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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o psal_n 57_o 2._o a_o god_n who_o perform_v or_o finish_v or_o perfect_v all_o for_o i_o and_o who_o he_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n john_n 13._o 1._o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o for_o his_o and_o their_o enemy_n when_o he_o begin_v he_o will_v make_v a_o end_n 1_o sam._n 3._o 12._o nor_o will_v he_o with_o joash_n when_o he_o have_v 19_o 2_o king_n 13_o 18_o 19_o smite_v twice_o or_o thrice_o for_o want_v of_o give_v the_o last_o stroke_n fall_v short_a of_o complete_n the_o victory_n 3._o and_o that_o will_v be_v at_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n till_o which_o time_n death_n as_o it_o be_v live_v 14_o rom._n 5._o 14_o reign_v and_o keep_v the_o field_n and_o the_o grave_n continue_v his_o victory_n but_o as_o in_o death_n we_o hear_v sin_v lose_v its_o be_v so_o at_o the_o resurrection_n death_n and_o the_o grave_n shall_v forever_o lose_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v ver_fw-la 26._o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophylact_v upon_o the_o text._n he_o endure_v the_o conflict_n and_o in_o and_o by_o he_o gain_v the_o victory_n or_o as_o chrysostome_n express_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 27._o ille_fw-la pugnaâ—â—_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la nos_fw-la coronis_fw-la &_o triumphis_fw-la suis_fw-la ornavit_fw-la p._n martyr_n rev._n 4._o 10_o 11._o ezek._n 21._o 26_o 27._o he_o get_v the_o victory_n and_o let_v we_o wear_v the_o crown_n but_o shall_v not_o then_o humble_a and_o thankful_a ingenuity_n cast_v down_o our_o crown_n at_o his_o foot_n or_o rather_o set_v they_o on_o his_o head_n who_o right_a it_o be_v and_o say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a o_o lord_n to_o receive_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o power_n for_o thou_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n and_o for_o thy_o pleasure_n they_o be_v and_o be_v create_v all_o be_v by_o he_o and_o from_o he_o and_o therefore_o let_v the_o praise_n of_o all_o be_v to_o he_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v 1._o his_o death_n which_o 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