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nor_o land_n the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n neither_o light_n nor_o darkness_n can_v secure_v we_o from_o he_o or_o hide_v we_o from_o his_o presence_n jer._n 23._o 24._o can_v any_o hide_v himself_o in_o secret_a place_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o say_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n say_v the_o lord_n oh_o great_a be_v the_o earth_n and_o how_o spacious_a be_v the_o heaven_n and_o yet_o he_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n how_o wonderful_a be_v god_n herein_o to_o think_v he_o shall_v fill_v up_o all_o place_n and_o distance_n oh_o how_o amaze_a be_v it_o 5._o there_o be_v none_o like_o god_n in_o his_o benignity_n and_o goodness_n there_o be_v some_o drop_n of_o it_o in_o man_n and_o angel_n but_o in_o he_o there_o be_v a_o whole_a ocean_n how_o joth_n be_v he_o to_o be_v angry_a how_o apt_a to_o forgive_v how_o ready_a to_o show_v mercy_n and_o communicate_v of_o his_o goodness_n psal._n 33_o 5._o the_o 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of_o he_o be_v when_o he_o appear_v in_o all_o his_o glory_n 2._o as_o there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o in_o his_o nature_n so_o neither_o be_v any_o one_o like_o he_o in_o his_o law_n which_o do_v exceed_v all_o law_n whatsoever_o many_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n have_v have_v good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n but_o none_o have_v ever_o any_o comparable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 4._o 8._o and_o what_o nation_n be_v there_o so_o great_a who_o have_v statute_n and_o judgement_n so_o righteous_a as_o all_o this_o law_n which_o i_o sâ—t_v before_o you_o this_o day_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v bring_v i_o a_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o have_v such_o law_n as_o you_o have_v that_o these_o law_n be_v none_o such_o law_n i_o shall_v show_v in_o five_o particularss_n 1._o in_o their_o extraction_n there_o be_v no_o law_n like_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o come_v from_o heaven_n if_o any_o ask_v concern_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n 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