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and_o buckler_n so_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o that_o keep_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o doct._n 1_o god_n sure_a word_n can_v never_o take_v hurt_v and_o it_o teach_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n 3.22_o god_n lam._n 3.22_o can_v fail_v and_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v shall_v be_v do_v blind_a balaam_n in_o his_o parable_n can_v say_v show_v how_o true_a god_n be_v always_o of_o his_o word_n have_v he_o say_v it_o and_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v may_v it_o be_v that_o god_n word_n and_o deed_n shall_v not_o meet_v or_o will_v any_o believe_v that_o he_o cau_fw-mi say_v one_o thing_n and_o do_v another_o or_o if_o he_o lack_v not_o will_n do_v he_o want_v power_n to_o do_v as_o he_o say_v for_o have_v he_o speak_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o accomplish_v it_o shall_v any_o thing_n hinder_v his_o purpose_n or_o weaken_v his_o power_n so_o where_o by_o hosea_n the_o lord_n say_v i_o be_o god_n and_o not_o man_n hosea_n 11.9_o what_o can_v his_o 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that_o cause_v it_o rom._n 6.23_o but_o this_o have_v be_v speak_v 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o deliverance_n propound_v the_o same_o further_o prove_v follow_v ver_fw-la 8._o doubtless_o or_o only_o with_o thy_o eye_n shall_v thou_o behold_v etc._n etc._n what_o be_v before_o propound_v be_v here_o earnest_o affirm_v concern_v the_o deliverance_n of_o god_n people_n in_o day_n of_o trouble_n when_o thousand_o fall_n for_o the_o prophet_n say_v thou_o shall_v behold_v these_o plague_n upon_o other_o to_o wit_n with_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o see_v or_o god_n will_v lay_v they_o before_o thou_o and_o not_o upon_o thou_o provide_v that_o thou_o fear_v before_o his_o anger_n and_o love_v his_o goodness_n and_o he_o speak_v of_o see_v because_o the_o experience_n bring_v peace_n unto_o the_o godly_a and_o many_o good_a thing_n but_o then_o they_o must_v have_v eye_n to_o see_v his_o judgement_n and_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o observe_v his_o love_n his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a &_o 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