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interest_n my_o redeem_a interest_n my_o new_a creaâ—â—â—_n interest_n my_o servant_n who_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o bear_v my_o name_n theâ—_n be_v thou_o i_o now_o why_o shall_v thou_o fear_v do_v thou_o think_v i_o will_v let_v my_o name_n be_v blot_v out_o i_o be_o god_n not_o man_n i_o can_v jyes_n i_o can_v he_o changeable_a if_o i_o choose_v thou_o to_o love_v thou_o to_o make_v thou_o my_o redeem_a one_o upon_o who_o i_o will_v engrave_v my_o nature_n as_o a_o holy_a god_n in_o the_o new_a creature_n and_o so_o proclaim_v thou_o to_o the_o world_n to_o be_v i_o i_o will_v never_o cast_v thou_o off_o again_o nor_o out_o of_o my_o love_n and_o care_n thou_o be_v i_o and_o i_o be_o thou_o my_o love_n thou_o i_o be_o thou_o as_o i_o be_o a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o christ_n i_o be_o thou_o my_o power_n be_v thou_o that_o be_v it_o be_v all_o for_o thou_o as_o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d omnipotent_a almighty_a alsufficient_a and_o eternal_a god_n so_o 〈◊〉_d i_o thy_o god_n therefore_o 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it_o be_v with_o i_o that_o be_o a_o member_n of_o that_o church_n now_o believe_v on_o god_n in_o this_o promise_n answer_v those_o doubtful_a question_n and_o so_o establish_v the_o hearâ—_n iâ—_n believe_v 27.3_o isa_n 27.3_o so_o in_o isa_n 27.3_o we_o may_v read_v god_n care_n of_o his_o vineyard_n i_o the_o lord_n do_v keep_v it_o i_o will_v water_v it_o every_o moment_n lift_v my_o hurt_n it_o i_o will_v keep_v it_o day_n and_o night_n that_o be_v safe_a which_o god_n keep_v and_o doubtless_o such_o soul_n as_o believe_v god_n in_o this_o promise_n will_v believe_v themselves_o to_o be_v safe_a in_o the_o care_n and_o keep_n of_o god_n and_o so_o will_v be_v establish_v soul_n god_n do_v both_o promise_n and_o profess_v his_o care_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n 16._o isa_n 49.15_o 16._o in_o isa_n 49._o he_o tell_v we_o there_o though_o a_o mother_n may_v forget_v the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n yet_o that_o he_o will_v never_o forget_v his_o church_n and_o people_n nay_o 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