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felicity_n isa_n 41.4_o and_o 44.6_o and_o 48.12_o and_o to_o he_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o and_o will_v sing_v hallelujah_n or_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n to_o thy_o name_n be_v the_o glory_n rev._n 19.1_o 4_o 6._o psal_n 155.1_o for_o 1._o it_o spring_v from_o his_o good_a pleasure_n this_o love_n and_o good_a will_n to_o man_n who_o as_o he_o create_v in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n at_o first_o by_o and_o for_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n the_o express_a character_n of_o his_o own_o majesty_n so_o he_o so_o love_v he_o as_o both_o to_o prepare_v a_o infinite_a reward_n for_o he_o be_v righteous_a or_o for_o such_o or_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o shall_v be_v find_v righteous_a before_o he_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o glorious_a bounty_n and_o goodness_n to_o he_o and_o also_o when_o he_o fall_v from_o his_o primitive_a and_o create_a righteousness_n in_o which_o he_o make_v he_o he_o make_v his_o son_n the_o 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paul_n cite_v sometime_o the_o say_n of_o heathen_a poet_n and_o have_v make_v they_o canonical_a scripture_n by_o his_o cite_v they_o and_o it_o cost_v a_o good_a man_n his_o life_n that_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v counsel_n from_o god_n by_o a_o heathen_a 2_o chron._n 35.22_o josuah_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n not_o hear_v or_o harken_v to_o the_o word_n of_o necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n &c_n bern._n the_o 206_o disâ—_n 3._o audivit_fw-la balaam_n sermon_n dei_fw-la &_o visâ—â—â—s_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la intuiâ—â—_n est_fw-la sed_fw-la cadebâ—t_fw-la opertis_fw-la coeulis_fw-la sic_fw-la multos_fw-la videtis_fw-la have_v estudente_n seâ—s_a â—atâ—_n &c_n &c_n again_o let_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o himself_o in_o have_v knowlegde_v and_o ability_n to_o preach_v and_o speak_v god_n word_n and_o give_v good_a language_n to_o or_o of_o god_n people_n seeing_z that_o be_v a_o gift_n a_o bad_a man_n may_v have_v and_o be_v never_o the_o better_a but_o the_o 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