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proud_o boast_v her_o 〈◊〉_d through_o holy_a tradition_n merit_n and_o deserving_n to_o bâ—â—_n a_o scotfree_a queen_n with_o many_o such_o other_o 4_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v saint_n john_n which_o work_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o only_a word_n and_o commandment_n 〈◊〉_d thus_o unto_o i_o emprente_n first_o in_o thy_o hart_n that_o i_o have_v here_o sheweâ—_n theâ—_n &_o than_o leave_v it_o in_o write_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o that_o than_o follow_v theâ—_n 5_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v a_o reason_n why_o thou_o shall_v thus_o do_v take_v this_o 〈◊〉_d sentence_n with_o thou_o i_o assure_v the_o so_o 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o be_o god_n yâ—_z the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v show_v in_o this_o present_a revelation_n be_v effectual_o most_o faithful_a and_o rust_n in_o no_o manner_n of_o
〈…〉_o breake_o promise_n nor_o go_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o have_v once_o speak_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v over_o but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d of_o my_o word_n shall_v pass_v 〈◊〉_d at_o their_o time_n appoint_v the_o word_n that_o go_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n 〈◊〉_d not_o return_v home_o again_o 〈…〉_o both_o accomplysh_a my_o will_n &_o prosper_v the_o thing_n i_o send_v it_o for_o needful_a be_v it_o therefore_o that_o all_o man_n believe_v that_o i_o shall_v fulfil_v the_o covenaunte_n here_o promise_v 6_o moreover_o than_o this_o the_o say_v heavenly_a lord_n say_v thus_o unto_o i_o to_o put_v i_o clere_o out_o of_o doubt_n 7_o it_o be_v fintsh_v and_o do_v already_o be_v thou_o assertayn_v that_o my_o word_n be_v my_o deed_n in_o the_o beginning_n i_o speak_v but_o the_o word_n &_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v heaven_n earth_n the_o light_n the_o firmament_n the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o fowl_n the_o fish_n the_o beast_n and_o last_o of_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o i_o 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