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psal_n 104._o have_v not_o god_n say_v that_o while_o the_o earth_n remain_v seed_n time_n and_o harvest_n and_o cold_a and_o heat_n and_o summer_n and_o winter_n day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v gen_n 8_o 22._o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o uniformity_n in_o nature_n how_o can_v fair_a weather_n be_v know_v by_o a_o red_a sky_n in_o the_o evening_n or_o foul_a weather_n by_o a_o red_a and_o louâ—…ing_a sky_n in_o the_o morning_n mat_n 16_o 2_o 3._o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o uniformity_n in_o nature_n why_o say_v solomon_n the_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v it_o be_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v and_o there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n eccl._n 1._o 9_o be_v it_o not_o a_o uniformity_n in_o nature_n that_o the_o stâ—…rk_n in_o the_o heaven_n know_v her_o appoint_a time_n and_o the_o turtle_n and_o the_o cranmer_n and_o the_o swallow_n observe_v the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n jer._n 8._o 75._o be_v not_o that_o a_o uniformity_n in_o nature_n io._n 4._o 35._o 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to_o study_v uniformity_n not_o diversity_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v agree_v upon_o to_o be_v good_a and_o right_n phil._n 3._o 16._o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n plain_o intimate_fw-la and_o commend_v a_o uniformity_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 27._o if_o any_o man_n speak_v in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n let_v it_o beby_o two_o or_o at_o the_o most_o by_o three_o and_o that_o by_o course_n and_o let_v one_o interpret_v vers_fw-la 33._o for_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n as_o in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n vers_fw-la 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n he_o limit_v the_o prophet_n to_o that_o same_o number_n of_o two_o or_o three_o even_o as_o he_o limit_v those_o that_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n vers_n 29._o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a uniformity_n that_o he_o will_v have_v every_o man_n who_o pray_v or_o prophesy_v to_o have_v his_o head_n uncover_v and_o every_o 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