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do_v good_a if_o you_o can_v or_o do_v evil_a isai._n 41._o 23._o it_o be_v god_n prerogative_n to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n i._n e._n not_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n which_o argue_v defect_n and_o impotency_n and_o come_v not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o omnipotency_n to_o do_v it_o but_o of_o punishment_n god_n only_o can_v give_v good_a or_o award_v bad_a success_n and_o reward_n or_o correct_v and_o punish_v his_o creature_n that_o way_n who_o be_v he_o that_o say_v what_o man_n or_o angel_n &_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_n command_v it_o not_o lam._n 3._o 37._o o_o see_v and_o adore_v the_o greatness_n of_o god_n in_o this_o respect_n he_o work_v all_o in_o all_o use_v ii_o a_o word_n of_o terror_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n even_o all_o impenitent_a &_o vnbelieve_a sinner_n wo_n unto_o the_o wicked_a it_o shall_v be_v ill_a with_o he_o for_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o isai._n 3._o 11._o their_o person_n and_o work_n and_o way_n 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