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reverence_n she_o give_v he_o the_o word_n signify_v such_o a_o one_o as_o bear_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o family_n or_o commonwealth_n as_o a_o pillar_n thus_o the_o name_n lord_n import_v i_o wish_v this_o title_n to_o be_v remember_v of_o the_o great_a one_o that_o they_o may_v show_v themselves_o pillar_n and_o upholder_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o of_o their_o house_n and_o not_o destroyer_n of_o they_o the_o thing_n i_o note_v be_v this_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o give_v honourable_a title_n unto_o man_n as_o befit_v their_o place_n so_o do_v aaron_n to_o moses_n hannah_n to_o 6._o num._n 12._o 11._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 1._o king_n 18._o 7._o 2._o king_n 8._o 12._o gen._n 23._o 6._o samuel_n obadiah_n to_o eliah_n and_o hazael_n to_o elisha_n and_o so_o do_v the_o hittite_n to_o abraham_n so_o as_o both_o such_o as_o be_v in_o and_o such_o as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n use_v such_o term_n of_o reverence_n and_o therefore_o may_v they_o be_v use_v as_o 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be_v the_o god_n that_o hate_v iniquity_n and_o be_v just_a in_o his_o word_n even_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n as_o well_o in_o threat_n as_o in_o promise_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o fear_v the_o lion_n roar_v and_o not_o be_v like_o he_o that_o bless_v himself_o and_o dread_v not_o the_o curse_n deu._n 29._o 18._o but_o presume_v of_o mercy_n as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o also_o just_a to_o punish_v offender_n but_o such_o must_v know_v they_o deceive_v themselves_o they_o harden_v their_o own_o heart_n they_o abuse_v god_n mercy_n which_o be_v to_o work_v fear_n psal_n 130._o 4._o jer._n 33._o 9_o and_o obedience_n rom._n 12._o 1._o they_o spoil_n god_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o threat_n &_o incense_v the_o lord_n wrath_n to_o plague_v they_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n as_o he_o threaten_v in_o deuteronomie_n 29._o 19_o in_o the_o land_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n where_o god_n have_v place_v they_o plant_v they_o and_o promise_v 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