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104.24_o in_o wisdom_n have_v thou_o make_v they_o all_o and_o 136.5_o 6._o which_o wisdom_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1.24_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v john_n 1.3_o col._n 1.16_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o god_n revel_v 3.14_o the_o earth_n be_v without_o form_n and_o void_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 1._o the_o prophet_n have_v the_o very_a same_o word_n import_v man_n unregenerate_a estate_n jer_n 4.22_o 23._o the_o lord_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n gen._n 1._o and_o god_n who_o command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n have_v shine_v in_o our_o heart_n 2._o cor._n 4.6_o thus_o we_o read_v of_o the_o new_a creature_n the_o new_a heaven_n and_o the_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o new_a make_n of_o they_o that_o i_o may_v plant_v the_o heaven_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o say_v unto_o zion_n thou_o be_v my_o people_n esay_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o those_o who_o be_v convert_v change_v renew_v beget_v again_o in_o behalf_n of_o these_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o many_o water_n psalm_n 29.3_o yea_o verse_n 10._o the_o lord_n sit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o noah_n flood_n so_o the_o word_n be_v proper_o use_v and_o steer_v and_o guide_v thy_o vessel_n to_o the_o haven_n of_o life_n and_o peace_n but_o when_o the_o overflow_a scourge_n overwhelm_v the_o world_n how_o shall_v i_o escape_v thou_o know_v not_o how_o nor_o do_v noah_n when_o he_o spare_v not_o the_o old_a world_n but_o save_v noah_n nor_o do_v lot_n know_v when_o the_o lord_n turn_v the_o city_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n into_o ash_n and_o deliver_v just_a let._n the_o lord_n know_v though_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v 2_o pet._n 2._o belove_a let_v i_o now_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o preacher_n of_o 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