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sake_n yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a so_o that_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n shall_v appear_v to_o his_o glory_n even_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a ro._n 3._o 5._o now_o if_o our_o unrighteousness_n commend_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v be_v god_n unrighteous_a that_o punish_v i_o speak_v as_o a_o man_n for_o thus_o the_o wicked_a use_n to_o reason_n and_o yet_o themselves_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o fault_n and_o the_o worker_n of_o their_o overthrow_n ro._n 9_o 19_o the_o wicked_a say_v why_o do_v he_o yet_o complain_v and_o find_v himself_o aggrieve_v at_o we_o for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n see_v he_o have_v thus_o determine_v of_o we_o the_o apostle_n answer_v they_o o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o which_o plead_v a_o against_o god_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n of_o the_o clay_n to_o make_v 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