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18._o and_o have_v his_o promise_n now_o to_o those_o that_o fear_v his_o name_n be_v only_o so_o far_o as_o that_o he_o will_v secure_v they_o and_o save_v their_o life_n when_o so_o many_o perish_v this_o have_v be_v we_o say_v evidence_n enough_o of_o his_o peculiar_a love_n and_o fatherly_a compassion_n to_o they_o by_o which_o they_o may_v sufficient_o discern_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a between_o who_o there_o appear_v hitherto_o no_o difference_n in_o the_o common_a opinion_n but_o here_o be_v withal_o a_o evident_a promise_n of_o great_a thing_n of_o joy_n and_o prosperity_n and_o well_o be_v as_o well_o as_o be_v set_v out_o in_o this_o comparative_a expression_n but_o though_o righteousness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o respect_v this_o life_n as_o well_o as_o those_o which_o respect_n that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v of_o outward_a as_o well_o as_o inward_a good_a thing_n yet_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o christ_n 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