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〈◊〉_d garbage_n and_o filth_n to_o be_v throw_v to_o dog_n ver_fw-la 8._o obsecro_fw-la expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la say_v the_o father_n good_a apostle_n what_o paradox_n what_o riddle_n be_v these_o unfold_v thyself_o what_o circumcision_n nothing_o thyself_o ble_v under_o the_o knife_n the_o law_n nothing_o why_o it_o be_v just_a and_o true_a and_o holy_a and_o good_a and_o righteousness_n the_o very_a name_n be_v precious_a expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la we_o be_v in_o a_o cloud_n and_o besiege_v with_o darkness_n we_o can_v believe_v s._n paul_n himself_o without_o a_o exposition_n very_o a_o strange_a contemplation_n it_o be_v and_o we_o may_v at_o first_o conceive_v s._n paul_n now_o to_o have_v be_v not_o in_o the_o three_o heaven_n but_o in_o a_o cloud_n every_o step_n be_v in_o darkness_n every_o word_n a_o mystery_n but_o yet_o follow_v he_o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o and_o some_o day_n appear_v the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o and_o then_o 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to_o he_o he_o do_v not_o kill_v i_o before_o all_o time_n and_o then_o in_o time_n ask_v i_o why_o i_o will_v die_v he_o do_v not_o condemn_v i_o first_o and_o then_o make_v a_o law_n that_o i_o may_v break_v it_o he_o do_v not_o blow_v out_o my_o candle_n and_o then_o punish_v i_o for_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a that_o the_o conviction_n of_o a_o sinner_n shall_v be_v the_o only_a end_n of_o his_o exhortation_n and_o expostulation_n can_v consist_v with_o that_o goodness_n which_o god_n be_v who_o when_o he_o come_v to_o punish_v facit_fw-la opus_fw-la non_fw-la suum_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n 28.21_o isa_n 28.21_o do_v not_o his_o own_o work_n do_v a_o strange_a work_n a_o strange_a act_n a_o act_n that_o be_v force_v from_o he_o a_o work_n which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v and_o as_o god_n do_v not_o will_n our_o death_n so_o do_v he_o not_o desire_v to_o mani-his_a glory_n in_o it_o which_o as_o our_o death_n proceed_v from_o his_o secondary_a and_o occasion_v will_n for_o god_n say_v 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