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he_o be_v truth_n itself_o nor_o be_v tempt_v of_o evil_a jam_fw-la 1._o 13._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potentia_fw-la and_o pâ—tâ—stas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o potestas_fw-la be_v proper_o authority_n right_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n as_o a_o king_n have_v over_o his_o subject_n a_o father_n over_o his_o chilâ—dren_n a_o husband_n over_o his_o wife_n a_o master_n over_o his_o servant_n of_o which_o chriâ—t_n speak_v john_n 17._o â—_o matth._n 28._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o potentia_fw-la be_v proper_o strength_n to_o do_v something_o as_o some_o great_a king_n may_v have_v power_n to_o overcome_v his_o enemy_n over_o which_o he_o have_v no_o authority_n a_o layman_n have_v power_n to_o give_v bread_n and_o wine_n but_o he_o have_v not_o potestatem_fw-la a_o call_n or_o right_a to_o do_v it_o it_o serve_v both_o for_o a_o spurâ—e_n to_o do_v well_o 29._o since_o god_n be_v able_a to_o save_v gen._n 17._o 1._o and_o a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v from_o evil_a see_v he_o have_v power_n to_o destroy_v we_o shall_v therefore_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o his_o mighty_a hand_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 6._o luke_n 12._o 5._o it_o reprove_v the_o wicked_a which_o care_v not_o for_o god_n power_n but_o provoke_v the_o almighty_a god_n matth._n 10._o 28._o and_o so_o contend_v with_o power_n itself_o none_o shall_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 22._o 20._o and_o it_o condemn_v the_o godly_a which_o distrust_n the_o power_n of_o god_n 10._o num._n 11._o 21._o john_n 21._o 32._o remember_v not_o that_o he_o have_v unlimited_a power_n the_o lord_n prayer_n end_v thus_o for_o thou_o be_v the_o power_n this_o minister_n comfort_n to_o those_o which_o have_v god_n on_o their_o side_n thing_n they_o need_v not_o fear_v what_o man_n or_o devil_n can_v do_v against_o they_o he_o can_v strengthen_v they_o in_o spiritual_a weakness_n against_o sin_n and_o 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