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god_n in_o a_o mercy_n as_o in_o his_o mercy_n to_o abraham_n isaak_n jacob_n solomon_n david_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v glorious_a discovery_n of_o god_n presence_n when_o as_o jacob_n be_v deliver_v form_n esau_n say_v jacob_n i_o have_v see_v thou_o as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v read_v thus_o i_o have_v see_v thou_o after_o the_o face_n of_o god_n after_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n i_o have_v see_v thou_o i_o that_o be_v sweet_a and_o comfortable_a indeed_o when_o we_o can_v see_v a_o mercy_n after_o we_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n we_o can_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o after_o we_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n then_o look_v upon_o the_o mercy_n and_o then_o gather_v this_o argument_n if_o thou_o have_v a_o eye_n that_o in_o a_o mercy_n thou_o can_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n there_o and_o after_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mercy_n than_o it_o be_v somewhat_o thus_o 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