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1.9_o 10._o job_n 1.9_o 10._o do_v job_n fear_n god_n for_o naught_o have_v thou_o not_o make_v a_o hedge_n about_o he_o and_o about_o his_o house_n and_o about_o all_o that_o he_o have_v on_o every_o side_n thou_o have_v bless_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o substance_n be_v increase_v in_o the_o land_n but_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n now_o and_o touch_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o he_o will_v curse_v thou_o to_o thy_o face_n but_o we_o must_v testify_v our_o love_n towards_o he_o that_o we_o can_v love_v he_o when_o he_o chasten_v we_o and_o bear_v the_o cross_n patient_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v lay_v upon_o we_o and_o look_v for_o deliverance_n from_o he_o alone_o and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o chasten_v in_o love_n towards_o we_o and_o if_o we_o endure_v chastisement_n 12.7_o heb._n 12.7_o god_n offer_v himself_o to_o we_o as_o unto_o child_n heb._n 12.7_o especial_o consider_v he_o do_v it_o evermore_o for_o our_o good_a and_o if_o his_o 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that_o god_n will_v be_v a_o father_n unto_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o son_n and_o daughter_n conclude_v 18._o 2_o cor._n 6.17_o 18._o be_v not_o therefore_o unequal_o yoke_v with_o infidel_n what_o fellowship_n be_v there_o between_o righteousness_n and_o unrighteousness_n between_o christ_n and_o belial_n wherefore_o come_v out_o from_o among_o they_o and_o separate_v from_o they_o and_o touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n and_o i_o will_v receive_v you_o but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v object_n what_o need_v this_o separation_n to_o be_v urge_v so_o hot_o unto_o we_o that_o live_v not_o among_o any_o infidel_n mingle_v pell_o