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obedience_n 63._o &_o 77._o &_o so_o be_v all_o god_n promise_n to_o his_o child_n page_n 78_o god_n can_v make_v good_a use_n of_o the_o vice_n of_o man_n and_o make_v wicked_a man_n serve_v for_o instrument_n of_o his_o will_n page_n 66_o god_n be_v author_n of_o all_o action_n but_o not_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o they_o page_n 73_o god_n foreknoweth_a the_o sin_n of_o man_n page_n 86_o god_n certain_a knowledge_n of_o our_o evil_n will_v bring_v forth_o a_o certain_a judgement_n to_o punish_v they_o page_n 89_o god_n love_v to_o his_o church_n be_v eternal_a as_o himself_o be_v page_n 95_o god_n be_v soon_o stir_v to_o mercy_n then_o provoke_v to_o anger_n page_n 100_o god_n love_v to_o be_v solicit_v for_o mercy_n page_n 101_o god_n be_v eternal_a in_o himself_o in_o his_o essence_n and_o eternal_a in_o providence_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o creature_n page_n 104_o ged_a be_v holy_a therefore_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o church_n be_v for_o its_o correction_n only_o page_n 105_o 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