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〈◊〉_d be_v often_o take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o and_o so_o the_o sense_n run_v thus_o the_o earth_n place_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o by_o or_o in_o the_o water_n which_o can_v relate_v to_o the_o heaven_n for_o then_o the_o participle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v as_o i_o say_v have_v be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o the_o heaven_n be_v situate_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o by_o the_o water_n whatever_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o firmament_n but_o he_o do_v not_o use_v the_o word_n firmament_n here_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heaven_n which_o be_v of_o old_a create_v by_o god_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n all_o the_o heaven_n the_o high_a as_o well_o as_o the_o low_a vi_o s._n peter_n have_v thus_o express_v the_o diversity_n of_o the_o judgement_n he_o go_v on_o and_o infer_v from_o the_o former_a judgement_n that_o as_o they_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o word_n of_o 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add_v o`_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a that_o then_o be_v in_o be_v or_o then_o live_v that_o world_n perish_v and_o far_o to_o show_v you_o that_o he_o here_o mean_v the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a he_o end_v the_o follow_a verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n which_o perish_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v reserve_v unto_o judgement_n and_o perdition_n of_o ungodly_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viii_o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o doubt_n the_o business_n will_v be_v clear_v by_o look_v into_o gen._n 6._o 5._o where_o moses_n tell_v we_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o v_o 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v destroy_v man_n who_o i_o have_v create_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n both_o man_n 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