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other_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a account_n they_o be_v in_o with_o their_o prince_n reproof_n of_o papist_n and_o other_o that_o resist_v god_n in_o his_o work_n attempt_v to_o pluck_v down_o that_o which_o he_o have_v set_v up_o as_o to_o hinder_v the_o increase_n of_o christian_n to_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o be_v to_o restrain_v the_o course_n of_o all_o christianity_n who_o as_o they_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o their_o brother_n elimas_n so_o may_v they_o look_v for_o the_o like_a success_n with_o he_o act._n 13._o 10._o consolation_n that_o the_o case_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o desperate_a though_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n either_o dare_v not_o or_o will_v not_o or_o can_v not_o promote_v religion_n or_o protect_v such_o as_o prove_v it_o for_o christ_n will_v not_o fail_v of_o his_o faithfulness_n 16._o isa_n 59_o 16._o as_o he_o be_v no_o way_n disappoint_v of_o his_o help_n for_o his_o 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to_o succour_v her_o young_a one_o psal_n 91._o 4._o and_o near_o be_v they_o to_o he_o than_o the_o chicken_n to_o their_o damn_n as_o be_v member_n of_o his_o own_o body_n and_o the_o very_a apple_n of_o his_o eye_n zach._n 2._o 8._o second_o his_o power_n be_v always_o exercise_v for_o their_o preservation_n which_o be_v figure_v by_o the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o one_o call_v jachin_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v establish_v and_o 21._o 1._o king_n 21._o the_o other_o boaz_n that_o be_v in_o he_o be_v strength_n both_o these_o conjoin_v do_v make_v the_o safety_n of_o his_o servant_n complete_a if_o he_o have_v power_n and_o not_o apply_v it_o for_o our_o help_n our_o case_n be_v nothing_o the_o better_a if_o he_o shall_v set_v himself_o to_o uphold_v we_o and_o fail_v of_o power_n we_o can_v not_o stand_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v assure_v by_o these_o sign_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o three_o it_o concern_v he_o in_o equity_n to_o 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in_o his_o service_n they_o have_v now_o helper_n even_o out_o of_o their_o own_o loin_n that_o will_v join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o and_o when_o they_o have_v finish_v their_o course_n and_o end_v their_o own_o day_n work_v yet_o the_o work_n shall_v still_o be_v continue_v by_o their_o posterity_n we_o see_v in_o humane_a affair_n that_o every_o good_a subject_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o breed_v up_o a_o son_n that_o will_v be_v sit_v and_o able_a to_o serve_v his_o sovereign_n and_o how_o can_v it_o then_o but_o cheer_n up_o the_o heart_n and_o refresh_v the_o spirit_n of_o christian_a father_n or_o mother_n to_o have_v their_o child_n the_o lord_n soldier_n valiant_o sight_v his_o battle_n against_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o that_o in_o their_o own_o sight_n and_o presence_n every_o good_a master_n as_o be_v abraham_n will_v think_v it_o a_o benefit_n to_o have_v his_o servant_n to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o every_o christian_a will_v glad_o hear_v of_o 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