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promise_n and_o who_o be_v they_o even_o abraham_n seed_n the_o faithful_a posterity_n of_o faithful_a abraham_n gal._n 3._o 10._o four_o by_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o christian_n have_v a_o sure_a estate_n first_o in_o this_o life_n strength_n and_o assurance_n in_o temptation_n trial_n and_o danger_n to_o be_v uphold_v unto_o victory_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 2._o i_o know_v a_o man_n in_o christ_n and_o vers_fw-la 9_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o john_n 10._o the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n can_v none_o pluck_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n his_o estate_n be_v not_o liable_a to_o casualty_n no_o cheater_n nor_o robber_n shall_v defraud_v he_o of_o it_o second_o in_o death_n he_o have_v hope_n and_o assurance_n in_o which_o state_n he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o he_o that_o sleep_v in_o christ_n perish_v not_o nay_o be_v in_o christ_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a again_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 18_o 22._o 1._o thes._n 4._o 14_o 18._o three_o in_o that_o day_n of_o 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persecutionis_fw-la pacis_fw-la etc._n etc._n amb_n hex_z lib._n 4_o cap._n 2_o ecclesia_fw-la videtur_fw-la at_o luna_fw-la deficere_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la deficit_fw-la obumbrari_fw-la potest_fw-la deficere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la orbis_n lunae_fw-la integer_fw-la manet_fw-la cum_fw-la totus_fw-la non_fw-la full_o get_v etc._n etc._n iii_o the_o moon_n resemble_v this_o world_n in_o 1_o inferiâ—ritiâ—_n 2._o mutability_n 3._o obscuritic_n use_v 4._o 5._o disappear_v of_o the_o star_n psa._n 136._o 8_o ii_o iii_o iv._o v._o christ_n the_o morning_n star_n christ_n the_o star_n of_o jacob_n of_o the_o cloud_n cloud_n lead_v we_o to_o god_n ii_o dew_n resemble_v christ._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o of_o the_o air_n i._o lead_v to_o god_n many_o way_n iii_o iv._o of_o the_o wind_n i._o wind_n resemble_v god_n motum_fw-la scimus_fw-la motum_fw-la nescimus_fw-la ii_o wind_n lead_v we_o into_o ourselves_o the_o earth_n i._o iii_o iv._o of_o tree_n and_o plant_n of_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o fishes_n vox_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la in_o they_o nibus_fw-la per_fw-la ominia_fw-mi de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la loquens_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la job_n 26._o 14._o