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stoic_n and_o epicure_n in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o thing_n be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n 179_o 23_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o necessity_n and_o of_o the_o original_n of_o inevitable_a or_o absolute_a necessity_n 184_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o divine_a providence_n in_o the_o remarkable_a erection_n declination_n and_o period_n of_o kingdom_n in_o overrule_a policy_n and_o dispose_v the_o success_n of_o humane_a undertake_n chapter_n folio_n 24_o of_o the_o contrary_a fate_n or_o award_v whereof_o david_n temporal_a kingdom_n be_v capable_a and_o of_o its_o devolution_n from_o god_n antecedent_n to_o his_o consequent_a will._n 194_o 25_o of_o the_o sudden_a and_o strange_a erection_n of_o the_o macedonian_a empire_n and_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n in_o alexander_n expedition_n and_o success_n 213_o 26_o of_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o chaldean_a empire_n and_o of_o the_o sudden_a destruction_n 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