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quam_fw-la ad_fw-la externam_fw-la caeâ—emoniam_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la otium_fw-la &_o quietem_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la judaei_n sanctitatem_fw-la summam_fw-la sitam_fw-la esse_fw-la putabant_fw-la quod_fw-la nimis_fw-la crassum_fw-la est_fw-la admonet_fw-la enim_fw-la propheta_fw-la psal._n 92._o titulo_fw-la &_o v_o 2_o 3_o 4._o sabbatum_fw-la non_fw-la rectè_fw-la coli_fw-la feriando_fw-la sed_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la celebretur_fw-la dei_fw-la nomen_fw-la calv._n in_o psalm_n 92.2_o 92.2_o tit._n 2.12_o 2.12_o rev._n 1_o 10·_v 10·_v exod._n 34.10_o 34.10_o o_o ecolampad_a in_o loc_n loc_n jer._n 17.24_o 25_o 26._o 26._o neh._n 13.18_o 13.18_o rom._n 6.23_o psal._n 19.11_o 19.11_o vid._n scultet_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la &_o mercer_n in_o job_n 22.26_o 22.26_o bull_v in_o loc_n loc_n 1_o joh._n 1.3_o 1.3_o psal._n 65.4_o &_o 36.8_o 36.8_o isa._n 55.2_o 55.2_o psal._n 63.5_o 6._o isa._n 26_o 8_o 9_o 9_o job_n 22.26_o &_o 27.10_o 27.10_o psal._n 36.8_o torrente_n deliciarum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la cant._n 5.16_o 5.16_o gen._n 28.21_o 22._o 22._o cant._n 2_o 3·_v 3·_v neh._n 9.25_o 9.25_o psal._n 4.6_o 7._o 7._o psal._n 73.17_o 73.17_o gen._n 3_o 4.19_o 4.19_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o the_o will_n of_o the_o gentile_n gentile_n amos_n 6.13_o 6.13_o isa._n 26.8_o 26.8_o job_n 22.26_o 22.26_o job_n 34.9_o 34.9_o cant._n 5.16_o 5.16_o psal._n 45.4_o revel_v 6.2_o 6.2_o deut._n 1.28_o &_o 32.13_o &_o 33.29_o ride_v on_o their_o neck_n septuagint_n as_o psal._n 60.12_o 60.12_o psal._n 66.12_o with_o lam._n 5.5_o 7_o 8._o &_o neh._n 9.37_o 9.37_o dutch_a annot_n annot_n 1_o sam._n 2.30_o 2.30_o 2_o cor._n 10.4_o 5._o 5._o rom._n 16.20_o psal._n 110.1_o 110.1_o isa._n 57.15_o 57.15_o jer._n 17.24_o 25._o 25._o compare_v isa._n 56.5_o 7_o 8._o with_o joh._n 10.16_o &_o rom._n 9.24_o 25_o 26._o eph._n 2.12_o 13._o 13._o see_v joh._n 1.12_o 2_o cor._n 6.18_o 1_o joh._n 3.1_o rev._n 2.17_o &_o 3.5_o 12._o 12._o psal._n 34.11_o deut._n 31.13_o with_o act._n 13.14_o 15_o 27._o 27._o psal._n 15.4_o 15.4_o prov._n 23.20_o 21._o 21._o psal._n 118.13_o 118.13_o mr._n breerwood_n tract_n 1._o sab_n sab_n bishop_n of_o ely_n p._n 255._o of_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o sabbath-day_n this_o be_v something_o like_o bellarmine_n tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la lib_n 5._o de_fw-la justificat_fw-la c._n 7._o proposit._fw-la 3_o 3_o joh._n 4.12_o 4.12_o neh._n 9_o 14_o 15_o 25._o 25._o isai._n 1.19_o psal._n 81.10_o 16._o 16._o gal._n 6.16_o 6.16_o rom._n 9.4_o ephes._n 2.12_o 2.12_o phil._n 4.19_o psal._n 34.10_o &_o 37.3_o 11._o 11._o bull_v in_o loc_n loc_n jer._n 17.24_o 25._o 25._o isa._n 55.1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o act._n 7_o 5._o 5._o heb._n 11.9.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 16._o nos_fw-la in_o typo_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la patris_fw-la jacobi_n intelligimus_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la scultet_fw-la in_o isa._n 58.14_o bona_fw-la terrae_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la sita_fw-la est_fw-la sunt_fw-la illa_fw-la 1_o cor._n 2.9_o &_o heb._n 11.14_o hieron_n in_o isa._n 58._o 58._o heb._n 11.38_o 11.38_o luk_n 13.28_o 13.28_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o 4.8_o or_o a_o exhortation_n to_o repentance_n repentance_n prov._n 3.5_o 3.5_o gal._n 1.16_o 1.16_o hos._n 8.12_o 8.12_o accessit_fw-la animus_n ad_fw-la sententiam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la prov._n 7.4_o 7.4_o act._n 26.19_o 26.19_o 2_o king_n 5.15_o 5.15_o joh._n 1.46_o 