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himself_o it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o god_n to_o deliver_v his_o people_n and_o he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o such_o a_o season_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v most_o comfortable_a to_o his_o glory_n &_o their_o heart_n the_o very_a name_n jerusalem_n some_o derive_v from_o jireh_n salem_n god_n will_v provide_v in_o salem_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v the_o title_n give_v to_o god_n church_n rev._n 1._o and_o be_v still_o the_o object_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o he_o will_v provide_v for_o it_o at_o a_o pinch_n gen._n 22.14_o jehovah_n jireh_n god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o honour_n and_o beauty_n of_o his_o church_n great_a man_n shall_v be_v servant_n to_o it_o and_o employ_v their_o strength_n for_o it_o when_o god_n shall_v have_v mercy_n on_o it_o 12._o it_o isa_n 60_o 10_o 11_o 12._o yea_o the_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v contribute_v to_o the_o build_n of_o it_o v._o 13._o the_o glory_n of_o lebanon_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o the_o fir_n tree_n 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