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account_n god_n your_o strength_n by_o rest_v on_o he_o and_o trust_v in_o he_o 1_o tim._n 4.10_o therefore_o we_o labour_v and_o suffer_v reproach_n because_o we_o trust_v in_o the_o live_a god_n the_o work_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a christian_n be_v very_o great_a and_o very_o high_a they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o mighty_a aid_n for_o it_o be_v beyond_o their_o inherent_a strength_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v commit_v themselves_o and_o their_o work_n to_o the_o rock_n of_o their_o strength_n as_o there_o be_v no_o work_n so_o little_o but_o exceed_v our_o strength_n so_o there_o be_v no_o work_n so_o great_a but_o there_o be_v a_o proportion_a strength_n to_o it_o to_o be_v have_v in_o god_n when_o god_n therefore_o call_v thou_o forth_o to_o hard_a and_o high_a service_n such_o as_o make_v every_o vein_n in_o thy_o heart_n to_o bleed_v and_o every_o string_n ready_a to_o crack_v do_v not_o think_v it_o a_o work_n beyond_o omnipotency_n power_n sit_v not_o 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