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disposition_n and_o that_o labour_n or_o poverty_n be_v equal_o disagreeable_a mark_v 11._o 31_o 32_o and_o they_o reason_v among_o themselves_o say_v if_o we_o say_v the_o baptism_n of_o john_n be_v from_o heaven_n he_o will_v say_v why_o then_o do_v you_o not_o believe_v but_o if_o we_o say_v of_o man_n they_o fear_v the_o people_n for_o all_o man_n count_v john_n that_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n indeed_o and_o they_o answer_v we_o can_v tell_v anacoenosis_fw-la anacoenosis_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o communicate_v with_o other_o this_o figure_n teach_v we_o to_o advise_v deliberate_a or_o argue_v with_o other_o concern_v the_o expedience_n of_o our_o action_n phil._n 1._o 22_o 23_o 24._o what_o i_o shall_v choose_v i_o wot_v not_o for_o i_o be_o in_o a_o strait_a between_o two_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a nevertheless_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o 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