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2.17_o 18._o and_o 3.1_o 2_o 5_o 6._o he_o will_v not_o fail_v nor_o be_v discourage_v till_o he_o have_v set_v judgement_n truth_n and_o righteousness_n in_o the_o earth_n till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o he_o he_o be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o the_o faith_n his_o hand_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o his_o hand_n too_o shall_v finish_v the_o building_n isai_n 42.1_o 3_o 4._o and_o zech._n 4_o 7_o 9_o so_o that_o all_o these_o put_v together_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o love_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o his_o favour_n and_o love_n to_o his_o people_n be_v a_o strong_a and_o sure_a refuge_n for_o they_o and_o defence_n to_o they_o so_o that_o they_o may_v in_o betake_v themselves_o to_o he_o and_o abide_v in_o their_o faith_n in_o he_o be_v sure_o keep_v in_o his_o love_n there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o possibility_n of_o it_o but_o a_o assure_a certainty_n also_o they_o may_v trust_v 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yourselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 3._o again_o it_o reprove_v and_o discover_v the_o evil_a and_o naughtiness_n of_o those_o high_a and_o presumptuous_a thought_n which_o be_v the_o issue_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o two_o former_a mention_v deut._n 29.18_o 19_o wherein_o man_n have_v believe_v and_o be_v pronounce_v righteous_a and_o so_o be_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o life_n as_o ezek._n 33.13_o thereupon_o presume_v to_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o though_o they_o do_v so_o and_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o their_o thirst_n satisfy_v their_o vain_a and_o sinful_a desire_n and_o lust_n never_o so_o greedy_o yet_o they_o be_v safe_a enough_o they_o can_v miscarry_v but_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n still_o or_o if_o they_o may_v provoke_v god_n to_o some_o displeasure_n against_o they_o so_o as_o to_o chastise_v they_o yet_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o worst_a that_o shall_v or_o may_v befall_v they_o these_o thought_n also_o 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