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excellent_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o constant_o maintain_v and_o advance_v his_o glory_n otherwise_o if_o we_o honour_v not_o he_o he_o will_v never_o honour_v we_o here_o much_o less_o glorify_v we_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fault_n escape_v in_o print_v pag._n 11._o l._n 1._o as_o these_o pag._n 14_o l._n 18._o avoy_n ded_fw-we pag._n 22_o l._n 18._o and_o draw_v such_o pag._n 25._o l_o 7._o this_o consequence_n be_v but_o pag_n 27._o l._n 12._o yield_v nâ—_n pag._n 29._o l._n 33._o night_n pag._n 36._o l._n 2._o by_o good_a mean_n pag._n 50_o l._n 13._o remainder_n pag._n 51._o l._n 14._o a_o occasion_n pag._n 54._o l._n 1._o read_v 1._o pet._n 1._o 13._o pag._n 58._o l._n 30._o attendance_n pag._n 59_o â—_o all_o we_o gentile_n pag._n 62._o l._n 13._o world_n pag._n 69._o li._n 9_o be_v holy_a and_o 19_o god_n offer_v and_o ibid._n l._n 28._o and_o discern_v they_o rome_n 9_o v_o 4._o &_o 5._o rom._n 11.17_o deut._n 32.21_o ephes._n 2.12_o 1_o thess._n 2._o ver_fw-la 15_o and_o 16._o sense_n 1._o tim._n 1.13_o 1._o sam._n 16._o v._n 6._o &_o 7._o act._n 10._o v._n 13.14.15_o doct._n rom._n 3._o v_o â—_o 4_o gen._n 6._o â—_o gen._n 19_o luke_n 2._o apoc._n 11._o v_o 3._o verse_n 12._o 2._o tim._n 4.8_o 2._o pet._n â—_o 10_o math._n 16._o ver_fw-la 18_o doctr._n rom._n 9_o uâ—_n 11_o tim_n 3.4_o &_o 5_o doctr._n exo._n 32._o v_o 19_o num._n 25._o v._n 7._o act_n 7._o uc_n 16_o act._n 17._o v._n 16_o 1_o sam._n 2.30_o doctr._n rom._n 14._o v._n 4._o 2._o kin._n 6._o v._n 16._o paraph._n luke_n 1._o v_o 33._o dan._n 7._o v._n 14._o apoc._n 12_o v_o 7._o illyricus_n 1._o cor._n 7._o five_o 14._o heb_n 11.38_o math._n 21._o vers_fw-la 41._o and_o 43_o 1_o cor._n 6._o v._n 19_o and_o 20_o psal._n 37._o ver_n 5_o and_o 6._o mich._n 7._o v._n 7._o and_o 9_o phil._n 1._o v._n 9_o doctr._n apoc._n 3.10_o doctr._n ephe._n 4._o v_o 11_o and_o 12.13_o math._n 10_o v._n 18_o psal._n 25._o ver_n 1_o isaiah_n 55._o ver_n 3_o math._n 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