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book_n of_o isaiah_n you_o have_v a_o complaint_n of_o unbelieve_a heart_n as_o if_o god_n have_v be_v seek_v in_o vain_a isa_n 40.27_o why_o say_v thou_o o_o jacob_n and_o speak_v o_o israel_n my_o way_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o judgement_n be_v pass_v over_o from_o my_o god_n art_n thou_o one_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n and_o have_v seek_v god_n and_o say_v thou_o have_v have_v no_o answer_n god_n reason_n the_o case_n and_o will_v confute_v their_o unbelief_n have_v thou_o not_o know_v have_v thou_o not_o hear_v that_o the_o everlasting_a god_n the_o lord_n the_o creator_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n faint_v not_o neither_o be_v weary_a there_o be_v no_o search_v of_o his_o understanding_n he_o give_v power_n to_o the_o faint_a &_o to_o they_o that_o have_v no_o might_n he_o increase_v strength_n even_o the_o youth_n shall_v faint_v and_o be_v weary_a and_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v utter_o fall_v v_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o but_o they_o that_o wait_v 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it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v not_o believe_v this_o promise_n thou_o say_v thou_o have_v pray_v and_o thou_o think_v thou_o have_v not_o answer_v have_v thou_o believe_v this_o promise_n in_o the_o text_n have_v thou_o rely_v on_o it_o god_n have_v command_v it_o and_o have_v thou_o do_v as_o he_o command_v with_o belief_n call_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v make_v good_a but_o how_o upon_o our_o faith_n it_o shall_v be_v make_v good_a to_o we_o upon_o our_o believe_v though_o we_o be_v never_o so_o godly_a and_o pray_v never_o so_o well_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o promise_n make_v good_a it_o must_v be_v upon_o believe_v if_o thou_o have_v not_o lay_v the_o weight_n of_o thy_o soul_n on_o the_o promise_n thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o say_v that_o god_n have_v not_o make_v his_o word_n good_a it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v not_o faith_n learn_v to_o believe_v the_o word_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v have_v it_o fulfil_v 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