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aequo_fw-la animo_fw-la ferebant_fw-la hominem_fw-la alienigenam_fw-la autori_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la aliqua_fw-la in_o re_fw-la fuisse_fw-la praelatum_fw-la rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 77._o 〈…〉_o gen._n 10.16_o gen._n 14.24_o v._o 13._o gen._n 20.5_o 9_o 10.14_o 15._o apparet_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o responsione_n abimelechi_n non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hominem_fw-la impium_fw-la vel_fw-la onâ—_n cognition_n dei_fw-la destitutum_fw-la nam_fw-la deum_fw-la loquentem_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la etc._n etc._n rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 100_o 101._o see_v psal_n 18.21.25_o 2_o sam._n 22.21_o psal_n 73.13_o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 17.12_o 13.23_o rivet_n in_o gen._n 17._o chamier_n panstrat_v tom_fw-mi 4._o lib_n 5._o cap._n 11._o at_o that_o time_n we_o may_v well_o 〈◊〉_d be_v some_o other_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o do_v 〈◊〉_d wouâ—d_a worship_n the_o 〈◊〉_d goth._n for_o not_o 〈◊〉_d mention_v aâ—er_n eskel_n and_o 〈…〉_o with_o abrahâ—â—_n at_o that_o
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most_o sinful_a nation_n yeâ—_n 〈…〉_o and_o gomorâ—ah_o yet_o he_o call_v they_o his_o people_n and_o 〈…〉_o pass_o socleome_o in_o iniquity_n 30._o ezek._n 16.47_o 48_o 49.51_o lam._n 4.6.22_o isa_n 5.1_o 2_o 3.5_o jere._n 2.21_o jos_n 24.1.14_o 15.23_o 24_o 25._o judg._n 2.8.11_o &_o 3.9.15_o &_o 6.7_o &_o 10.10.16.17_o 1_o sam._n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o 1_o chron._n 13.2_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 15.12_o 2_o reg._n 11.17_o 2_o chron._n 25.16_o 2_o reg._n 23.3_o 2_o chron._n 34.31_o neh._n 10.29_o 30._o and_o yet_o the_o daughter_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n his_o pleasan_n plant_v and_o a_o noble_a vine_n we_o read_v oftentimes_o that_o israel_n after_o some_o grievous_a fall_n and_o requite_v renew_v their_o covenant_n to_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o and_o to_o obey_v his_o â—oyce_n 〈…〉_o the_o day_n of_o joshuâ—_n judge_n samuel_n david_n aso_n juâ—sh_o josiah_n nehemiâ—h_o etc._n etc._n but_o herein_o particular_a scrutiny_n be_v not_o 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