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all_o in_o every_o single_a person_n but_o part_n in_o one_o and_o part_n in_o another_o one_o passage_n he_o have_v in_o page_n 39_o four_o all_o the_o attribute_n whether_o relative_a negative_a or_o positive_a or_o if_o any_o other_o in_o that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o essence_n be_v true_a of_o every_o person_n because_o the_o whole_a essence_n be_v in_o every_o person_n the_o father_n be_v eternal_a the_o son_n be_v eternal_a the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v eternal_a because_o the_o whole_a essence_n be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o i_o need_v not_o cite_v any_o more_o because_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o distinguish_v dr._n owen_n dr._n hall_n and_o mr._n monk_n have_v speak_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o all_o that_o have_v write_v on_o this_o subject_a and_o now_o have_v show_v you_o the_o description_n that_o these_o man_n give_v if_o i_o can_v tread_v right_a in_o this_o narrow_a path_n i_o will_v try_v to_o give_v you_o according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o 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4._o and_o chap._n 9_o in_o the_o deed_n contract_n or_o covenant_n whereby_o god_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o and_o with_o the_o new_a world_n after_o the_o deluge_n we_o find_v he_o thus_o express_v himself_o ver_fw-la 3._o the_o green_a herb_n have_v i_o give_v you_o ver._n 5._o your_o blood_n of_o your_o life_n will_v i_o require_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o beast_n will_v i_o require_v it_o and_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o man_n brother_n will_v i_o require_v it_o ver._n 9_o and_o i_o even_o i_o establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o ver._n 11._o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o ver._n 13._o i_o do_v set_v my_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n ver._n 15._o and_o i_o will_v remember_v my_o covenant_n which_o be_v between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o every_o live_a creature_n of_o all_o flesh_n and_o the_o water_n shall_v no_o more_o become_v a_o flood_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n observe_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o all_o flesh_n be_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o single_a be_v and_o not_o a_o threefold_a subsist_v now_o touch_v god_n discover_v and_o describe_v himself_o to_o abraham_n the_o first_o time_n gen._n 12.1_o 2_o 3._o get_v thou_o into_o a_o land_n that_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o the_o second_o time_n of_o appearance_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n and_o say_v unto_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v this_o land_n the_o three_o time_n of_o appearance_n chap._n 13.15_o 16._o four_o time_n of_o appearance_n chap._n 15.1_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o abraham_n in_o a_o vision_n say_v fear_v not_o i_o be_o thy_o shield_n likewise_o ver_fw-la 7_o 14_o 18._o and_o chap._n 17.1_o 2._o at_o the_o make_v the_o covenant_n the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n and_o sâ—id_n i_o be_o the_o almighty_a
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