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who_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o but_o he_o be_v sick_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v now_o hear_v of_o jesus_n 3._o luke_n 7.2_o 3._o he_o send_v unto_o he_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v come_v and_o heal_v his_o servant_n the_o master_n love_n be_v great_a desire_v his_o servant_n may_v be_v heal_v but_o christ_n be_v great_a 7.10_o luke_n 7.10_o for_o he_o heal_v the_o servant_n they_o find_v the_o servant_n whole_a christ_n love_n be_v great_a than_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n jacob_n love_n to_o benjamin_n be_v great_a the_o father_n life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n david_n love_n to_o absalon_n be_v great_a 18.33_o 2_o sam._n 18.33_o if_o not_o too_o great_a that_o i_o have_v ay_v for_o thou_o oh_o absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n but_o christ_n be_v great_a when_o my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n forsake_v i_o then_o jehovah_n will_v gather_v i_o 27.10_o psa_fw-la 27.10_o when_o my_o father_n cast_v i_o out_o 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