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blessedness_n both_o kingdom_n power_n and_o glory_n chap._n four_o of_o providence_n providence_n be_v his_o govern_n of_o the_o thing_n create_v chap._n v._n of_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o much_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o honour_n due_a unto_o he_o be_v that_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n angel_n and_o man_n do_v his_o will_n with_o that_o whole_a strength_n of_o their_o natural_a integrity_n every_o thing_n with_o so_o much_o the_o great_a strength_n as_o the_o duty_n do_v more_o excel_v the_o do_v whereof_o be_v term_v righteousness_n chap._n vi_o the_o first_o table_n and_o the_o first_o commandment_n righteousness_n have_v two_o part_n piety_n and_o justice_n piety_n be_v of_o the_o immediate_a duty_n to_o god_n whereof_o this_o be_v the_o whole_a that_o we_o have_v god_n to_o be_v our_o god_n the_o part_n be_v two_o one_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o love_v reverence_v feat_v believe_v trust_v and_o hope_v in_o he_o from_o whence_o arise_v patience_n and_o humility_n 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what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o the_o other_o two_o thing_n to_o be_v infer_v from_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o god_n be_v first_o that_o he_o be_v invisible_a by_o the_o eye_n either_o of_o the_o body_n invisible_a and_o therefore_o also_o invisible_a or_o the_o mind_n as_o the_o incomprehensible_a the_o 1._o tim._n 1._o 17._o to_o the_o king_n everlasting_a immortal_a invisible_a col._n 1._o 15._o who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n heb._n 11._o 1â—_n for_o he_o continue_v constant_a see_v as_o it_o be_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a and_o incomprehensible_a scripture_n in_o many_o place_n term_v he_o whereupon_o it_o be_v say_v 16._o say_v 1._o tim._n 6._o 16._o that_o he_o dwell_v in_o light_n which_o none_o can_v have_v access_n unto_o second_o that_o he_o be_v altogether_o incomprehensible_a of_o his_o creature_n so_o true_a it_o be_v which_o unchangeable_a which_o job_n 26._o 14._o eternity_n whereby_o he_o be_v without_o beginning_n or_o end_v and_o 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be_v to_o come_v and_o esay_n 44._o 6._o thus_o say_v jehovah_n i_o be_o the_o first_o and_o i_o be_o the_o last_o yea_o 1._o sam._n 15._o 29._o he_o be_v call_v eternity_n itself_o for_o he_o that_o be_v the_o eternity_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o lie_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o 102._o psalm_n all_o three_o be_v join_v together_o first_o propound_v in_o general_a verse_n 25._o thy_o year_n be_v from_o generation_n to_o generation_n then_o distinguish_v by_o his_o part_n the_o be_v before_o all_o time_n verse_n 26._o thou_o be_v before_o thou_o do_v find_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n the_o heaven_n the_o continue_v for_o ever_o verse_n 27._o and_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 28._o they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o remayne_v they_o all_o wax_v old_a as_o a_o garment_n but_o thy_o year_n shall_v not_o fail_v last_o of_o all_o his_o immutable_a nature_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o 27._o and_o 28._o verse_n as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o 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