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the_o plentiful_a provision_n that_o be_v make_v for_o they_o 7._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o man_n conscience_n which_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a judge_n that_o command_v the_o inward_a thought_n and_o bind_v the_o conscience_n 8._o by_o the_o vast_a desire_n and_o capacity_n of_o man_n soul_n which_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v without_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a 9_o by_o the_o continual_a assault_n of_o satan_n who_o will_v utter_o extinguish_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o man_n 10._o by_o the_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o though_o it_o have_v be_v as_o a_o burn_a bush_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o consume_v this_o principle_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n have_v show_v itself_o even_o in_o atheist_n especial_o in_o three_o case_n 1._o when_o they_o have_v be_v surround_v with_o difficulty_n 2._o in_o the_o time_n of_o bodily_a sickness_n 3._o when_o old_a age_n come_v and_o multitude_n of_o year_n teach_v they_o 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