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A47631 A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ... Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671. 1641 (1641) Wing L1014; ESTC R19654 173,632 533

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cameron_n what_o he_o promise_v to_o any_o he_o promise_v to_o all_o in_o a_o equal_a estate_n jam._n 5.11_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o water_n of_o a_o flood_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n gen._n 9_o 11_o 15._o 15._o psal._n 84.11_o no_o goo●_n thing_n do_v he_o withhold_v psal._n 34._o ●_o they_o shall_v want_v ●othing_n that_o be_v good_a they_o be_v good_a in_o themselves_o not_o always_o good_a for_o we_o we_o luk._n 16.20_o 16.20_o the_o evil_a of_o trouble_n shall_v not_o ●urt_v they_o job_n 5.19_o psal._n 23.4_o joh._n 17.15_o 17.15_o the_o godly_a shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o evil_a of_o temptation_n and_o persecution_n so_o that_o promise_n rev._n 3_o 10._o be_v to_o be_v understand_v po●an_n syntag_n the_o lord_n call_v they_o the_o band_n of_o love_n hos._n 11.4_o 11.4_o to_o they_o pertain_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o patriarch_n touch_v the_o messiah_n rome_n 9.4_o perkins_n the_o promise_n which_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o temporal_a as_o 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