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man_n nor_o enosh_fw-mi sickly_a weak_a man_n but_o haggeber_n the_o strong_a fuit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d emphat_a &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praevaluit_fw-la robustut_o fuit_fw-la mighty_a man_n with_o a_o emphasis_n who_o god_n pick_v out_o to_o bless_v with_o his_o chastening_n if_o they_o do_v not_o find_v he_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v mean_n of_o grace_n to_o make_v he_o so_o god_n who_o be_v faithful_a and_o that_o suppose_v a_o promise_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v tempt_v above_o ability_n but_o with_o the_o temptation_n will_v also_o make_v a_o way_n to_o escape_v that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o 1_o cor._n 10.13_o be_v thou_o never_o so_o weak_a diffident_a despond_v in_o thyself_o yet_o if_o god_n call_v thou_o out_o to_o affliction_n thou_o be_v strong_a not_o in_o thyself_o but_o in_o he_o he_o be_v with_o thou_o psal_n 23.4_o yea_o though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_a for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n they_o comfort_v i_o here_o be_v strong_a confidence_n strong_a support_n and_o it_o have_v a_o strong_a foundation_n ver._n 3._o he_o restore_v my_o soul_n he_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o path_n of_o righteousness_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n restore_a turn_v again_o psal_n 60.1_o bring_v back_o ezek._n 38.8_o the_o soul_n and_o lead_v it_o strengthen_v it_o to_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n isai_n 41.9_o 10_o 13._o thou_o be_v my_o servant_n i_o have_v choose_v thou_o and_o not_o cast_v thou_o away_o which_o be_v lay_v as_o a_o foundation_n then_o 10._o fear_v thou_o not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o be_v not_o dismay_v for_o i_o be_o thy_o god_n i_o will_v strengthen_v thèe_v yea_o i_o will_v help_v thou_o yea_o i_o will_v