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2._o 2_o pet._n 1.21_o act._n 2.4_o etc._n etc._n act_n 20.33_o 1_o thes_n 9.6_o as_o in_o act._n act._n 24_o 5.6_o act._n 22.22_o witness_v the_o town_n of_o cambridge_n the_o wel-head_n rom._n 7.14_o rom._n 4.15_o rom._n 8.1_o gal._n 5.23_o rom._n 8.8_o 2_o sam._n 23.3_o pro._n 28.15_o 16._o pro._n 25.28_o pro._n 29.10_o isa_n 14.15_o james_n 2.9_o hos_fw-la 4.18_o hester_n 3_o dan._n 1.3_o isa_n 23._o isa_n 5.27_o 28._o psal_n 82.1_o 3._o zeph._n 3.3_o hos_fw-la 4.18_o mar._n 6.17_o &c_n &c_n hest_n 3.8_o rom._n 13.3_o 4._o exod._n 4.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o act_n 9.5_o 6._o 2_o thes_n 2.4_o jam._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o 2_o cor._n 5.16_o 17._o gal._n 6.14_o col._n 1.18_o mat._n 20.25_o 26_o 27._o 1_o cor._n 12.12_o 13._o act_n 4.32_o rom._n 6.4_o 5._o rev._n 19_o rom._n 13.7_o 1_o king_n 19.9_o am._n 7.24_o 25_o deut._n 32.3_o deut._n 37.5_o mat._n 13.55_o 56_o 57_o rom._n 8.5_o phil._n 2.9_o 10_o 11._o psal_n 149.8_o rev._n 13._o rev._n 14_o 5._o rev._n 18.6_o mat._n 20.25_o prov._n 22.7_o 1_o cor._n 9.19_o prov._n 1.23_o prov._n 16.4_o luke_n 16_o 10_o 20._o acts._n 17.25_o james_n 2.6_o esth_n 3._o 2_o pet._n 2.12_o judas_n 10._o gen._n 1.27_o gen._n 5.24_o luke_n 4.18_o mat._n 10.11_o rev._n 21.27_o 1_o cor._n 15.5_o john_n 8.13_o