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wherewith_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o press_v upon_o you_o to_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v against_o these_o man_n be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n not_o only_o one_o woman_n have_v suffer_v many_o thing_n in_o a_o dream_n but_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n whole_a nation_n and_o kingdom_n and_o state_n as_o be_v say_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o mighty_a one_o of_o the_o earth_n have_v suffer_v real_o full_o wake_v in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o soare_v and_o most_o grievous_a destruction_n the_o most_o fierce_a fiery_a and_o horrid_a judgement_n that_o the_o world_n have_v see_v to_o let_v all_o other_o instance_n pass_v only_o to_o mention_v that_o fiery_a storm_n and_o tempest_n which_o be_v the_o
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