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shall_v come_v from_o far_o and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v nurse_v at_o thy_o side_n i_o know_v it_o mean_v gentlie-converts_a and_o it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o of_o concern_v to_o we_o 49.22_o isa_n 49.22_o another_o text_n say_v they_o shall_v bring_v thy_o son_n in_o their_o arm_n with_o great_a care_n and_o tenderness_n as_o nurse_n carry_v young_a infant_n in_o their_o bosom_n that_o they_o be_v not_o hurt_v oh_o what_o a_o brave_a sight_n be_v it_o to_o see_v convert_v flock_v to_o christ_n and_o into_o his_o church_n like_o dove_n to_o their_o window_n or_o locker_n 60.8_o isa_n 60.8_o the_o seventy_o translate_v it_o as_o dove_n with_o their_o young_a one_o unto_o i_o you_o may_v hope_v for_o your_o child_n save_n conversion_n have_v those_o encourage_a promise_n 6._o godly_a person_n natural_a child_n may_v and_o shall_v be_v useful_a instrument_n of_o public_a good_a to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n isa_n 49.17_o thy_o child_n shall_v make_v haste_n or_o as_o 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remember_v thy_o holy_a covenant_n 72._o luk._n 1.45_o 55_o 72._o there_o have_v be_v a_o performance_n of_o the_o thing_n speak_v by_o the_o lord_n never_o can_v any_o stand_v forth_o and_o challenge_v thou_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o promise_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o day_n and_o i_o humble_o hope_v thou_o will_v not_o begin_v with_o i_o 18._o gen._n 13.16_o 17_o 18._o thou_o make_v a_o promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n and_o inhabit_v canaan_n and_o thou_o do_v perform_v all_o to_o a_o tittle_n yea_o to_o a_o minute_n the_o least_o jota_n do_v not_o fail_v or_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o thou_o be_v as_o great_a as_o good_a as_o powerful_a as_o merciful_a now_o as_o ever_o 42.2_o gen._n 18.14_o job_n 42.2_o thou_o say_v be_v any_o thing_n too_o hard_o for_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n echo_n no_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o 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