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32.40_o shall_v never_o be_v confound_v and_o his_o sheep_n shall_v never_o perish_v but_o he_o will_v give_v they_o eternal_a life_n and_o although_o the_o godly_a oft_o time_n fall_v yet_o god_n be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n to_o they_o 12_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o rest_v in_o this_o that_o they_o not_o only_o apprehend_v christ_n but_o much_o more_o that_o they_o be_v apprehend_v of_o christ_n 23._o and_o not_o that_o they_o know_v god_n only_o but_o that_o they_o be_v know_v of_o he_o for_o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n 6_o so_o that_o whether_o they_o live_v or_o die_v they_o be_v the_o lord_n for_o nothing_o can_v separate_v they_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o do_v they_o bold_o say_v thy_o love_a kindness_n and_o mercy_n shall_v follow_v i_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n and_o i_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o 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