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tua_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o suis_fw-la falli_fw-la timeat_fw-la cum_fw-la promittit_fw-la veritas_fw-la aug._n confesâ—_n l._n 12._o c._n 1._o 4_o god_n be_v true_a in_o his_o work_n they_o be_v not_o do_v counterfeit_o 8._o as_o those_o of_o the_o devil_n but_o true_o psalm_n 145._o 17._o revel_v 15._o 3._o the_o scripture_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n 1._o essential_o when_o it_o affirm_v god_n to_o be_v true_a in_o his_o work_n deut._n 32._o 4._o psalm_n 25._o 10._o revel_v 15._o 3._o &_o 16._o 7._o 2_o in_o his_o word_n which_o be_v prove_v both_o affirmative_o john_n 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 7._o 28._o and_o negative_o num._n 23._o 19_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 29._o heb._n 6._o 18._o reas._o 1_o all_o lie_v and_o fashood_n arise_v from_o weakness_n 9_o and_o imperfection_n or_o wickedness_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v in_o god_n see_v to_o be_v god_n be_v to_o be_v perfect_a and_o absolute_a he_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n psalm_n 34._o 5._o his_o son_n be_v truth_n john_n 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