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how_o he_o do_v it_o in_o a_o way_n of_o condecency_n unto_o all_o his_o divine_a perfection_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o declare_v 9_o howbeit_o he_o will_v not_o restore_v they_o into_o their_o former_a state_n so_o as_o to_o have_v again_o two_o distinct_a family_n each_o in_o a_o immediate_a dependence_n on_o himself_o though_o he_o leave_v they_o in_o different_a and_o distinct_a habitation_n eph._n 3._o 15._o but_o he_o will_v gather_v they_o both_o into_o one_o and_o that_o under_o a_o new_a head_n in_o who_o the_o one_o part_n shall_v be_v preserve_v from_o sin_v and_o the_o other_o deliver_v from_o sin_n commit_v 10._o this_o than_o be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n declare_v in_o these_o word_n to_o gather_v together_o in_o one_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o which_o be_v in_o earth_n even_o in_o he_o and_o so_o he_o again_o express_v it_o col._n 1._o 20._o to_o reconcile_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o in_o he_o whether_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o heaven_n 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