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amen_n finis_fw-la 2_o reg._n 6._o 17_o 2_o reg._n 6._o 2_o 3._o josh_n 15._o 9_o ver._n 1._o 9_o ver._n 5._o ex._n 23._o 17._o ver._n 1._o ver._n 7._o 2._o reg._n 6._o 17._o 2._o reg._n 7_o 13._o esra_fw-la 3._o 1_o 2_o s._n hierom._n basil_n theod_n hilar._n arnob._n euthym._n ibid._n l._n 2._o nat._n qâ—_n 42._o psa_fw-la 68_o 32._o &_o ver_fw-la 35._o ver._n 9_o s._n hierom._n aug._n hilar._n prosp._n ibid._n s._n basil_n theod._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n mat._n 16._o 18_o psal_n 82._o 1._o l._n 2._o bell._n civil_a p._n 100_o ver._n 5._o esa_n 37._o 12_o psal_n 29._o 10_o 2._o reg._n 5._o ver._n 4._o ver._n 6._o eccles_n 3._o 8_o esa_n 45._o 7._o deut._n 29._o 29._o enchir._n c._n 101._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 2_o joh._n 14._o 27._o rom._n 12._o 18._o 2._o reg._n 7._o 9_o 1._o reg._n 17._o 2._o reg._n 5._o 5_o 2._o reg._n 2._o 2._o reg._n 5._o 20._o 1_o chron._n 22._o 8._o s._n jaco_n 1._o 20._o appian_n l._n 2._o bâ—l_v civi_fw-la p._n 504._o 1_o chron._n 22._o 9_o apoc._n 21._o 2._o 10._o g._n de_fw-fr voca_fw-la judae_fw-la pag._n 44._o pag._n 66._o and_o 79._o rom._n 11._o posit_n 7._o pag._n 2._o posit_n 44._o &_o 49._o pag._n 48._o esa_n 25._o 2._o pag._n 105._o ver._n 6_o 7._o s._n hierom._n &_o genev._n annot._n ibid._n jer._n 19_o 11._o apoc._n 21._o l._n 3._o de_fw-la virginibus_fw-la pag._n 56._o &_o 75._o pag._n 56._o &_o 102._o pag._n 163._o sal._n to._n 4._o tract_n 37._o lorin_n in_o act._n 1._o 6._o act._n 1._o 6._o lorin_n in_o act._n 1._o 6._o s._n hierom._n ar._n mon._n trem._n serm._n 1._o de_fw-fr jeju_fw-fr 10._o men._n ver._n 6._o ver._n 7._o epist_n 7._o ad_fw-la smyrnen_n s._n hilar._n ibid._n s._n hierom._n ibid._n euthym._n ibid._n nihil_fw-la firmius_fw-la aut_fw-la utilius_fw-la aut_fw-la celsius_fw-la turribus_fw-la s._n hilar._n ibid._n s._n hierom._n ibid._n gal._n 2._o 9_o s._n chrysost_o hom._n 10._o in_o s._n mat._n s._n hierom._n ibid._n psal_n 74._o 5_o 6._o esa_n 5._o 5._o euthym._n ibid._n psal_n 100_o 5._o patâ—rc_n l._n 2._o s._n luk._n 10._o 5._o calv._n ibid._n 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o or_o give_v he_o or_o not_o be_v move_v gen._n 27._o 34._o exod._n 18._o 10._o verse_n 1._o s._n hierom._n s._n august_n jansen_n calv._n lorin_n ibid._n verse_n 5._o lib._n 1._o sâ—ro_fw-la jaco_n 1._o 17._o 3_o reg._n 8._o verse_n 55._o ver_fw-la 66._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 17._o gen._n 27._o 38._o 1_o chro._n 11._o 10._o ezek._n 1._o 15_o lib._n 1._o verbis_fw-la primis_fw-la luk._n 1._o 33._o isaiah_n 11._o 1_o 4._o reg._n 23._o 25._o jansen_n &_o copp_n ibid._n s._n basil_n ibid._n theodor._n ibid._n 2_o reg._n 17._o hab._n 1._o 16._o flau._n vop_n