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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nusquam_fw-la non_fw-la &_o nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la utilis_fw-la loc_fw-la grotius_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la profitable_a at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n in_o all_o occasion_n the_o tree_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n upward_o but_o it_o be_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o which_o be_v below_o a_o christian_a bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o god_n 7.4_o rom._n 7.4_o but_o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n thereof_o extend_v to_o himself_o and_o other_o my_o goodness_n extend_v not_o unto_o thou_o but_o unto_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v upon_o earth_n psal_n 16.2_o 3._o again_o tree_n 3._o give_v evidence_n to_o the_o tree_n fruit_n give_v evidence_n to_o the_o tree_n which_o bear_v they_o show_v it_o to_o be_v a_o live_a tree_n and_o of_o what_o kind_n it_o be_v the_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o its_o fruit_n mat._n 12.33_o and_o of_o such_o use_n be_v good_a work_n to_o the_o christian_a they_o be_v evidence_n discover_v a_o man_n to_o himself_o and_o other_o show_v he_o to_o 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