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put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o all_o thing_n therefore_o say_v catharinus_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v have_v translate_v it_o prae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la or_o ante_fw-la omne_fw-la before_o or_o above_o all_o thing_n of_o such_o importance_n they_o be_v but_o let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o they_o 1._o that_o thou_o may_v prosper_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o may_v take_v a_o good_a way_n go_v well_o a_o metaphor_n from_o traveller_n 1.10_o s._n paul_n pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o word_n that_o here_o be_v use_v that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o prosperous_a journey_n to_o the_o roman_n from_o thence_o it_o be_v translate_v to_o all_o prosperity_n whatsoever_o so_o saint_n paul_n use_v the_o word_n every_o first_o day_n let_v every_o man_n put_v aside_o as_o god_n have_v prosper_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16.2_o and_o we_o use_v to_o say_v in_o our_o common_a speech_n how_o do_v such_o a_o one_o go_v on_o that_o be_v 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