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projectio_fw-la domini_fw-la isidor_n pelâ—usiot_n chrysost_n discipulus_fw-la discipulus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d castro_n isag_n in_o jer._n jer._n 2_o cor._n 11._o 22._o 22._o josh_n 21._o 18._o 18._o dan._n fore-note_n cap._n 11._o pag._n 60._o the_o whole_a time_n betwixt_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o of_o judah_n be_v 130._o year_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n whereof_o our_o prophet_n be_v send_v and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o captivity_n josep_n ant._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 11._o 11._o jer._n 1._o 1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o 2_o kin._n 17._o in_o the_o day_n of_o hosheah_n by_o shalmanasâ—r_n use_v consideration_n the_o sum_n of_o it_o application_n application_n dan._n 5._o 6._o 6._o rom._n 15._o 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 6._o aggravation_n that_o i_o may_v say_v of_o it_o as_o jacob_n do_v of_o bethel_n how_o fearful_a be_v this_o place_n gen._n 32._o 1_o 1_o psal_n 50._o 15._o 2_o 2_o psal_n 65._o 2._o 3_o 3_o psal_n 122._o 6._o 4_o 4_o jona._n 3._o 8._o 8._o exod._n 14._o 13._o 13._o psal_n 6._o 8._o 5._o 5._o ezech._n 22._o penult_n 6._o 6._o isaiah_n 58._o 58._o gen._n 28._o 17._o sense_n sense_n est_fw-fr speciale_a interdictum_fw-la piscat_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la prostatu_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o be_v calv._n 1._o reason_n he_o do_v not_o pray_v for_o they_o they_o jerem._n 14._o 20._o fortification_n fortification_n jerem._n 18._o 21._o 21._o jerem._n 20._o 12._o object_n sol._n sol._n gen._n 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 18._o 18._o matth._n 6._o 6._o jerem._n 18._o 20._o god_n will_v be_v do_v with_o we_o and_o on_o we_o 2._o reason_n he_o ever_o persuade_v they_o to_o yield_v yield_v jerem._n 21._o 9_o 9_o jerem._n 27._o 8._o 12._o 12._o jerem._n 29._o 7._o quest._n answ_n answ_n jerem._n 18._o 7_o 8._o 8._o jonah_n 3_o 3_o gen._n 18._o penult_n penult_n gen._n 19_o 13._o the_o