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speak_v as_o some_o think_v in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o church_n such_o as_o be_v some_o faithful_a people_n but_o speak_v in_o deed_n as_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o miâ—â—ery_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o trinity_n such_o like_a kind_n of_o speech_n see_v genes_n 1._o 26._o also_o genes_n 11._o 7._o where_o god_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n also_o border_n of_o gold_n with_o stud_n of_o silver_n uz._n set_v in_o sundry_a place_n between_o they_o q._n d._n though_o thou_o be_v excellent_o well_o deck_v up_o yet_o we_o will_v more_o and_o more_o adorn_v and_o beautify_v thou_o so_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v want_v
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neck_n to_o the_o breast_n or_o teat_n be_v as_o two_o young_a roe_n that_o be_v fresh_a and_o lusty_a that_o be_v twin_n that_o be_v of_o equal_a bigness_n and_o proportion_n feed_v among_o the_o lily_n that_o be_v in_o sweet_a and_o smell_a pasture_n which_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o make_v the_o cattle_n there_o feed_v to_o thryve_v and_o be_v good_a see_v for_o this_o phrase_n chapter_n 2._o 16._o many_o understand_v by_o the_o two_o breast_n the_o two_o testament_n which_o have_v mutual_a respect_n one_o to_o a_o other_o neither_o can_v one_o of_o they_o well_o easy_o be_v understand_v without_o a_o other_o where_o there_o be_v also_o lily_n that_o be_v most_o
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