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unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a &_o heavy-laden_a etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v â—e_v that_o come_n to_o christ_n be_v before_o weary_a and_o heavy-laden_a whereas_o if_o he_o have_v read_v but_o his_o grammar_n he_o may_v have_v know_v that_o though_o come_v to_o christ_n go_v before_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy-laden_a in_o order_n of_o word_n yet_o weary_a and_o heavy-laden_a go_v in_o construction_n and_o in_o order_n of_o sense_n so_o it_o be_v say_v there_o of_o the_o gentile_n that_o as_o 48_o act._n 13_o 48_o many_o as_o be_v or_o dain_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v some_o tell_v we_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v render_v thus_o as_o many_o as_o be_v addict_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v viz._n as_o many_o as_o be_v addict_v and_o dispose_v heaven-ward_n afterward_o believe_v whereas_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a run_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o believe_v as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n that_o word_n which_o 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