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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 259._o l._n 14._o add_v to_o worship_n baal_n or_o to_o halt_v betwixt_o god_n and_o baal_n p._n 279._o l._n 20._o for_o or_o r._n and._n p._n 319._o l._n 5._o for_o so_o r._n sow_n p._n 336._o l._n 13._o for_o the_o world_n be_v able_a to_o contain_v those_o book_n which_o he_o write_v r._n the_o world_n can_v not_o contain_v the_o book_n that_o shall_v be_v write_v of_o he_o p._n 9_o l._n 21._o for_o john_n r._n joshua_n p._n 300._o l._n 3._o for_o may_v revenge_v r._n may_v not_o revenge_v p._n 32._o l._n 34._o for_o great_a r._n great_a p._n 146._o l_o 1._o deal_n therefore_o ibid._n l._n 13._o for_o circularum_n r._n circularem_fw-la
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