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lord_n most_o high_a be_v terrible_a he_o be_v a_o king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n he_o shall_v subdue_v the_o people_n under_o we_o and_o the_o nation_n under_o our_o foot_n he_o shall_v choose_v our_o inheritance_n for_o we_o 3_o psal_n 47._o from_o 1_o to_o 10_o psa_n 93.2_o 3_o ps_n 99.1_o 2_o 3_o the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n selah_n god_n be_v go_v up_o with_o a_o shout_n the_o lord_n with_o a_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n sing_v praise_n to_o god_n sing_v praise_n sing_v praise_n unto_o oâ—r_a king_n sing_v praise_n for_o god_n be_v the_o king_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n god_n reign_v over_o the_o heathen_a god_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o holiness_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o even_o the_o people_n of_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n for_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o earth_n belong_v unto_o god_n 12_o rev_n 19_o from_o 5_o to_o 12_o he_o be_v great_o exalt_v and_o i_o hear_v as_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o great_a multitude_n and_o 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people_n for_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v cut_v out_o of_o the_o mounatin_n without_o hand_n shall_v smite_v the_o image_n and_o make_v it_o like_o the_o chaff_n of_o the_o summer_n thresh_v floor_n and_o the_o stone_n shall_v become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o at_o that_o time_n the_o saint_n shall_v possess_v the_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o 5_o hosâ—_n 3.4_o 5_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v abide_v many_o day_n without_o a_o king_n and_o without_o a_o prince_n and_o without_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o afterward_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n 13_o isa_n 11._o from_o 1_o to_o 13_o and_o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o root_n of_o iâ—sse_n which_o shall_v stand_v up_o a_o ensign_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v utter_o destroy_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o 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god_n choose_v that_o so_o the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n may_v come_v to_o naught_o 1_o cor._n 1_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o that_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o foolish_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o wise_a and_o the_o despise_a thing_n to_o bring_v to_o naught_o that_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v mighty_a in_o wisdom_n that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v glory_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o again_o whereas_o you_o say_v that_o you_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o promise_n be_v by_o sprinkle_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o gopspel_n promise_n ezek._n 36.25_o compare_v with_o ephesian_n 5.26_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v brief_o and_o say_v that_o the_o promise_n in_o ezek._n 36._o be_v make_v to_o such_o a_o people_n as_o be_v not_o account_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o be_v a_o gospel_n people_n but_o as_o touch_v the_o gospel_n they_o will_v be_v enemy_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o rom._n 11._o and_o also_o you_o may_v see_v that_o the_o promise_n ezekiel_n 36_o do_v not_o speak_v 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