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my_o god_n zachariah_n 13._o 9_o this_o one_o thing_n which_o god_n promise_v i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n it_o be_v as_o one_o 17._o paraeus_n in_o gen._n 17._o right_o speak_v anima_fw-la foederis_fw-la the_o very_a soul_n of_o all_o the_o covenant_n it_o be_v summa_fw-la foederis_fw-la the_o excellency_n the_o very_a quintessence_n of_o it_o it_o be_v far_o more_o than_o that_o i_o will_v pardon_v you_o than_o that_o i_o will_v help_v you_o i_o will_v bless_v you_o or_o that_o i_o will_v save_v you_o as_o christ_n speak_v concern_v that_o command_n of_o love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o great_a commandment_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o this_o promise_n i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n it_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n it_o be_v the_o great_a promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n indeed_o it_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o all_o be_v contain_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o david_n say_v happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n psal_n 144._o 15._o quest_n but_o some_o may_v demand_v what_o great_a matter_n be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o it_o what_o be_v comprehend_v under_o it_o when_o god_n say_v in_o the_o covenant_n i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n i_o will_v be_v a_o god_n to_o you_o be_v he_o not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v he_o not_o a_o god_n to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n sol._n i_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v so_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o god_n beside_o he_o he_o be_v a_o god_n to_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o production_n they_o be_v all_o make_v and_o form_v by_o he_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o preservation_n in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n 17._o 28._o there_o be_v a_o relation_n betwixt_o he_o and_o all_o creature_n but_o this_o be_v inconsiderable_a in_o comparison_n of_o 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