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to_o anger_n and_o of_o great_a mercy_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 18._o of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n pag._n 199._o deut._n 32.4_o he_o be_v a_o righteous_a lord_n and_o all_o his_o way_n be_v judgement_n chap._n 19_o of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n pag._n 212._o jer._n 64.5_o behold_v thou_o be_v wrath_n for_o we_o have_v sin_v chap._n 20._o of_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n pag._n 224._o psal_n 5.5_o thou_o hate_v all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n pag._n 236._o psal_n 22.28_o for_o the_o kingdom_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v the_o governor_n among_o the_o nation_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n pag._n 246._o job_n 9.19_o if_o i_o speak_v of_o strength_n lo_o he_o be_v strong_a chap_n 23._o of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n pag._n 256._o john_n 5.7_o there_o be_v three_o which_o bear_v record_n in_o heaven_n the_o &c._n &c._n chap._n 24._o ibid._n chap._n 25._o of_o god_n the_o father_n pag._n 268._o text._n heb._n 1.5_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 26._o of_o god_n the_o son_n pag._n 279._o heb._n 1.5_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 27._o of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n pag._n 291._o john_n 15.26_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n he_o shall_v etc._n etc._n of_o god_n and_o his_o attribute_n chap._n i._n jer_n 9.23_o 24._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v not_o the_o wiseman_n glory_n in_o his_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n but_o let_v he_o that_o glori_v glory_n in_o this_o that_o he_o understand_v and_o know_v i_o that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n question_n wherein_o consist_v the_o chief_a wisdom_n of_o man_n answer_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n the_o first_o thing_n observable_a in_o this_o text_n be_v this_o that_o the_o chief_a wisdom_n of_o every_o man_n consist_v in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o out_o of_o it_o i_o reason_n thus_o 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