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father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n p._n 101_o sermon_n iu._n i_o king_n xiii_o 33_o 34._o after_o this_o thing_n jeroboam_n return_v not_o from_o his_o evil_a way_n but_o make_v again_o of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n whosoever_o will_v he_o consecrate_v he_o and_o he_o become_v one_o of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o this_o thing_n become_v sin_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n even_o to_o cut_v it_o off_o and_o to_o destroy_v it_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 155_o sermon_n v._o titus_n ii_o ult_n these_o thing_n speak_v and_o exhort_v and_o rebuke_v with_o all_o authority_n let_v no_o man_n despise_v thou_o p._n 223_o sermon_n vi_o john_n vii_o 17_o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o whether_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o p._n 269_o sermon_n vii_o psalm_n lxxxvii_o 2_o god_n have_v love_v the_o gate_n of_o zion_n 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