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spirit_n of_o god_n will_v superabound_v and_o exceed_v all_o thy_o affliction_n beside_o the_o spirit_n will_v teach_v thou_o 12.10_o heb._n 12.10_o 1._o that_o all_o thy_o affliction_n be_v but_o to_o make_v thou_o partaker_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n 8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o 2._o that_o they_o shall_v work_v for_o thy_o good_a all_o thing_n shall_v work_v for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o who_o love_n god_n 3._o all_o thy_o affliction_n can_v hinder_v god_n from_o love_v of_o thou_o god_n love_v a_o saint_n in_o prison_n in_o nakedness_n in_o famine_n in_o distress_n god_n love_v job_n on_o the_o dunghill_n lazarus_n with_o
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