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the_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n heb._n 1._o 2._o god_n have_v set_v he_o over_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o put_v all_o thing_n in_o subjection_n under_o his_o foot_n ps._n 8._o 7._o and_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o give_v commission_n to_o his_o messenger_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o all_o nation_n math._n 28._o 19_o or_o to_o every_o creature_n under_o heaven_n mark_n 16._o 17._o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v of_o the_o father_n give_v to_o he_o he_o may_v deal_v with_o they_o as_o he_o please_v and_o either_o bruise_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n as_o a_o potter_n vessel_n ps._n 2._o 9_o he_o may_v fill_v the_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o dead_a body_n and_o strike_v in_o piece_n the_o head_n of_o the_o country_n ps._n 110._o 6._o or_o he_o may_v make_v they_o his_o own_o and_o bring_v they_o in_o subjection_n unto_o himself_o which_o towards_o some_o of_o they_o he_o will_v effect_v rev._n 11._o 19_o now_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o his_o power_n and_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o grand_a instrument_n whereby_o he_o accomplish_v all_o his_o design_n in_o the_o world_n whether_o they_o be_v for_o life_n or_o for_o death_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o he_o have_v give_v that_o a_o right_a to_o take_v possession_n in_o his_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o all_o that_o he_o will_v own_v in_o any_o nation_n under_o heaven_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v in_o all_o of_o they_o some_o that_o be_v his_o peculiar_a purchase_n rev._n 5._o 9_o who_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o world_n he_o will_v bring_v in_o unto_o himself_o to_o have_v free_a passage_n into_o all_o nation_n be_v the_o undoubted_a right_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n goodwill_n have_v such_o a_o right_a to_o it_o and_o interest_n in_o it_o that_o look_v from_o whosoever_o they_o may_v claim_v protection_n in_o reference_n unto_o any_o other_o of_o their_o most_o undoubted_a 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