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and_o return_n to_o dust_n and_o that_o the_o most_o potent_a be_v impotent_a when_o they_o contend_v with_o god_n and_o be_v unequal_a match_n to_o strive_v against_o their_o maker_n and_o that_o it_o will_v prove_v hard_a for_o they_o to_o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n and_o that_o whoever_o seem_v now_o to_o have_v the_o day_n it_o be_v god_n that_o will_v be_v conqueror_n at_o last_o job_n 25.6_o &_o 17.14_o &_o 24.20_o psal._n 79.31_o &_o 103.16_o &_o 144.4_o act._n 9.4_o 5_o 6._o psal._n 144.3_o 4_o 5._o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o help_n his_o breath_n go_v forth_o he_o return_v to_o his_o earth_n in_o that_o very_a day_n his_o thought_n perish_v happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o help_n who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n isa._n 45.9_o wo_n to_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v more_o irrational_a to_o fear_v man_n against_o god_n than_o to_o fear_v a_o flea_n or_o a_o fly_n against_o the_o great_a man_n the_o infinite_a disproportion_n between_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v against_o he_o and_o the_o creator_n that_o be_v for_o he_o do_v resolve_v he_o to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o christ_n luk._n 12.4_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o they_o that_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o after_o that_o have_v no_o more_o that_o they_o can_v do_v but_o i_o will_v forewarn_v you_o who_o you_o shall_v fear_v fear_v he_o which_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v have_v power_n to_o cast_v into_o hell_n yea_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o fear_v he_o isa._n 57.7_o 8._o harken_v unto_o i_o you_o that_o know_v righteousness_n the_o people_n in_o who_o heart_n be_v my_o law_n fear_v you_o not_o the_o reproof_n of_o man_n neither_o be_v afraid_a of_o their_o revile_n for_o the_o moth_n shall_v eat_v they_o up_o like_o a_o garment_n and_o the_o worm_n shall_v eat_v they_o like_o wool_n but_o my_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v for_o 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