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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoseâ—_n 2._o 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cohen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—gnat_fw-la ad_fw-la mâ—â—rian_n cassob_n division_n circumspection_n 1_o samuel_n 19_o tanqum_fw-la subâ—asta_fw-la aug._n lib._n 10._o the_o 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la cap._n 14._o generality_n strength_n wealth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z jerem_n 22._o 14._o birth_n eccles._n 10._o 17._o judg._n 6._o 19_o 1_o wisdom_n and_o experience_n â—ceies_n 9_o 16._o monstrum_fw-la cui_fw-la lumen_fw-la ademptum_fw-la 2_o moderation_n of_o mind_n or_o equanimity_n courage_n or_o magnanimity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judg._n 7._o 3._o job_n 28._o 〈…〉_z cant._n â—_o eccles_n 7._o 14._o the_o second_o character_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nulla_fw-la side_n haben_fw-ge da_fw-mi papistis_fw-mi 〈…〉_z joâ—â—_n 3_o rom._n 13._o eccles_n 12._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 2._o summâ—boni_n judicis_fw-la est_fw-la neâ—_n respicere_fw-la neque_fw-la circumspicere_fw-la sed_fw-la suâ—picere_fw-la ferus_fw-la in_o job._n 5._o 30._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 2._o 3._o 4._o isa._n 52._o 8._o 12._o 13._o jer._n 5._o 22._o 24_o the_o three_o character_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 29._o 26_o psal_n 101._o 7._o 〈…〉_z isa_n 54._o 4._o qui_fw-la nescit_fw-la dissimulare_fw-la nescit_fw-la â—iâ—ere_fw-la the_o four_o character_n prou._n 17._o 4_o acceptatio_fw-la â—â—uneris_fw-la est_fw-la prâ—â—aricatio_fw-la veritatis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod_n 27._o deut._n â—6_n 19_o ezekâ—_n 3_o 8._o 〈…〉_z 1_o tim._n 6._o heb._n 13._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tree_n ut_fw-la de_fw-la sub_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cresâ—_n aiâ—_n neqâ—â—_n qum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la de_fw-la â—e_n isaiah_n 33._o 14._o 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d psal_n 6â—_n 9_o ob._n answ._n the_o four_o part_n the_o five_o part_n euseb._n lib._n 10_o