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10.22_o 1_o thes_n 5.23_o psal._n 51_o luke_n 18.13_o heb._n 9.14_o zech._n 1â—_n rom._n 5.1_o gal._n 6.16_o psal._n 37_o 37_o prov_n 15.15_o es._n 38_o 1_o 2_o 3_o act_n 24.16_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o gal._n 6.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d operuit_fw-la terra_fw-la humavit_fw-la psal._n 79.2_o act_n &_o mon._n 2_o sam._n 2.5_o 6_o eccles._n 12.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 3.19_o 3.19_o gen._n 25.9_o 25.9_o gen._n 50._o 50._o act_n 8.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o thes._n 4._o buxâ—orâ—_n dan._n 7.9_o numb_a 11_o 1â—_n deut._n 22_o 15_o levit._fw-la 19.22_o aelian_a prov._n 14.34_o quo_fw-la minus_fw-la restay_o viae_fw-la eo_fw-la plus_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la viatici_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr senectute_fw-la 1_o sam._n 25.17_o es._n 65.20_o josh._n 14.10_o 11_o lib._n the_o senect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laert._n mat._n 19.17_o prov._n 16.31_o psal._n 103.5_o zenor_n adag_n rev._n 12.1_o es._n 40.31_o 2_o king_n 5.14_o 2_o pet._n 1.4_o eccles._n 6.3.6_o psal_n 91._o gal._n 5.22_o psal._n 92.13_o â—â—_o 15._o 1_o chro._n 29.14_o gal._n 6.10_o prov._n 3.9_o prov._n 3.5_o act_n 21.16_o rom._n 16.7_o tit._n 2._o â—_o euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 15._o psal._n 35.25_o gen_n 48.15_o 16._o phil._n 2._o 2_o pet._n 1.10_o joh._n 9.4_o joh._n 17._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o pet._n 1.14_o mat._n 27.60_o 2_o sam._n 19.25.37_o de_fw-fr morte_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la delitiis_fw-la aulieis_fw-la eogitat_fw-la lavater_n luke_n 2_o 2â—.37_n erasmus_n de_fw-fr contempt_n mundi_fw-la job_n 5.26_o rev._n 22.20_o luke_n 21.28_o 1_o thes._n 4._o joh._n 6.66.68_o es._n 22.4_o jer._n 9.1_o josh._n 24._o prov._n 22.6_o eccles_n 12._o exod._n 20.12_o 1_o tim._n 1_o 15_o 1_o cor._n 5.10_o rom._n 8.1_o prov._n 3.1.2_o gal._n 5.22_o psal._n 71.5_o 6.17_o 18_o job_n 14.14_o luk._n 2.26_o joh._n â—_o 56_o act_n 7.55_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 8.9_o