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they_o at_o that_o day_n shall_v be_v as_o david_n 4._o none_o do_v attain_v in_o this_o life_n to_o that_o measure_n of_o strength_n and_o courage_n but_o they_o do_v yet_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o more_o and_o aught_o to_o be_v on_o the_o grow_a hand_n for_o the_o house_n of_o david_n need_v a_o promise_n of_o this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o feeble_a 5._o as_o christ_n will_v be_v unto_o his_o church_n in_o her_o need_n whatever_o he_o have_v be_v unto_o she_o at_o any_o time_n so_o what_o christ_n be_v that_o be_v believer_n in_o he_o their_o head_n as_o they_o need_v it_o all_o fullness_n dwell_v in_o he_o for_o their_o behoof_n for_o as_o christ_n have_v be_v as_o on_o angel_n of_o god_n before_o that_o people_n so_o will_v he_o be_v yet_o and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n so_o in_o he_o verse_n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o will_v seek_v to_o destroy_v all_o the_o nation_n that_o come_v against_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o seven_o promise_n god_n 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