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thing_n for_o god_n to_o save_v his_o people_n and_o another_o that_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o save_v his_o people_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o save_v his_o people_n another_o that_o god_n the_o avenger_n that_o god_n the_o recompencer_n or_o rewarder_n their_o god_n in_o special_a shall_v come_v to_o save_v they_o yet_o be_v all_o these_o branch_n emphatical_o contain_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n or_o grammatical_a construction_n of_o the_o former_a word_n behold_v your_o god_n will_v come_v with_o vengeance_n even_o god_n with_o a_o recompense_n he_o will_v come_v and_o save_v you_o isaiah_n 35._o vers_fw-la 4._o this_o argue_v a_o special_a manner_n and_o a_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o salvation_n in_o brief_a the_o sum_n or_o extract_v of_o the_o whole_a chapter_n be_v this_o the_o miraculous_a alteration_n 3._o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o of_o water_n break_v out_o etc._n etc._n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n elsewhere_o 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