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undertake_v to_o prove_v to_o i_o by_o it_o that_o she_o may_v yea_o have_v at_o sometime_o or_o other_o since_o the_o apostle_n death_n yea_o at_o this_o present_a do_v err_v in_o her_o teach_n i_o will_v ask_v he_o if_o he_o will_v prove_v it_o by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o it_o or_o no._n if_o nay_o will_v tell_v he_o no_o implication_n or_o deduction_n though_o never_o so_o evident_a to_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v of_o force_n against_o such_o express_a promise_n as_o be_v make_v to_o she_o and_o those_o not_o conditional_a only_a so_o much_o as_o implicit_o but_o prophetical_a such_o as_o that_o day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v while_o the_o earth_n remain_v gen._n 8.22_o for_o so_o say_v it_o if_o you_o can_v break_v my_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o my_o covenant_n of_o the_o night_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n and_o night_n in_o their_o season_n then_o may_v also_o my_o covenant_n be_v break_v with_o david_n my_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v 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