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sense_n and_o feeling_n represent_v god_n unto_o we_o as_o a_o enemy_n now_o hear_v what_o the_o promise_n say_v that_o will_v give_v we_o assurance_n of_o what_o we_o have_v hear_v that_o be_v once_o our_o father_n he_o will_v be_v ever_o our_o father_n so_o as_o though_o he_o may_v be_v angry_a with_o we_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o utter_o reject_v those_o who_o he_o have_v take_v into_o covenant_n with_o himself_o if_o they_o break_v my_o statute_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o so_o run_v that_o promise_v forecited_a now_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n be_v a_o sure_a word_n a_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o god_n will_v not_o fail_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v my_o faithfulness_n to_o fail_v my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v so_o it_o there_o follow_v and_o therefore_o whatever_o sense_n 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person_n and_o passage_n in_o all_o place_n upon_o earth_n but_o he_o have_v a_o special_a cognizance_n of_o his_o own_o people_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o righteous_a psa_n 34.15_o upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o ps_n 33.18_o he_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o they_o as_o of_o their_o person_n so_o of_o their_o concernment_n the_o lord_n know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a psa_n 1.6_o know_v how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o what_o his_o condition_n be_v his_o eye_n be_v upon_o he_o as_o in_o prosperity_n so_o in_o adversity_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o tribulation_n say_v he_o to_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n rev._n 69._o god_n take_v special_a notice_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o people_n he_o see_v their_o tear_n put_v they_o into_o his_o bottle_n register_n they_o in_o his_o book_n as_o david_n say_v psal_n 56.8_o and_o he_o hear_v their_o sigh_v and_o groan_v all_o our_o desire_n be_v before_o he_o and_o our_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o 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