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thy_o father_n that_o make_v thou_o and_o proportion_v thou_o theâ—…_n sure_o god_n be_v thy_o father_n for_o he_o and_o none_o but_o he_o that_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n make_v thou_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o god_n it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v we_o and_o not_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 3_o self_n and_o if_o he_o be_v thy_o father_n that_o hatâ—…_n buy_v thou_o and_o purchase_v thou_o then_o whether_o thou_o approve_v iâ—…_n or_o no_o god_n be_v thy_o father_n for_o he_o have_v buy_v we_o with_o a_o price_n not_o of_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o price_n of_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n as_o of_o a_o lamb_n undefiled_a &_o without_o spot_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n you_o be_v not_o your_o own_o for_o you_o be_v 1â—…_n buy_v with_o a_o price_n and_o be_v once_o his_o all_o thy_o wander_n can_v weaken_v his_o right_n in_o thou_o but_o he_o still_o shall_v remain_v thy_o father_n that_o buy_v thou_o if_o a_o 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what_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n to_o prove_v god_n thy_o father_n consider_v some_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebr._n we_o have_v have_v the_o 9_o father_n of_o our_o body_n that_o correct_v we_o and_o we_o give_v they_o reverence_n shall_v we_o not_o much_o rather_o be_v in_o subjection_n unto_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n that_o we_o may_v live_v he_o call_v man_n that_o beget_v we_o father_n of_o our_o body_n and_o he_o call_v god_n that_o create_v we_o the_o father_n of_o our_o spirit_n because_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o our_o body_n man_n be_v use_v but_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o our_o spirit_n god_n only_o work_v who_o be_v also_o the_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o body_n and_o man_n be_v but_o instrumental_a agentâ—…_n therefore_o while_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n dwell_v in_o thy_o body_n quicken_a and_o move_v it_o thou_o can_v not_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v thy_o father_n who_o gloâ—…ous_a habitation_n be_v 15_o in_o heaven_n as_o he_o 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