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god_n and_o say_v other_o have_v hope_v 158._o aug_n tom_n 8._o in_o ps_n 43._o post_fw-la initium_fw-la mihi_fw-la pag._n 158._o in_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v deliver_v they_o i_o have_v hope_v in_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o i_o have_v without_o cause_n believe_v in_o thou_o and_o without_o cause_n have_v my_o name_n be_v write_v with_o thou_o and_o thy_o name_n write_v in_o i_o this_o savour_v neither_o of_o prayer_n not_o mortification_n but_o of_o wicked_a exprobration_n against_o god_n thou_o rather_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a say_v as_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n advise_v thou_o be_v my_o king_n and_o sine_fw-la august_n tom_n 10_o serm._n 4._o doverbis_fw-la domini_fw-la sine_fw-la my_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o very_a same_o thou_o be_v immutable_a i_o see_v the_o time_n change_v but_o the_o creator_n of_o time_n be_v not_o change_v thou_o be_v wont_a to_o lead_v and_o conduct_v i_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o govern_v i_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o help_v 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