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from_o the_o which_o they_o may_v not_o depart_v without_o manifest_a reject_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o daud_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o the_o rejector_n and_o persecutor_n of_o he_o the_o persecutor_n of_o christ._n christ._n 1._o sam._n 23._o 28_o 28_o 1._o sam._n 21._o 11._o 11._o 1._o sam._n 24._o 21_o transition_n transition_n jam._n 2._o 16._o 16._o luk._n 17._o 32._o 32._o exit_fw-la verbis_fw-la christi_fw-la colligiinus_fw-la pravo_fw-la aliquâ—_n desiderio_fw-la fuisse_fw-la â—tillatam_fw-la calu._n comment_fw-fr in_o gen._n 19_o 26._o 26._o luk._n 9_o 62._o 62._o heb._n 10._o 31._o 31._o eph._n 4._o 30._o 30._o psay_n 63._o 10._o psal._n 95._o 10._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o antesignani_fw-la &_o deuce_n calu._n â—_o heb._n 12._o 16._o 16._o neque_fw-la in_o secundam_fw-la legis_fw-la tabulam_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o primam_fw-la offendens_fw-la jun._n paral._n 3._o in_o heb._n 12._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 5._o in_o totâ—_n totâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 12_o 15._o 15._o heb._n 10._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 10._o 24._o &_o heb._n 3._o 13._o 13._o ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la in_o incredulitatem_fw-la aut_fw-la deiectionem_fw-la incidat_fw-la hoc_fw-la remedium_fw-la ostendit_fw-la ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la fideles_fw-la exhortentur_fw-la se_fw-la mutuo_fw-la marlorat_n marlorat_n heb._n 13._o 22._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 10._o 25._o 25._o ad_fw-la deterrendum_fw-la pios_fw-la ne_fw-la forte_fw-fr quod_fw-la in_o alijs_fw-la damnum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la sibi_fw-la patiantur_fw-la accidere_fw-la jun_n parall_a parall_a heb._n 3_o 1â—_n 1â—_n julian_n to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o anger_n of_o constantius_n shave_v himself_o prosess_v a_o monastic_a life_n socrat._v hist._n li._n 3._o cap._n 1._o 1._o deut._n 4._o 9_o â—_o prou._n 4._o 23._o 23._o mat._n 12._o 35._o &_o 15._o 19_o â—_o frontin_n lib._n 2._o 2._o lib._n 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