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good_a to_o change_v dispute_n into_o wonder_n and_o reverence_n rome_n 9_o 10_o who_o be_v thou_o oh_o man_n that_o dispute_a with_o god_n we_o may_v chap_v logic_n one_o with_o another_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o god_n prerogative_n be_v above_o the_o tribunal_n of_o our_o reason_n 2._o his_o law_n a_o proud_a creature_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v of_o restraint_n we_o can_v love_v other_o thing_n in_o god_n but_o not_o his_o legislative_a power_n 7._o the_o carnal_a mind_n will_v never_o stoop_v but_o complain_v of_o he_o as_o harsh_a and_o severe_a as_o if_o he_o have_v forbid_v we_o the_o satisfy_n of_o those_o desire_n which_o he_o have_v plant_v in_o we_o the_o israelite_n murmur_v thus_o the_o land_n be_v a_o good_a land_n but_o there_o be_v giant_n and_o son_n of_o aâ—ak_n numb_a 13._o 32._o the_o heaven_n promise_v be_v a_o good_a heaven_n but_o the_o way_n be_v rough_a and_o unpastable_a duty_n be_v difficult_a and_o 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we_o affect_v first_o for_o what_o we_o wâ—nt_v as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v straighten_v we_o complain_v present_o this_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a as_o when_o we_o murmur_v out_o of_o wan_a oneness_n the_o israelite_n i_o observe_v do_v shall_fw-mi a_o murmur_a either_o out_o of_o want_n and_o then_o they_o be_v spare_v as_o for_o want_v of_o water_n exod._n 5._o 14._o for_o want_n of_o meat_n exod._n 16_o 2._o want_n of_o bread_n numb_a 20._o 3._o but_o at_o other_o time_n out_o of_o wantonness_n they_o loathe_a manna_n must_v have_v quail_n but_o then_o some_o special_a judgement_n or_o other_o break_v out_o upon_o they_o but_o however_o it_o be_v bad_a enough_o when_o our_o necessity_n extort_v these_o complaint_n from_o we_o want_n be_v a_o time_n of_o pray_v not_o of_o murmur_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n be_v erect_v for_o a_o time_n of_o need_n heb._n 4._o 16._o but_o it_o be_v man_n usual_a custom_n to_o change_v duty_n into_o sin_n as_o admonition_n into_o censure_v instead_o of_o 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ephesian_n chap._n verse_n page_n 4_o 1_o 25_o 26_o  _fw-fr 4_o 5_o 6_o 129_o 130_o 5_o 3_o 19â—_n  _fw-fr 16_o 458_o  _fw-fr 18_o 502_o  _fw-fr 26_o 29_o 36_o  _fw-fr 27_o 36_o philippian_n chap._n verse_n page_n 3_o 7_o 41_o 1_o thessalonian_n chap._n verse_n page_n 4_o 7_o 12_o  _fw-fr 16_o 310_o 5_o 23_o 30_o 491_o 2_o thessalonian_n chap._n verse_n page_n 2_o 2_o 163_o 437_o 1_o timothy_n chap._n verse_n page_n 3_o 6_o 277_o 6_o 18_o 63_o 2_o timothy_n chap._n verse_n page_n 2_o 16_o 541_o 3_o from_o 1_o to_o 5_o 403_o titus_n chap._n verse_n page_n 2_o 11_o 12_o 469_o 470_o 471_o 472_o 3_o 5_o 535_o hebrew_n chap._n verse_n page_n 1_o 14_o 91_o 6_o 4_o 5_o 45_o 46_o  _fw-fr 19_o 530_o 7_o 25_o 58_o 9_o 12_o ibid._n 10_o 14_o ibid._n 12_o 14_o 38_o 1_o peter_n chap._n verse_n page_n 2_o 9_o 44_o 3_o 21_o 470_o 2_o peter_n chap._n verse_n page_n 1_o 3_o 103_o  _fw-fr 11_o 119_o 3_o 11_o 444_o 3_o chap._n tot_o 316_o 317_o 1_o john_n chap._n verse_n page_n 3_o 3_o 38_o  _fw-fr 8_o 39_o 469_o  _fw-fr 9_o 62_o  _fw-fr 23_o 131_o 4._o 10_o 108_o 5_o 10_o 253_o revelation_n chap._n verse_n page_n 2_o 5_o 522_o 20_o 12_o 271_o 441_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 31._o line_n 33._o for_o halt_v read_v hasten_v p._n 6â—_n l._n 32._o for_o surrection_n r._n surreption_n p._n 84_o l._n 2._o for_o â—hy_a r._n thy_o for_o and_o also_o r._n and_o so_o p._n 92._o l._n 4._o add_v may_v be_v p._n 95._o l._n 16._o for_o suit_v not_o r._n smite_v not_o and_o s_z 23._o for_o up_o r._n upon_o p._n 104._o l._n 33._o â—_o for_o benefit_n r._n bonfire_n p._n 105_o l._n 36._o for_o awe_n r._n aca_fw-la p._n 115._o l._n 21._o for_o hulking_n r._n huck_a p._n 126._o l._n 4._o far_a last_o of_o all_o r._n lust_n of_o all_o p._n 128._o l._n 26._o r._n one_o with_o we_o in_o christ_n p._n 133._o l._n 2._o for_o ward_n r._n cord_n p._n 134._o l._n last_o before_o help_v add_v must_v use_v p._n 135._o l._n 11._o for_o unite_n r._n writing_n p._n 136._o l._n 17._o for_o care_n r._n call_v 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