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you_o be_v right_a and_o may_v go_v forward_o bold_o joseph_n when_o he_o miss_v of_o his_o brethren_n in_o shechem_n and_o be_v wander_v in_o the_o field_n 37.16_o gen._n 37.16_o be_v find_v of_o a_o man_n by_o who_o he_o be_v direct_v to_o follow_v they_o to_o dothan_n and_o shall_v we_o when_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n seek_v her_o well-beloved_a and_o her_o brethren_n come_v for_o direction_n to_o the_o tent_n of_o we_o shepherd_n 1.17_o cant._n 1.17_o turn_v she_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o as_o elisha_n do_v the_o blind_a aramite_n lead_v she_o to_o samaria_n in_o stead_n of_o dothan_n we_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v 6.19_o 2_o kin._n 6.19_o that_o know_v and_o teach_v man_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v that_o when_o you_o come_v unto_o we_o as_o the_o people_n use_v to_o come_v 33.31_o exeunt_n 33.31_o and_o sit_v before_o we_o to_o hear_v our_o word_n your_o desire_n be_v to_o understand_v from_o god_n by_o we_o the_o way_n wherein_o you_o may_v walk_v 42.3_o jer._n 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he_o have_v set_v in_o his_o word_n wherein_o he_o have_v utter_o exclude_v from_o mercy_n all_o that_o sin_n presumptuous_o 59.5_o deu._n 29.20_o psal_n 59.5_o and_o of_o malicious_a wickedness_n or_o what_o comfort_n can_v thou_o have_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o god_n to_o save_v while_o by_o impenitency_n thou_o make_v it_o impossible_a for_o thou_o to_o be_v save_v and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v receive_v 1.15_o 1_o tim_n 1.15_o that_o jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n yet_o what_o can_v thou_o claim_v therein_o who_o by_o unbelief_n make_v god_n a_o liar_n 5.10_o 1_o joh_n 5.10_o and_o account_v the_o son_n of_o god_n
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