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all_o you_o gentile_n and_o laud_v you_o he_o all_o people_n together_o vers_fw-la 11._o and_o the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 11._o the_o gentile_n shall_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o according_a to_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o 70._o interpreter_n and_o this_o prophet_n david_n sing_v in_o his_o 63._o psalm_n the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n &_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o all_o they_o that_o be_v true_a of_o heart_n be_v glad_a vers_fw-la 10._o behold_v he_o say_v not_o the_o lewe_z only_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o just_a be_v no_o man_n just_a then_o but_o the_o jew_n ask_v of_o paul_n who_o in_o rom._n 3._o teach_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o righteous_a and_o only_a justifier_n and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o after_o that_o say_v be_v he_o the_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o be_v he_o not_o also_o the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n verse_n 29_o 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