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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o ave_fw-la god_n save_v you_o and_o god_n speed_v you_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o they_o for_o they_o do_v not_o only_o express_v but_o they_o help_v to_o increase_v that_o mutual_a lavater_n love_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o christian_n and_o as_o they_o be_v fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n so_o they_o be_v very_o please_v to_o god_n and_o to_o our_o brethren_n and_o be_v testimony_n of_o our_o love_n and_o respect_n to_o they_o and_o the_o omission_n of_o they_o argue_v either_o that_o there_o be_v some_o grudge_n in_o our_o heart_n against_o our_o brother_n or_o that_o our_o love_n be_v but_o cold_a and_o little_a towards_o he_o by_o our_o amiable_a affable_a walk_n we_o may_v win_v man_n when_o by_o a_o sour_a surly_a self-conceited_a carriage_n we_o bring_v a_o reproach_n upon_o religion_n and_o discourage_v man_n objection_n christ_n forbid_v his_o disciple_n to_o salute_v any_o man_n by_o the_o way_n luke_n 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they_o by_o send_v salutation_n of_o health_n and_o happiness_n to_o they_o prisca_n and_o aquila_n this_o prisca_n in_o other_o place_n be_v call_v priscilla_n which_o be_v a_o diminutive_a of_o prisca_n act_n 18.2_o she_o be_v wife_n to_o aquila_n they_o be_v both_o jew_n very_o tender_a and_o hospitable_a to_o paul_n they_o venture_v their_o life_n for_o he_o probable_o in_o rescue_v he_o out_o of_o some_o tumult_n as_o act_n 19.22_o beside_o such_o be_v their_o zeal_n for_o christ_n that_o they_o assist_v paul_n in_o their_o own_o sphere_n in_o spread_v the_o gospel_n and_o instruct_v apollo_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n more_o perfect_o this_o make_v the_o apostle_n so_o oft_o to_o salute_v they_o and_o to_o mention_v their_o name_n with_o some_o additional_a encomium_n rom._n 16.3_o 1_o cor._n 16.19_o and_o to_o take_v they_o with_o he_o as_o his_o bosom_n companion_n when_o he_o sail_v into_o syria_n act_v 18.18_o though_o they_o be_v tent-maker_n by_o profession_n yet_o have_v 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