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regard_v in_o eight_o particular_n 248_o god_n grant_v the_o suit_n of_o his_o servant_n 252_o the_o godly_a have_v a_o taste_n of_o heaven_n here_o enjoy_v hereafter_o 253_o god_n bless_v the_o wicked_a oft_o for_o his_o servant_n sake_n 255_o god_n deliver_v his_o servant_n from_o general_a judgement_n six_o way_n 257_o god_n and_o satan_n can_v be_v serve_v together_o 258_o the_o case_n of_o satan_n captive_n open_v 259_o seven_o reason_n why_o the_o godly_a must_v die_v as_o well_o as_o the_o wicked_a 263_o ten_o sin_n that_o have_v provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o sweep_v away_o the_o wicked_a 268_o that_o all_o must_v die_v exemplify_v and_o amplify_v by_o many_o instance_n 269_o the_o death_n of_o the_o world_n worthy_n of_o all_o sort_n epitomise_v 274_o five_o natural_a cause_n of_o death_n 282_o death_n be_v as_o
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