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138._o 6._o though_o the_o lord_n be_v high_a yet_o have_v he_o respect_v to_o the_o lowly_a but_o the_o proud_a he_o know_v afar_o off_o and_o this_o the_o seventy_o do_v direct_o point_v to_o in_o their_o render_v this_o latter_a clause_n thus_o ki_v epi_fw-la tina_fw-la epiblepso_fw-la all'_fw-it e_fw-it epi_fw-la ton_fw-fr tapeinon_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o who_o shall_v i_o look_v but_o upon_o or_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a etc._n etc._n and_o i_o have_v see_v a_o old_a english_a translation_n that_o render_v the_o word_n in_o like_a manner_n q._n d._n who_o else_o can_v it_o be_v think_v i_o shall_v regard_v with_o favour_n and_o set_v my_o heart_n upon_o but_o such_o as_o be_v here_o characterise_v but_o these_o i_o will_n whence_o we_o may_v observe_v doct._n that_o whatever_o may_v have_v be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n or_o his_o signal_n dispensation_n towards_o any_o people_n yet_o the_o stand_a trial_n of_o a_o person_n and_o so_o a_o 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in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n his_o hand_n have_v make_v and_o frame_v the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n he_o have_v hang_v out_o the_o globe_n of_o this_o world_n hang_v the_o earth_n upon_o nothing_o draw_v over_o the_o canopy_n of_o the_o heaven_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o its_o place_n create_v that_o fountain_n and_o centre_n of_o light_n heatt_z &_o influence_n in_o this_o low_a world_n the_o sun_n together_o with_o all_o the_o lesser_a light_n body_n which_o be_v for_o time_n for_o sign_n &_o for_o season_n the_o moon_n &_o star_n and_o he_o have_v set_v &_o settle_v the_o ordinance_n for_o they_o all_o psal._n 102._o 25._o of_o old_a have_v thou_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n jer._n 31._o 35._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n which_o give_v the_o sun_n for_o a_o light_n by_o day_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o moon_n &_o of_o the_o star_n for_o a_o 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the_o earth_n thou_o have_v make_v summer_n and_o winter_n those_o notable_a change_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o promote_a or_o suppress_v exalt_v or_o bring_v down_o of_o kingdom_n nation_n province_n or_o person_n they_o be_v all_o wrought_v by_o he_o psal._n 75._o 6_o 7_o 8._o for_o promotion_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o from_o the_o south_n but_o god_n be_v the_o judge_n he_o puâ—…teth_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o for_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o cup_n &_o the_o wine_n be_v red_a it_o be_v full_a of_o mixture_n &_o he_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o same_o ezek._n 17_o 24._o and_o
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