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summo_fw-la bono_fw-mi prosper_v in_o sâ—nt_n ex_fw-la aug._n aug._n chap._n 1._o &_o 2._o 2._o chap._n 3._o etc._n etc._n etc._n rom._n 14_o 1â—_n 1â—_n vers._n 1_o ad_fw-la 18_o 18_o vers._n 18._o etc._n etc._n etc._n bone_fw-la hâ—mo_fw-la et_fw-la bone_fw-la eniâ—_n anâ—_n anâ—_n vers._n 18_o 19_o 19_o vers._n 18._o 18._o eph._n 5.22_o 25_o 25_o vers._n 20.21_o eph._n 6.1_o 4._o 4._o vers._n 22._o &_o chap._n 4.1_o eph._n 6.5_o 9_o 9_o gen._n 2.22_o 2.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierodes_n the_o nupt_a nupt_a psal._n 128.3_o &_o 127.3_o 127.3_o rebelâ—s_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la quâ—a_fw-la homo_fw-la â—umun_n creatura_fw-la homini_fw-la aug._n contr_n epâ—st_n fundam_fw-la cap._n 37._o 37._o 2._o pet._n â—_o 7_o 7_o verse_n 18._o 18._o 1._o pet._n 3_o â—_o â—_o â—â—b_fw-la 5_o 2d_o 2d_o verse_n 19_o eph._n 5.25_o 1._o pet_n 3.7_o 3.7_o verse_n 20._o eph_n 6.1_o 6.1_o verse_n 20._o eph._n 6.4_o 6.4_o vers._n 22._o eph._n 6.5_o 6.5_o chap._n 4.1_o eph._n 6.9_o 6.9_o 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