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isay_n 29._o 1._o v._o be_v compare_v to_o a_o hungry_a man_n that_o dream_v he_o eat_v but_o when_o he_o be_v awaken_v his_o soul_n be_v empty_a or_o as_o when_o a_o thirsty_a man_n dream_v and_o behold_v he_o drink_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o behold_v he_o be_v faint_a and_o his_o soul_n have_v appetite_n and_o say_v that_o text_n so_o shall_v the_o multitude_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v that_o fight_n against_o mount_n zion_n in_o a_o dream_n a_o man_n be_v hungry_a and_o thirsty_a he_o dream_v perhaps_o that_o he_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o while_o he_o sleep_v he_o have_v some_o imaginary_a refresh_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o â—hen_o the_o man_n awake_v all_o his_o eat_n and_o drink_v prove_v nothing_o and_o his_o refresh_n and_o satisfaction_n prove_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n and_o just_a nothing_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o many_o man_n in_o these_o temporal_a enjoyment_n their_o life_n be_v but_o a_o dream_n all_o the_o while_o they_o live_v they_o be_v as_o man_n in_o a_o dream_n and_o be_v never_o awake_v till_o they_o come_v within_o the_o border_n of_o eternity_n and_o what_o do_v they_o dream_v of_o what_o be_v the_o thought_n of_o these_o dreamer_n heart_n they_o dream_v that_o they_o be_v some_o great_a one_o as_o simon_n magus_n think_v of_o himself_o they_o dream_v that_o therefore_o god_n love_v they_o because_o he_o have_v enrich_v they_o they_o dream_v that_o they_o be_v happy_a because_o they_o be_v wealthy_a though_o not_o all_o interest_v in_o eternal_a good_a thing_n yet_o they_o dream_v of_o future_a happiness_n in_o heaven_n but_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o future_a torment_n in_o hell_n like_o joseph_n who_o dream_v once_o and_o again_o of_o his_o preferment_n but_o never_o of_o his_o imprisonment_n they_o dream_v as_o to_o their_o eternal_a estate_n that_o they_o be_v rich_a and_o increase_v in_o good_n and_o lack_v nothing_o as_o do_v the_o laodicean_n church_n lie_v in_o a_o delude_a dream_n upon_o mistake_n of_o her_o spiritual_a 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