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22.32_o 1_o pet._n 1.5_o and_o we_o be_v keep_v by_o god_n mighty_a power_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n and_o faith_n be_v by_o the_o same_o preserve_v the_o 24._o the_o 1_o thess_n 5.23_o 24._o faithful_a god_n that_o effectual_o call_v will_v safe_o keep_v in_o 8._o in_o judas_n 8._o jesus_n christ_n 1.8_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 1.8_o and_o confirm_v to_o the_o end_n for_o this_o be_v the_o 24._o the_o joh._n 17.11_o 12_o 24._o desire_n of_o the_o son_n unto_o the_o father_n and_o 17.5_o and_o joh._n 6.39_o mar._n 9.24_o luk._n 17.5_o will_v of_o the_o father_n concern_v the_o son_n 4._o the_o growth_n and_o increase_n of_o faith_n be_v from_o god_n who_o give_v all_o increase_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o pray_v for_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o help_v unbelief_n and_o to_o increase_v faith_n 5._o the_o perfection_n of_o faith_n be_v from_o god_n and_o christ_n jesus_n be_v as_o the_o author_n 12.2_o heb._n 12.2_o so_o the_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o this_o 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declare_v to_o they_o the_o true_a god_n and_o he_o do_v it_o ab_fw-la effectu_fw-la that_o god_n which_o make_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o be_v lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n ver_fw-la 24._o to_o create_v be_v the_o best_a demonstration_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o this_o god_n be_v everywhere_o by_o way_n of_o repletion_n 23.24_o repletion_n jer._n 23.24_o can_v be_v local_o confine_v he_o dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n ver_fw-la 24._o and_o though_o in_o former_a time_n when_o the_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n be_v draw_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n god_n seem_v less_o severe_a ver_fw-la 30._o the_o time_n of_o this_o ignorance_n god_n wink_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v overlook_v they_o not_o take_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o now_o he_o command_v all_o man_n everywhere_o to_o repent_v ver_fw-la 30._o and_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o now_o repent_v why_o may_v we_o not_o take_v our_o full_a 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