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i_o tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la illi_fw-la honoris_fw-la habiturum_fw-la ut_fw-la insignem_fw-la dei_fw-la servum_fw-la agnoscam_fw-la cael._n bu._n hierom_n observe_v upon_o ephes._n 4._o 32._o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_o forgive_a yourselves_o nam_fw-la quod_fw-la bene_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la fit_a magis_fw-la ei_fw-la reponitur_fw-la qui_fw-la praestitit_fw-la quam_fw-la cui_fw-la datum_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la hanc_fw-la veniam_fw-la petimusque_fw-la damusque_fw-la vicissim_fw-la horas_fw-la non_fw-la vivitur_fw-la inter_fw-la perfectos_fw-la &_o bonos_fw-es sed_fw-la inter_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la