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three_o there_o be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o case_n or_o condition_n so_o desperate_a or_o wretched_a in_o respect_n either_o of_o sin_n or_o of_o affliction_n out_o of_o which_o christ_n by_o his_o intercession_n can_v rescue_v and_o save_v the_o tempâ—ed_n fall_v and_o desert_a believer_n let_v israel_n hope_n in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o there_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n and_o he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o iniquity_n psal_n 130.7_o 8._o the_o lord_n preserve_v the_o simple_a i_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o he_o help_v i_o psal_n 116.6_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 2.9_o there_o have_v no_o temptation_n