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they_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 16_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o that_o sentence_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n exod._n 3.6_o true_o it_o be_v no_o small_a honour_n when_o god_n make_v himself_o famous_a as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o name_n of_o man_n also_o when_o by_o this_o mark_n he_o will_v be_v discern_v as_o you_o will_v say_v from_o idol_n the_o apostle_n show_v that_o this_o privilege_n be_v also_o found_v upon_o faith_n because_o that_o as_o the_o holy_a father_n aspire_v unto_o the_o heavenly_a country_n so_o god_n also_o for_o his_o part_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o citizen_n but_o we_o must_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o we_o have_v no_o place_n among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n unless_o we_o renounce_v the_o world_n earth_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o heaven_n unless_o we_o count_v ourselves_o stranger_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o also_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o 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