fire_n quick_o burn_v without_o and_o so_o by_o a_o metonymy_a the_o same_o word_n signify_v poison_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o poison_n heat_n and_o inflame_v poison_n inflame_v the_o flesh_n and_o as_o it_o be_v set_v the_o body_n on_o fire_n or_o because_o a_o angry_a man_n like_o a_o angry_a serpent_n seem_v to_o breath_n out_o fire_n or_o spit_v poison_n paul_n before_o his_o conversion_n breathe_a threaten_n fire_n and_o sword_n against_o the_o church_n act._n 9_o 1._o and_o therefore_o either_o way_n the_o word_n be_v well_o render_v the_o anger_n whereof_o or_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a the_o same_o word_n signify_v anger_n 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