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3.4_o yea_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o lyar._n nay_o the_o scripture_n go_v further_a do_v not_o only_o remove_v lie_v and_o falsehood_n and_o inconstancy_n from_o god_n but_o speak_v of_o these_o as_o thing_n impossible_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n tit._n 1.2_o in_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v promise_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v heb._n 6.18_o that_o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v we_o may_v have_v a_o strong_a consolation_n who_o have_v flee_v for_o refuge_n to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o the_o hope_n set_v before_o we_o and_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o only_o in_o general_a attribute_n this_o perfection_n to_o god_n but_o do_v more_o particular_o assure_v we_o of_o his_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o his_o sincerity_n that_o he_o deal_v plain_o with_o we_o and_o speak_v what_o he_o intend_v that_o his_o word_n be_v the_o image_n of_o his_o 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