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he_o lack_v as_o eusebius_n 1._o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o well_o argue_v who_o can_v reckon_v upon_o the_o great_a king_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o his_o parent_n and_o protector_n nay_o what_o can_v he_o fear_v either_o for_o himself_o or_o he_o who_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o a_o love_a merciful_a and_o infinite_o compassionate_a god_n have_v oblige_v himself_o to_o provide_v for_o he_o have_v we_o be_v leave_v to_o our_o own_o management_n there_o will_v have_v be_v just_a cause_n to_o suspect_v lest_o every_o attempt_n we_o engage_v in_o may_v miscarry_v either_o through_o our_o own_o folly_n or_o weakness_n or_o the_o opposition_n of_o other_o man_n or_o a_o thousand_o accident_n that_o may_v attend_v it_o but_o it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o with_o all_o that_o know_v themselves_o under_o god_n protection_n for_o he_o be_v no_o less_o able_a to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v undertake_v for_o they_o than_o 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