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though_o he_o have_v speak_v many_o year_n ago_o yet_o the_o lord_n he_o can_v forget_v his_o promise_n he_o be_v always_o mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n see_v in_o the_o first_o of_o chron._n and_o the_o 16._o chapter_n and_o the_o 15._o verse_n he_o be_v mindful_a always_o of_o his_o covenant_n the_o word_n which_o he_o command_v to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n though_o the_o promise_n be_v give_v out_o never_o so_o long_o ago_o suppose_v it_o be_v a_o thousand_o generation_n yet_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v always_o mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n always_o mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n a_o man_n may_v promise_v his_o friend_n to_o meet_v with_o he_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a a_o man_n may_v forget_v his_o promise_n but_o so_o can_v god_n he_o be_v ever_o mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n again_o he_o can_v mistake_v the_o time_n happy_o a_o man_n though_o he_o have_v promise_v yet_o he_o may_v mistake_v the_o time_n he_o know_v not_o how_o the_o time_n 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