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the_o authority_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o true_o like_a as_o the_o rain_n and_o snow_n come_v down_o upon_o â—2_n esa_n 55._o 10._o â—2_n the_o earth_n and_o return_v not_o again_o but_o water_n the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o and_o bud_v that_o it_o may_v give_v seed_n to_o the_o sour_a and_o bread_n to_o he_o that_o eat_v so_o shall_v my_o word_n be_v which_o shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n 28._o jer._n 32._o 28._o it_o shall_v not_o return_v unto_o i_o in_o vain_a but_o it_o do_v that_o which_o i_o will_v and_o it_o prosper_v in_o these_o thing_n whereunto_o i_o send_v it_o what_o be_v the_o chaff_n that_o be_v the_o dream_n and_o invention_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n to_o the_o wheat_n that_o be_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o my_o word_n like_o fire_n this_o fire_n do_v melt_v separate_a and_o purge_v the_o gold_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o like_o a_o hammer_n that_o break_v a_o rock_n *_o but_o if_o you_o all_o 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a_o other_o paul_n in_o set_v power_n against_o word_n show_v that_o they_o be_v contrary_a therefore_o he_o deni_v that_o the_o word_n be_v effectual_a ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v unto_o the_o minor_a proposition_n wherein_o be_v a_o fallacy_n ground_v upon_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n worde_n which_o in_o this_o place_n signify_v man_n eloquence_n which_o be_v set_v and_o place_v in_o choice_n of_o word_n be_v atribute_v to_o certain_a person_n which_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o set_v against_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whereunto_o power_n be_v proper_a therefore_o paul_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v effectual_a but_o he_o deny_v that_o the_o profound_a speech_n of_o these_o ground_a and_o eloquent_a fellow_n have_v any_o force_n or_o strength_n at_o all_o 21._o lect._n 12._o januar._n 1580._o whence_o come_v this_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o depend_v upon_o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n that_o be_v 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