47_o 48_o 49._o 49._o judg._n 14.5_o 6._o 6._o psal._n 12.1_o 12.1_o job_n 22.21_o 26._o 26._o joh._n 3.8_o 3.8_o wherein_o desire_n fail_v eccl._n 12.5_o 12.5_o prov._n 27.7_o 27.7_o mal._n 3.16_o 3.16_o mat._n 17.1_o 17.1_o numb_a 27.12_o deut._n 3.27_o 3.27_o deut._n 16.15_o with_o 2_o chr._n 30.23_o 26._o 26._o luk._n 2.28_o 2.28_o isa._n 25.6_o &_o 55.1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o psal._n 122.1_o 4._o 4._o mat._n 18_o 20._o 20._o cant._n 2.3_o 4_o 5._o 5._o cant._n 2.7_o 2.7_o 1_o joh._n 1.3_o 1.3_o amos_n 8.5_o 8.5_o 1_o sam._n 17.38_o 39_o 39_o 1_o sam._n 18.3_o 4._o 4._o neh._n 9.14_o with_o psal._n 147.19_o 20._o 20._o 1_o joh._n 1.3_o 4._o 4._o mat._n 18.20_o &_o 28.20_o 28.20_o cant._n 5.16_o 5.16_o rev._n 1.10_o 1.10_o joh._n 6.45_o 6.45_o act._n 26.18_o 26.18_o ps._n 119.19_o 119.19_o isa._n 30.20_o 21._o 21._o isa._n 55.1_o 2._o 2._o ps._n 23.2_o 3._o 3._o rev._n 1.10_o 1.10_o vers._n 6._o 6._o exod._n 13.9_o 16._o deut._n 6.8_o 9_o 9_o col._n 3_o 16._o 16._o ephes._n 6.4_o 6.4_o psal._n 34.11_o 34.11_o vid._n schindler_n lex_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hinc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverbium_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o over_o fit_a &_o inculcetuâ—_n inculcetuâ—_n deut._n 32.2_o 32.2_o see_v ainsw_n on_o deut._n 6.7_o 6.7_o 2_o king_n 2.3_o 2.3_o dutch._n annotat_fw-la annotat_fw-la heb._n 6.1_o 6.1_o schindler_n lexic_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la mercer_n in_o loc_n sephar_n chiniuc_fw-la est_fw-la libre_fw-la de_fw-fr prima_fw-la pueror_n they_o institutione_n i_o catechismus_fw-la catechismus_fw-la so_o vaâ—ablus_n which_o he_o explain_v thus_o erudi_fw-la ab_fw-la incunabulis_fw-la incunabulis_fw-la vid._n ames_n in_o psal._n 30._o tit_n tit_n psal._n 119.9_o nagaar_n nagaar_n 2_o king_n 5.13_o 5.13_o see_v 2_o chr._n 29.11_o 29.11_o see_v ezra_n 9.11_o from_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n mouth_n prov._n 8.3_o vid._n lau._n in_o prov._n 22.6_o simplicissimus_fw-la sensus_fw-la est_fw-la initia_fw-la &_o doce_fw-la pverum_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la i_o in_o ingressu_fw-la ingressu_fw-la so_o the_o word_n be_v take_v numb_a 7.5_o 2_o king_n 2.9_o 2.9_o psal._n 119.9_o 119.9_o cleaver_n on_o prov._n 22.6_o object_n answ._n 1._o 1._o joh._n 3.4_o 3.4_o joh._n 16.16_o 17_o 18._o object_n answ._n 1._o answ._n 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 5.29_o 1_o tim._n 4.6_o 4.6_o 1_o thes._n 2.7_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n zanch._n in_o loc_n &_o musculum_n musculum_n 2_o tim._n 3_o 16·_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 12.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4.6_o 4.6_o act._n 8.21_o tit._n 1.15_o 16._o 16._o prov._n 19.2_o 19.2_o act._n 8.31_o 8.31_o 1_o sam._n 3.6_o 3.6_o luk._n 1.4_o 1_o cor._n 14.19_o gal._n 6.6_o 6.6_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o quest._n 1._o answ._n answ._n rom._n 1.17_o quest._n 2._o answ._n answ._n 2_o tim._n 3.15_o 3.15_o luk._n 2.42_o 46._o 46._o udum_fw-la &_o molle_fw-la lutum_fw-la es_fw-la nunc_fw-la nunc_fw-la properandus_fw-la &_o acri_fw-la fingendus_n sine_fw-la sine_fw-la rota_fw-la rota_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o king_n 18.3_o &_o v_o 12._o 12._o 2_o chr._n 34.3_o 34.3_o 1_o chr._n 28.9_o 28.9_o 2_o king_n 5.2_o 3_o 14_o 15._o 15._o prov._n 22.6_o 22.6_o psal._n 78.5_o 6_o 7._o 7._o voluit_fw-la hoc_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la conâ—inuas_n aetatum_fw-la series_n promulgari_fw-la uâ—_n per_fw-la singulas_fw-la familias_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la transmissa_fw-la ad_fw-la ulâ—imos_fw-la usque_fw-la pervenirent_fw-la calv._n in_o loc_n loc_n gen._n 18.19_o 18.19_o