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he_o be_v faithful_a that_o promise_v memorable_a be_v that_o say_n of_o david_n psalm_n 138._o 2._o for_o thou_o have_v magnify_v thy_o word_n above_o all_o thy_o name_n which_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o david_n kimhi_n and_o our_o english_a annotation_n say_v hysteron_fw-gr proteron_fw-gr that_o be_v thou_o have_v by_o thy_o word_n that_o be_v by_o perform_v thy_o word_n and_o promise_n magnify_v thy_o name_n above_o all_o thing_n or_o as_o ainsworth_n thy_o word_n of_o promise_n in_o christ_n and_o thy_o faithfulness_n in_o perform_v of_o it_o do_v more_o exalt_v thy_o name_n than_o any_o thing_n by_o which_o thou_o be_v make_v know_v o_o then_o let_v all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n who_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o promise_n meditate_v frequent_o upon_o the_o preciousness_n freeness_n firmness_n unchangeableness_n and_o immutability_n of_o they_o 5_o you_o must_v meditate_v upon_o the_o fullness_n and_o richness_n of_o the_o promise_n promise_n the_o promise_n be_v the_o saint_n magazine_n and_o spiritual_a treasure_n they_o be_v call_v the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o christ_n ephes._n 3._o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a title_n belong_v to_o a_o saint_n 17._o to_o be_v style_v a_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n that_o man_n who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o all_o the_o promise_n in_o the_o bible_n omne_fw-la be_v the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o world_n for_o god_n be_v he_o and_o he_o that_o have_v he_o that_o have_v all_o thing_n have_v all_o thing_n christ_n be_v he_o and_o christ_n be_v all_o in_o all_o the_o spirit_n be_v he_o and_o he_o who_o have_v the_o spirit_n have_v all_o good_a thing_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v mat._n 7._o 11._o with_o luke_n 11._o 13._o in_o
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