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put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortality_n shall_v have_v put_v on_o immortality_n then_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v the_o say_n that_o be_v write_v death_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 15._o 54_o 55._o where_o the_o apostle_n allege_v two_o text_n and_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o allege_v divers_a text_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o compose_v they_o into_o one_o in_o the_o new_a so_o do_v peter_n speak_v against_o judas_n act._n 1._o 20._o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n let_v his_o habitation_n be_v desolate_a and_o his_o bishopric_n let_v another_o take_v the_o former_a part_n be_v take_v out_o of_o psal._n 69._o 26._o and_o the_o latter_a part_n out_o of_o psal._n 109._o 7._o etc._n so_o mark_v 1._o 2_o 3._o the_o former_a part_n be_v take_v out_o of_o mal._n 3._o 1._o the_o latter_a part_n from_o isaiah_n 28._o 16._o 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which_o inflict_v death_n upon_o we_o for_o sin_n but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o the_o victory_n over_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n and_o over_o death_n which_o be_v inflict_v for_o sin_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n by_o who_o we_o obtain_v a_o immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a life_n thus_o the_o apostle_n have_v faithful_o give_v we_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o prophet_n though_o not_o his_o very_a word_n the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o all_o be_v this_o though_o ephraim_n have_v be_v a_o unwise_a son_n and_o have_v delay_v his_o return_v unto_o i_o yet_o his_o impenitency_n and_o security_n shall_v not_o retard_v or_o disannul_v my_o faithfulness_n and_o truth_n unto_o my_o people_n i_o
we_o be_v cut_v off_o yea_o the_o prophet_n himself_o stagger_v and_o be_v nonplus_v verse_n 3._o the_o lord_n ask_v he_o son_n of_o man_n can_v these_o bone_n live_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o ever_o such_o dry_a bone_n shall_v live_v again_o the_o prophet_n answer_v lord_n thou_o know_v q._n d._n it_o pass_v my_o apprehension_n to_o conceive_v how_o this_o shall_v be_v i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v effect_v but_o lord_n thou_o know_v what_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v and_o to_o thou_o nothing_o thing_n be_v impossible_a this_o the_o lord_n do_v in_o his_o wisdom_n to_o out_o we_o of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o creature-confidence_n that_o in_o a_o holy_a desperation_n we_o may_v say_v with_o repent_v israel_n ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o neither_o will_v we_o ride_v upon_o horse_n nor_o say_v any_o more_o to_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n you_o be_v our_o god_n for_o with_o thou_o the_o fatherless_a find_v mercy_n hos._n 14._o 3._o 6_o obs._n god_n in_o his_o due_a 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