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that_o voice_n be_v thou_o fool_n this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o 12.16_o thou_o luk._n 12.16_o and_o thus_o far_o of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o concern_v the_o coherence_n with_o the_o former_a word_n now_o i_o consider_v they_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o first_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n way_n justice_n in_o god_n consider_v four_o way_n wrath_n of_o god_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o wrath_n in_o god_n belong_v to_o his_o justice_n and_o justice_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o flow_v from_o god_n four_o way_n first_o as_o he_o be_v a_o free_a lord_n of_o all_o and_o so_o his_o decree_n be_v just_a 9.13.14_o just_a ro._n 9.13.14_o second_o as_o he_o be_v god_n of_o all_o and_o so_o the_o common_a work_n of_o preserve_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a be_v just_a 5.45_o just_a 1_o tim._n 4.14_o matt._n 5.45_o three_o as_o a_o father_n in_o christ_n and_o so_o his_o excellency_n the_o god_n of_o believer_n and_o thus_o he_o be_v just_a in_o 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