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6._o 27._o when_o the_o woâ—an_n come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n help_v my_o lord_n o_o â—ing_n aâ—d_v he_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o help_v 〈…〉_z shall_v i_o help_v thou_o â—ut_fw-la god_n be_v a_o â—nlimited_a power_n a_o absolute_a right_n and_o a_o â—nlimited_a power_n they_o meet_v fit_o in_o god_n therefore_o this_o be_v a_o encouragement_n to_o go_v to_o he_o christian_n that_o power_n of_o god_n which_o educe_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o which_o establish_v the_o heaven_n which_o fix_v the_o earth_n that_o power_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o confidence_n psal._n 121._o 2._o my_o help_n come_v fâ—om_o the_o lord_n which_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o power_n shall_v we_o depend_v upon_o we_o can_v ask_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n be_v able_a to_o give_v yea_o above_o our_o ask_n eph._n 3._o 20._o now_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v able_a â—o_o do_v exceed_v abundant_o above_o all_o that_o we_o ask_v or_o think_v our_o thought_n be_v vast_a and_o our_o desire_n very_o crave_v and_o yet_o beyond_o all_o that_o we_o can_v ask_v or_o think_v according_a to_o the_o mighty_a power_n that_o work_v in_o we_o we_o can_v empty_v the_o ocean_n with_o a_o nutshell_n nor_o comprehend_v the_o infinite_a god_n and_o raise_v our_o thought_n to_o the_o vast_a extent_n of_o his_o power_n only_o we_o must_v go_v to_o some_o instance_n oâ—_n god_n power_n that_o power_n which_o make_v the_o world_n out_o of_o nothing_o and_o that_o power_n which_o wrought_v in_o you_o where_o there_o be_v such_o infinite_a resistance_n we_o may_v go_v to_o god_n and_o say_v mat._n 8._o 2._o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v make_v i_o clean_o you_o need_v not_o trouble_v yourselves_o about_o his_o will_n he_o be_v so_o good_a and_o gracious_a prone_a and_o ready_a to_o do_v good_a so_o inclineable_a he_o be_v your_o heavenly_a father_n but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o question_v be_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o god_n can_v you_o believe_v 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