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and_o faith_n which_o be_v build_v on_o that_o word_n without_o other_o help_n or_o advantage_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o word_n that_o come_v not_o as_o a_o naked_a word_n but_o in_o power_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v all_o manner_n of_o assurance_n and_o full_a persuasion_n of_o itself_o even_o by_o its_o power_n and_o efficacy_n it_o be_v term_v the_o rod_n of_o power_n or_o strength_n denote_v its_o authority_n and_o efficacy_n that_o which_o be_v thus_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n able_a to_o make_v itself_o know_v so_o to_o be_v it_o be_v not_o only_o say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o itself_o but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d able_a and_o powerful_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sacred_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n they_o be_v 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and_o star_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o finger_n lord_n think_v i_o what_o be_v man_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o visite_a he_o how_o excellent_a be_v thy_o name_n and_o such_o like_a do_v god_n reveal_v his_o greatness_n and_o goodness_n in_o regard_v the_o son_n of_o man_n object_n that_o make_v for_o we_o thou_o may_v perhaps_o say_v god_n by_o these_o preacher_n without_o give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o to_o the_o heathen_a but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o your_o light_n within_o we_o confess_v quoth_v i_o o._n p._n 40_o 41_o 42._o that_o god_n reveal_v and_o declare_v himself_o to_o we_o by_o the_o work_v of_o his_o hand_n without_o creation_n providence_n etc._n etc._n his_o work_n teach_v and_o what_o they_o teach_v they_o do_v it_o in_o his_o name_n and_o authority_n p._n 44._o repl._n the_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n only_o passive_o as_o book_n on_o which_o by_o the_o light_n within_o man_n may_v see_v and_o read_v it_o as_o also_o they_o may_v 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