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eccl._n 16.29_o humb._n motion_n to_o the_o l_o l._n p._n 50._o act._n 19.19_o mumb._n mâ—t._n p._n 74._o counterp_v p._n 108._o matth._n 1â—_n 1â—_n guy_n de_fw-fr brés_fw-fr contre_fw-fr l'errent_fw-la des_fw-fr anabapa_fw-la tiste_n p._n 4._o p._n 5._o p._n 16._o p._n 1.8.119_o 120._o p._n 116._o p._n 124._o luc._n 6.12_o p._n 117._o p._n 40._o jer._n 31.34_o p._n 29._o p._n 27._o 2._o tim._n 3.7_o p._n 65_o 6â—_n p._n 135._o p._n 25._o p._n 71._o 124._o p._n 764._o p._n 748._o p._n 112._o p._n 518._o p._n 722._o p._n 726._o p._n 6â—8_n p._n 38._o p._n 122._o p._n 841._o p._n 8â—3_n p._n 849._o p._n 40._o laâ—ant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 19_o p._n 6._o p._n 4.20_o p._n 5â—_n p._n 6_o 7._o 7._o p._n 17._o p._n 6._o p._n 41._o matt._n 5.5_o exod._n 11.2_o matt._n in_o his_o â—_o libel_n p._n 28._o demonstr_n in_o the_o praef_n the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o job._n 39.37_o greg._n naâ—_n in_o apol._n the_o cause_n of_o
to_o the_o contrary_n as_o in_o the_o former_a there_o be_v levit._n 18.21_o &_o 20.3_o deut._n 17.16_o in_o josua_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v charge_v by_o the_o prophet_n that_o they_o ask_v not_o counsel_n of_o theâ—_n mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o gabeonite_n josh._n 9.14_o and_o yet_o that_o covenant_n be_v not_o make_v contrary_a unto_o any_o commandment_n of_o god_n moreover_o we_o read_v that_o when_o david_n have_v take_v this_o counsel_n to_o build_v a_o temple_n unto_o the_o lord_n albeit_o the_o lord_n have_v reveal_v before_o in_o his_o word_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o stand_a place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o service_n shall_v have_v a_o certain_a abide_n and_o albeit_o there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v david_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n yet_o the_o lord_n with_o commendation_n of_o his_o good_a affection_n and_o zeal_n he_o have_v to_o the_o advancement_n 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