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angel_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n doubt_v or_o move_v this_o question_n how_o shall_v i_o instant_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n see_v i_o know_v not_o a_o man_n that_o the_o accomplish_n of_o that_o which_o the_o angel_n have_v say_v be_v possible_a to_o god_n the_o event_n do_v prove_v but_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v impossible_a unto_o god_n can_v neither_o be_v prove_v by_o any_o event_n nor_o will_v it_o necessary_o follow_v at_o least_o the_o necessity_n of_o its_o consequence_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a from_o the_o word_n utter_v by_o the_o angel_n which_o admit_v of_o some_o restriction_n for_o to_o be_v god_n or_o to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n be_v something_o more_o than_o mere_a nothing_o be_v it_o then_o possible_a for_o god_n to_o make_v a_o god_n every_o way_n equal_a unto_o himself_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v equal_a with_o god_n yet_o not_o so_o make_v but_o so_o 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of_o their_o prosperity_n or_o calamity_n assign_v and_o by_o which_o prince_n and_o great_a statesman_n stand_v or_o fall_v section_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 chap._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 1_o homer_n be_v not_o so_o blind_v with_o the_o heathenish_a misconceit_n of_o fate_n as_o not-to-see_a more_o way_n to_o death_n than_o one_o in_o achilles_n he_o describe_v two_o course_n of_o life_n the_o one_o short_a but_o deck_v with_o glory_n the_o other_o long_o but_o bare_a and_o naked_a of_o â—ame_n both_o alike_o possible_a by_o fate_n thetis_n foresee_v fate_n by_o two_o way_n 1._o may_v bring_v i_o to_o my_o end_n the_o one_o 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that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n because_o that_o moab_n and_o seir_n do_v say_v behold_v the_o house_n of_o judah_n be_v like_a unto_o all_o the_o heathen_a therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v open_v the_o side_n of_o moab_n from_o the_o city_n from_o his_o city_n which_o be_v on_o his_o frontier_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o country_n beth_n jeshimoth_a baal-meon_a and_o keriathaim_n unto_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n with_o the_o ammonite_n and_o will_v give_v they_o in_o possession_n that_o the_o ammonite_n may_v not_o be_v remember_v among_o the_o nation_n and_o i_o will_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o moab_n and_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v lord_n god_n because_o that_o edom_n have_v deal_v against_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n by_o take_v vengeance_n and_o have_v great_o offend_v and_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o they_o therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v also_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n upon_o edom_n and_o will_v 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