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22._o ephe._n 14_o how_o the_o spirit_n do_v witness_n to_o a_o man_n that_o he_o be_v goâ—s_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z zâ—ch_o 12._o 10_o 10_o isa_n 61._o 3._o a_o rom._n 8._o 26_o 26_o act_n â—_o 8._o gal._n 5._o â—2_n act._n 24._o 16_o isa_n 30._o 21._o 21._o psa_fw-la 51._o 14_o 14_o isa_n 9_o 6._o 6._o isa_n 53._o 5._o 5._o mat._n 11._o 29._o 29._o joh._n 16._o 33_o 33_o heb._n 9_o 14_o e_o heb._n 10_o 12_o 12_o heb._n 10._o 2_o heb._n 9_o psal_n 32_o 3_o 4_o 5._o how_o to_o keep_v the_o conscience_n tender_a see_v also_o cap._n 15._o sect._n 2._o at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o mat._n 11._o 19_o isa_n 32._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 6._o rom._n 5._o 1._o rom._n 8._o 33_o rom._n 8._o 25_o heb._n 6._o 18._o 19_o psal_n 119._o 165._o mat._n 11._o 29_o gal._n 6._o 16._o heb._n 12_o 5._o heb._n 12._o 6._o mean_n of_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o god_n consolationss_n rom._n 15._o 4._o 4._o isa_n 12_o 3._o 3._o â—sa_fw-la 66._o 11_o gal._n 3._o 24_o 24_o rom._n 10_o 15_o 15_o luk._n 1._o 79_o job_n 22._o 21._o 23._o psal_n 85._o 8._o psal_n 37._o 37._o rom._n 15._o 13_o heb._n 13._o 20_o 21._o