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92._o we_o be_v dear_a and_o precious_a to_o he_o in_o life_n and_o death_n and_o he_o preserve_v his_o saint_n 97.10_o psa_fw-la 97.10_o psal_n 116.15_o and_o we_o shall_v walk_v safe_o under_o his_o protection_n all_o the_o day_n deut._n 33._o that_o we_o be_v always_o before_o he_o and_o go_v in_o and_o out_o with_o he_o psal_n 73.22_o he_o will_v bring_v we_o well_o through_o and_o give_v we_o glory_n psal_n 73.23_o and_o as_o for_o we_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o exod._n 20._o and_o will_v not_o take_v his_o word_n from_o our_o seed_n and_o our_o seed_n seed_n for_o ever_o esay_n 59.21_o q._n what_o privilege_n concern_v our_o estate_n a._n they_o be_v temporal_a or_o spiritual_a
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