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, the law of God, or the word of God; and which is revealed to us by the , through the Scriptures.

"Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.—For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me, through their word." Jno. xvii. 17, 19, 20.

"Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you." Jno. xv. iii.

"God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth. 2 Thes. ii. 13.

"Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth." Jas. i. 18.

"In Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel." 1 Cor. iv. 15.

"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit" 1 Pet. i. 22.

"Thy law is the truth." Ps. cxix. 142.

"All thy commandments are truth." Ps. cxix. 151.

"The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the

Lord is sure, making wise, the simple: the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.—By them is thy servant warned; and in keeping of them there is great reward." Ps. xix. 7, 8, 11.

"The sower soweth the word." Mark, iv. 14.

"The seed is the word of God." Luke, viii. 11.

"Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word (Rhema) of God." Eph. vi. 17.

"He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword." Isa. xlix. 2.

"I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth." Hosea, vi. 5.

"The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Heb. iv. 12.