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serm_n de_fw-la ianâ—torâ—b_fw-la â—s_n respondit_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la tenuerat_fw-la somnus_o non_fw-la angâ—li_fw-la non_fw-la archangeli_fw-la non_fw-la prâ—phetâ—_n non_fw-la ministri_fw-la none_o of_o the_o poâ—ters_v answer_v because_o they_o be_v all_o asleep_a neither_o angel_n nor_o archangel_n nor_o prophet_n nor_o servant_n make_v any_o answer_n but_o o_o lord_n albeit_o so_o it_o be_v answer_v thou_o i_o for_o at_o thou_o i_o knock_v thou_o be_v the_o door_n licet_fw-la pver_fw-la 〈…〉_o 121._o psal_n 121._o dormiâ—nt_fw-la tu_fw-la non_fw-la dormis_fw-la qui_fw-la custodis_fw-la israel_n albeit_o thy_o child_n sleep_v yet_o thou_o that_o keep_v israel_n sleep_v not_o but_o leave_v they_o let_v we_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o who_o we_o 10._o â—n_a exhortation_n to_o content_v we_o with_o christ_n mediation_n joâ—_a 2._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o zach._n 4._o 10._o believe_v let_v we_o use_v the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n who_o s._n john_n recommend_v to_o we_o 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