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dextra_fw-la tua_fw-la thy_o right_a hand_n this_o be_v a_o humane_a member_n feign_v a_o divine_a power_n 80.18_o psal_n 118.16_o rev._n 1.17_o psal_n 138.7_o psal_n 139.10_o psal_n 80.18_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o the_o spirit_n to_o speak_v low_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o our_o infirmity_n that_o we_o may_v conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o divine_a decency_n according_a to_o our_o capacity_n right_o hand_n in_o scripture_n language_n when_o attribute_v to_o god_n sometime_o signify_v god_n himself_o isai_n 48.13_o his_o word_n isai_n 62.8_o his_o present_a aid_n and_o assistance_n psal_n 74.11_o all_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o this_o right_a hand_n uphold_v david_n in_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sustentat_fw-la i_o mind_n exprimit_fw-la ad_fw-la jumenta_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o adminicula_fw-la quibus_fw-la pollere_fw-la sibi_fw-la videtur_fw-la a_o word_n signify_v not_o only_o the_o strength_n of_o body_n but_o 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profess_o publish_v those_o mutual_a out-going_n of_o spirit_n and_o power_n betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o himself_o and_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o his_o enemy_n may_v hear_v his_o soul_n cleave_v to_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n do_v uphold_v he_o such_o religious_a tiding_n may_v cool_v the_o courage_n of_o his_o adversary_n they_o hear_v he_o be_v join_v to_o so_o strong_a a_o party_n who_o be_v able_a to_o support_v he_o and_o bear_v he_o up_o 24.22_o 1_o sam._n 18.13_o 17._o &_o 24.22_o in_o opposition_n to_o all_o their_o design_a stratagem_n complot_v or_o execute_v against_o he_o have_v thus_o short_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o david_n word_n i_o find_v they_o present_v the_o singular_a deportment_n and_o encouragement_n of_o his_o own_o word_n the_o result_n of_o the_o word_n or_o any_o other_o gracious_a spirit_n in_o trouble_n and_o thus_o in_o two_o eminent_a consideration_n first_o conclus_fw-la 2_o such_o a_o gracious_a spirit_n have_v its_o total_a dependence_n upon_o god_n 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