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col._n 1._o 12._o work_n whereupon_o all_o after_o work_n do_v depend_v have_v its_o dependence_n upon_o and_o its_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o grace_n then_o certain_o all_o the_o rest_n must_v depend_v upon_o the_o lord_n all_o that_o soul_n have_v from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o come_v from_o the_o womb_n of_o god_n grace_n the_o upper_a room_n as_o well_o as_o the_o low_a be_v of_o his_o build_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o ingredient_n that_o go_v to_o the_o make_v up_o of_o a_o man_n happiness_n but_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o lord_n paradise_n every_o stair_n from_o the_o cell_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o chair_n of_o glory_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n own_o lay_v there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o iota_fw-la or_o title_n in_o the_o alphabet_n of_o salvation_n but_o be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n we_o can_v say_v that_o aught_o from_o a_o change_n to_o a_o crown_n be_v our_o creature_n for_o all_o be_v 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