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produce_v no_o promise_n by_o 〈…〉_o mâ—de_o himself_o a_o debtor_n 〈…〉_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o petâ—r_n l_o â—…rd_n lib._n â—_o sentâ—n_n distinct_a 43._o against_o such_o man_n ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la debet_fw-la venenum_fw-la habet_fw-la nec_fw-la deo_fw-la proprium_fw-la competit_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la debtor_n nobis_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr expromisso_fw-la to_o i_o say_v he_o this_o word_n he_o aught_o or_o he_o be_v bind_v seem_v to_o have_v much_o poison_n in_o it_o and_o can_v proper_o belong_v to_o god_n who_o be_v no_o debtor_n to_o we_o save_v only_o in_o those_o case_n wherein_o he_o have_v pass_v some_o free_a promise_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n plain_o it_o be_v give_v to_o you_o to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o give_v math._n 13.11_o and_o the_o housholder_n in_o the_o parable_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o murmurer_n 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