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that_o follow_v from_o these_o word_n be_v this_o namely_o that_o god_n be_v able_a as_o well_o as_o willing_a to_o secure_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o suffer_a saint_n and_o to_o save_v they_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o all_o their_o trial_n be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o divers_z or_o terrible_a let_v he_o commit_v the_o keep_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o god_n but_o to_o what_o boot_n if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v it_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o he_o that_o seek_v the_o soul_n to_o destroy_v it_o but_o my_o father_n that_o give_v they_o i_o say_v christ_n be_v great_a than_o all_o and_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o pluck_v they_o out_o of_o my_o father_n hand_n joh._n 10.29_o so_o then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o sorrow_n affliction_n or_o misery_n invent_v by_o which_o the_o devil_n may_v so_o strong_o prevail_v as_o thereby_o to_o pluck_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v it_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o fall_v and_o perish_v 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to_o nothing_o mat._n 13.6.21_o but_o that_o notwithstanding_o thou_o shall_v be_v keep_v and_o preserve_v carry_v through_o and_o deliver_v from_o all_o evil_a let_v he_o therefore_o commit_v the_o keep_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o he_o if_o he_o be_v in_o a_o suffer_a condition_n that_o will_v have_v it_o secure_v and_o find_v safe_a and_o sound_a at_o last_o for_o 1._o then_o thy_o own_o natural_a weakness_n and_o timorousness_n shall_v not_o overcome_v thou_o for_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o god_n god_n can_v make_v the_o most_o soft_o spirit_v man_n as_o hard_o as_o a_o adamant_n hard_a than_o flint_n yea_o hard_a than_o the_o northern_a steel_n shall_v iron_n break_v the_o northern_a iron_n and_o the_o steel_n jer._n 15.12_o the_o sword_n of_o he_o be_v in_o vain_a that_o lay_v at_o a_o christian_a when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n if_o god_n have_v take_v to_o he_o the_o charge_n and_o care_n of_o his_o soul_n he_o can_v shoâ—_n he_o 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