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principal_a principal_a first_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n 1._o cor._n 10.13_o god_n be_v faithful_a therefore_o will_v he_o suffer_v no_o temptation_n to_o be_v above_o our_o ability_n but_o will_v even_o give_v the_o issue_n with_o the_o temptation_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o second_o his_o promise_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o power_n col._n 1.11_o strengthen_v with_o all_o might_n through_o his_o glorious_a power_n unto_o all_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a with_o joyfulness_n which_o power_n be_v manifest_v in_o those_o two_o thing_n which_o ground_n the_o confidence_n of_o all_o in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o promiser_n be_v a_o man_n