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at_o this_o or_o that_o time_n alone_o but_o always_o with_o all_o man_n and_o by_o all_o mean_n and_o with_o the_o apostle_n here_o wish_v the_o like_a as_o well_o to_o other_o as_o to_o ourselves_o now_o this_o peace_n he_o wish_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n the_o author_n of_o peace_n wherein_o he_o teach_v 1._o that_o such_o peace_n issue_v only_o from_o god_n and_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o on_o he_o it_o depend_v and_o without_o he_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o have_v it_o 2._o that_o no_o peace_n be_v to_o be_v regard_v but_o that_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o especial_o to_o be_v refuse_v as_o be_v contrary_n to_o his_o will_n it_o be_v a_o accurse_a peace_n that_o be_v get_v by_o fight_v against_o god_n it_o be_v no_o peace_n but_o a_o curse_a conspiracy_n &_o war_n against_o god_n 3._o that_o peace_n among_o christian_n be_v a_o special_a work_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o be_v 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reign_v in_o that_o society_n and_o be_v with_o that_o house_n church_n town_n or_o state_n will_v we_o then_o have_v god_n to_o be_v and_o abide_v with_o we_o and_o to_o bless_v our_o society_n with_o his_o gracious_a presence_n and_o to_o knit_v we_o fast_o together_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n let_v we_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o serve_v and_o please_v he_o and_o let_v we_o account_v it_o the_o great_a blessing_n that_o can_v be_v for_o god_n to_o be_v with_o we_o and_o the_o great_a evil_n that_o can_v be_v for_o he_o not_o to_o be_v with_o us._n vers._n 17._o the_o salutation_n of_o i_o paul_n with_o my_o own_o hand_n which_o be_v a_o token_n in_o every_o epistle_n so_o i_o write_v here_o follow_v the_o postscript_n annex_v to_o the_o former_a wherein_o he_o give_v this_o church_n a_o certain_a token_n or_o sign_n whereby_o they_o may_v know_v that_o this_o epistle_n be_v his_o own_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o all_o forge_a and_o counterfeit_a one_o wherein_o 1._o 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and_o derive_v from_o their_o spring_n and_o have_v consonance_n and_o agreement_n with_o they_o the_o sign_n he_o give_v they_o be_v the_o write_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o salutation_n that_o be_v ordinary_a with_o he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o paul_n oft_o as_o well_o he_o may_v make_v use_v of_o other_o man_n hand_n in_o write_v of_o his_o epistle_n himself_o only_o dictate_v to_o they_o what_o they_o shall_v write_v and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v because_o he_o have_v not_o so_o plain_a or_o so_o fair_a a_o hand_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o such_o purpose_n or_o it_o may_v be_v also_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v give_v a_o more_o evident_a proof_n that_o what_o he_o deliver_v proceed_v from_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o be_v not_o transcribe_v by_o he_o from_o some_o other_o vers._n 18._o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o you_o all_o amen_n this_o be_v that_o usual_a salutation_n of_o paul_n which_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n so_o 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