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11._o q3_n q3_n rom._n 16._o 18._o 18._o mat._n 24._o 24._o osiander_n hist_o eccles_n epit._n cent._n 4._o ch_n 43._o lib._n 2._o &_o lib._n 3_o ch_n 51._o 51._o mat._n 24._o 12._o 12._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 2_o 2_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 26._o john_n 8._o 44._o 44._o isa_n 11._o 6._o 6._o psal_n 32._o 9_o 9_o act._n 5._o 40._o 40._o phil._n 3._o 16._o 16._o act._n 15._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n 28._o 31._o &_o 16._o 4_o 5._o 5._o in_o his_o preface_n before_o his_o lecture_n on_o the_o psalm_n of_o degree_n degree_n 1_o king_n 18._o 38._o 38._o 38._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 25._o calvin_n calvin_n chron._n 30._o nehem._n 8._o 2._o 4._o psal_n 122._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o 1_o john_n 5._o 1._o psal_n 119._o 63._o 63._o tim._n 3._o 5_o 6._o 6._o rom._n 16._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 24._o 26._o 26._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 17._o 17._o prov._n 23._o 23._o mr._n pâ—yn_n mr._n baxter_n quak._n catech_n p_o 27._o faithful_a discovery_n of_o a_o treacherous_a design_n p_o 12._o the_o oath_n of_o george_n cowlishaw_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n ironmonger_n take_v jan._n 22._o 1654._o world_n wonder_n p._n 40._o they_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o mystery_n of_o this_o way_n may_v be_v satisfy_v in_o read_v that_o book_n world_n word_n q_o 27._o see_v the_o same_o book_n p_o 16._o 17._o 17._o jer._n 50._o 4._o 4._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la sic_fw-la cum_fw-la protervis_fw-la at_o indomitis_fw-la agendum_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la mansuetis_fw-la docilibus_fw-la calv._n in_fw-la loc_n loc_n cant_n 2._o 15_o col._n 2._o 8._o 8._o luk._n 10._o 16_o 16_o but_o why_o do_v he_o not_o say_v what_o he_o way_n true_o say_v of_o so_o many_o of_o we_o we_o math._n 28._o 19_o 20._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 6._o 6._o 2_o sam._n 10._o 6._o &_o 12._o 31_o 31_o 2_o sam_n 10._o 3_o 3_o jer._n 37._o 14._o 14._o act_n 24._o 33._o 33._o act._n 24._o 20_o 20_o psa_fw-la 17._o 2._o 2._o acts._n 15._o 23._o we_o find_v greeting_n in_o letter_n to_o be_v disperse_v in_o every_o city_n &_o act_n 21._o 19_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 14._o 14._o read_v more_o of_o this_o in_o m._n baker_n qua_fw-la ker_n catichisme_n p._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v 12._o 38._o compare_v with_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 16._o gen._n 34._o 19_o vide_fw-la beram_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la significatur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la cum_fw-la summa_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la gal._n 4._o 29._o with_o gen._n 21._o 9_o 9_o see_v this_o about_o indenture_n answer_v in_o the_o 7._o article_n of_o his_o scoff_a charge_n 1_o cor._n 9_o