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aught_o they_o know_v their_o case_n may_v be_v like_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5.5_o while_o they_o be_v drink_v carouse_v rant_a revel_a some_o dreadful_a handwriting_n or_o testimony_n of_o god_n indignation_n may_v break_v forth_o against_o they_o which_o may_v mar_v all_o their_o mirth_n appal_v their_o spirit_n trouble_v their_o thought_n lose_v the_o joint_n of_o their_o loin_n and_o make_v their_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o another_o oh_o what_o terror_n and_o horror_n will_v the_o dreadful_a summons_n of_o death_n strike_v into_o they_o how_o will_v these_o foolhardy_a warrior_n against_o a_o infinite_a god_n call_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n to_o cover_v they_o oh_o what_o a_o sudden_a change_n what_o a_o sad_a catastrophe_n will_v the_o cold_a hand_n of_o death_n make_v with_o they_o what_o a_o fall_n will_v these_o secure_a and_o senseless_a sinner_n have_v from_o the_o height_n of_o worldly_a preferment_n to_o the_o depth_n of_o eternal_a torment_n stand_v a_o 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