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we_o shall_v present_o find_v it_o in_o he_o 56._o psal_n 56._o what_o mishap_n or_o misery_n can_v we_o fear_v be_v in_o his_o favour_n if_o he_o be_v with_o we_o who_o shall_v be_v against_o we_o then_o be_v we_o assure_v that_o the_o good_a will_n that_o he_o bear_v we_o shall_v be_v continue_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o turn_v it_o from_o we_o as_o write_v s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n i_o be_o assure_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o he_o bear_v we_o in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o a_o little_a before_o this_o passage_n what_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v it_o be_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o 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and_o hide_a in_o the_o root_n there_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o the_o which_o david_n speak_v of_o the_o faithful_a man_n in_o the_o 27._o psalm_n say_v though_o that_o he_o fall_v 37._o psal_n 37._o yet_o be_v he_o sure_a not_o utter_o to_o quail_v because_o the_o lord_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n at_o need_n and_o do_v not_o fail_v and_o eke_o his_o seed_n i_o will_v sustain_v 89._o psal_n 89._o for_o ever_o strong_a and_o sure_a so_o that_o his_o seat_n shall_v still_o remain_v while_o heaven_n and_o earth_n endure_v if_o that_o his_o son_n forsake_v my_o law_n and_o so_o begin_v to_o swerve_v and_o of_o my_o judgment_n have_v none_o awe_n nor_o will_v not_o they_o observe_v or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o use_v aright_o my_o statute_n to_o they_o make_v and_o set_v all_o my_o commandment_n light_a and_o will_v not_o keep_v my_o trade_n then_o with_o my_o rod_n will_v i_o begin_v their_o do_n to_o amend_v and_o with_o scourge_v for_o their_o sin_n when_o that_o they_o do_v offend_v 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nor_o branch_n 3._o mat._n 3._o s._n john_n baptist_n say_v that_o the_o chaff_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o the_o fire_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v quench_v 13._o mat._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o furnace_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o everlasting_a fire_n 16._o mat._n 25._o luc._n 16._o saint_n luke_n show_v that_o the_o evil_a rich_a man_n who_o soul_n be_v in_o hell_n be_v in_o such_o great_a heat_n that_o he_o great_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n which_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o get_v how_o much_o more_o shall_v he_o be_v torment_v when_o he_o have_v put_v on_o his_o body_n 21._o heb._n 10._o reu._n 19.20_o 21._o