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rhoda_n upon_o his_o knock_n and_o speech_n aver_v constant_o it_o be_v peter_n the_o whole_a company_n there_o assemble_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v his_o angel_n here_o be_v some_o ambiguity_n about_o their_o thus_o conclude_v 27._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o his_o tutelar_a angel_n and_o from_o hence_o will_v strong_o plead_v the_o opinion_n that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o proper_a and_o allot_v angel_n to_o attend_v he_o but_o first_o we_o sometime_o read_v of_o one_o angel_n attend_v many_o man_n second_o sometime_o of_o many_o angel_n attend_v one_o man_n but_o three_o if_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v agitate_a by_o reason_n if_o a_o singular_a angel_n be_v destine_v to_o the_o attendance_n of_o every_o singular_a man_n what_o do_v that_o angel_n do_v till_o his_o man_n be_v bear_v especial_o what_o do_v all_o the_o angel_n but_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o a_o few_o more_o for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n till_o the_o world_n be_v full_a locum_fw-la other_o therefore_o 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