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happiness_n or_o honour_n we_o style_v he_o thrice_o happy_a thrice_o honourable_a etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o number_n three_o imply_v completeness_n and_o excellency_n as_o exod._n 23_o 14_o 17._o and_o 25.32_o and_o 27.1_o deut._n 17.6_o and_o 19.7_o 9_o 2._o the_o number_n six_o note_v perfection_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n the_o lord_n can_v as_o easy_o have_v make_v the_o world_n in_o a_o moment_n as_o in_o six_o day_n but_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o good_a to_o take_v a_o complete_a number_n of_o day_n for_o so_o complete_a a_o work_n gen._n 1._o uâ—t_fw-la thus_o when_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v a_o full_a and_o complete_a judgement_n on_o wicked_a gog_n lap._n ezek._n 39.2_o sextabo_fw-la te_fw-la i_o will_v smite_v thou_o with_o six_o plague_n as_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n i_o i_o will_v punish_v thou_o full_a sore_o 3._o seven_o be_v a_o famous_a number_n imply_v 1._o multitude_n 2_o perfection_n levit._n 26.18_o 21_o 24_o 28._o 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