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pen._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n thou_o numbre_v as_o with_o a_o pen._n 56.8_o he_o mean_v his_o wander_n awhile_o persecute_v such_o as_o the_o apostle_n mean_v heb._n 11.37_o not_o a_o step_n more_o than_o christ_n will_v do_v david_n wander_v believer_n you_o shall_v not_o weep_v a_o tear_n not_o bleed_v a_o drop_n not_o bear_v a_o stripe_n more_o than_o christ_n will_v number_v out_o as_o he_o will_v appoint_v your_o suffering_n for_o the_o quality_n so_o for_o quantity_n too_o no_o other_o nor_o no_o more_o affliction_n than_o he_o will_v no_o nor_o no_o long_a neither_o for_o he_o order_v the_o duration_n also_o you_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n ten_o day_n apoc._n 2.10_o the_o gentile_n shall_v tread_v the_o holy_a city_n under_o foot_n forty_o and_o two_o month_n apoc._n 11.2_o the_o witness_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o street_n three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a ibid._n vers_fw-la 9_o so_o many_o day_n so_o many_o month_n christ_n order_v all_o oh_o how_o sweet_a be_v 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