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shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n nay_o i_o stand_v persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n 4.18_o lord_n 2._o tim_n 4.18_o he_o will_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n and_o will_v preserve_v i_o unto_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n he_o have_v swear_v unto_o i_o and_o how_o shall_v i_o distrust_v his_o mercy_n though_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v against_o i_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o and_o though_o i_o know_v there_o be_v enough_o in_o i_o for_o which_o he_o may_v refuse_v i_o yet_o i_o know_v nothing_o can_v weaken_v or_o impeach_v the_o truth_n of_o 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of_o man_n who_o by_o his_o disobedience_n have_v divide_v and_o strange_v himself_o from_o god_n and_o be_v become_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o make_v peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n and_o to_o bring_v man_n again_o to_o god_n somewhat_o must_v be_v yield_v that_o may_v stand_v for_o lieu_n and_o recompense_n of_o the_o offence_n and_o trespass_n by_o man_n commit_v against_o god_n and_o this_o the_o heathen_n themselves_n in_o some_o part_n conceive_v either_o by_o light_n of_o understanding_n or_o as_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a by_o tradition_n receive_v from_o the_o patriarch_n and_o father_n from_o who_o faith_n and_o fellowship_n they_o divide_v themselves_o but_o yet_o retain_v some_o shadow_n and_o corrupt_a imitation_n of_o their_o devotion_n which_o they_o apply_v to_o the_o service_n and_o worship_n of_o idol_n and_o false_a god_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o tertullian_n speak_v as_o of_o a_o policy_n of_o satan_n to_o give_v countenance_n 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