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not_o suffer_v and_o answ_n 9_o nine_o and_o last_o if_o god_n do_v engage_v to_o help_v and_o succour_v in_o affliction_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v count_v himself_o engage_v to_o succour_n deliver_v and_o help_v in_o affliction_n because_o man_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n sure_o faith_n can_v do_v very_o much_o in_o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n now_o i_o pray_v look_v into_o scripture_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v engage_v upon_o this_o account_n in_o psal_n 37._o last_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v help_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o he_o shall_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o