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and_o if_o deliverance_n staff_n and_o be_v â—â—â—cke_a in_o come_v it_o be_v that_o more_o discovery_n may_v be_v make_v this_o way_n also_o and_o that_o the_o adversary_n may_v be_v yet_o more_o convince_v 3._o that_o god_n right_a hand_n may_v be_v more_o manifest_a with_o his_o people_n and_o 4._o his_o people_n mouth_n may_v be_v more_o open_a to_o sing_v the_o high_a praise_n of_o their_o god._n and_o because_o deliverance_n linger_v and_o be_v slack_a in_o come_v as_o we_o count_v slackness_n it_o be_v because_o there_o may_v be_v more_o discovery_n make_v of_o all_o the_o particular_n before_o mention_v i_o will_v draw_v up_o to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o chapter_n 94.12_o psal_n 94.12_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o thou_o chastene_v o_o lord_n and_o teaâ—_n est_fw-la they_o out_o of_o thy_o law_n we_o must_v not_o stop_v there_o but_o read_v on_o in_o the_o psalm_n thereby_o to_o strengthen_v our_o spirit_n that_o we_o may_v stand_v st_z lâ—_n and_o wait_v for_o god_n 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and_o wash_v his_o vessel_n appâ—â—â—â—_n to_o honour_n but_o that_o we_o may_v not_o faint_v in_o out_o â—â—deâ—_n bâ—t_v exâ—ect_v with_o patience_n the_o salvation_n of_o god_n we_o which_o lâ—_n proâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o wâ—â—â—â—_n we_o break_v off_o and_o give_v no_o rest_n to_o our_o spirit_n â—â—ll_v we_o have_v â—â—xed_v they_o upon_o a_o everlasting_a â—â—undaâ—â—on_n whereupon_o we_o may_v stand_v still_o and_o abide_v the_o rain_n and_o the_o wind_n tâ—e_v storm_n and_o haâ—â—e_n even_o the_o stâ—â—â—s_n of_o great_a water_n in_o david_n assurance_n and_o confidence_n 23._o psal_n 94.22_o verse_n 23._o that_o the_o loâ—d_n be_v my_o defence_n and_o my_o god_n be_v the_o rock_n of_o my_o refuge_n and_o he_o shall_v bring_v upon_o my_o adversary_n their_o own_o iniquity_n and_o shall_v â—ut_v they_o off_o in_o then_o own_o wickedness_n yea_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v cut_v they_o off_o amen_n chap._n 6._o david_n trouble_n have_v a_o happy_a close_o but_o his_o case_n be_v 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