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promise_v isa_n 54._o 10._o the_o mountain_n shall_v depart_v and_o the_o hill_n shall_v be_v remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o neither_o shall_v the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v jer._n 33._o 20._o if_o you_o can_v break_v my_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o my_o covenant_n of_o the_o night_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n and_o night_n in_o their_o season_n then_o may_v also_o my_o covenant_n be_v break_v it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v fall_v and_o lose_v degree_n of_o faith_n and_o recover_v they_o again_o we_o may_v fall_v off_o and_o be_v restore_v and_o backslide_v and_o be_v recover_v but_o god_n have_v say_v jer._n 32._o 40._o i_o will_v write_v my_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o 7._o he_o be_v one_o that_o have_v swear_v to_o we_o that_o he_o will_v make_v good_a his_o covenant_n with_o we_o heb._n 6._o 17_o 18._o ezek._n 33._o 11._o 8._o he_o have_v seal_v his_o promise_n 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as_o i_o be_o holy_a and_o let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1_o 2._o and_o when_o he_o tempt_v we_o to_o distrust_v god_n providence_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o we_o let_v we_o plead_v it_o be_v write_v they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n shall_v want_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a psal_n 34._o 9_o again_o psal_n 84._o it_o be_v write_v the_o lord_n will_v give_v we_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o if_o we_o fear_v we_o shall_v faint_v on_o our_o way_n then_o plead_v it_o be_v write_v job_n 17._o 9_o the_o righteous_a shall_v hold_v on_o his_o way_n and_o he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n shall_v wax_v strong_a and_o strong_a jer._n 32._o 40._o it_o be_v write_v i_o will_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n with_o they_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o to_o 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