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112.6_o by_o this_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v not_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n neither_o have_v he_o forget_v they_o but_o let_v we_o rather_o by_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n conceive_v the_o grief_n &_o sorrowful_a feel_n of_o a_o affect_a &_o trouble_a man_n that_o make_v his_o complaint_n unto_o god_n declare_v that_o it_o go_v very_o narrow_o that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v leave_v in_o destruction_n with_o the_o wicked_a of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o knowledge_n and_o have_v forget_v they_o because_o there_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o pluck_v away_o his_o hand_n from_o they_o because_o he_o guide_v not_o nor_o govern_v not_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n the_o first_o place_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o same_o psalm_n 88.10.11.12_o psal_n 88.10.11.12_o where_o it_o be_v say_v will_v thou_o show_v a_o miracle_n to_o the_o dead_a or_o shall_v the_o dead_a rise_n and_o praise_v thou_o shall_v thy_o 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