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gâ—mitus_fw-la columbae_fw-la ceu_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_fw-la jnam_fw-la 39_o sâ—cri_fw-la paralleli_fw-la 40_o haeptaphonon_n 41_o scala_fw-la coeli_fw-la 42_o antithesis_fw-la pontificiae_fw-la &_o evangelicae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la 43_o variae_fw-la lectioneâ—_n in_o penâ—aâ—euchion_n in_o english_a 44_o a_o exposâ—â—on_n upon_o genesis_n 45_o marginal_a annotation_n upon_o the_o petateuch_n 46_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n abi_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la fac_fw-la similiter_fw-la see_v here_o a_o true_a nathaniel_n in_o who_o bresâ—_n a_o careful_a conscience_n keep_v her_o last_a feast_n who_o simple_a heart_n can_v never_o lodge_v a_o guile_n in_o a_o soft_a word_n nor_o malice_n in_o a_o smile_n he_o be_v a_o faithful_a labourer_n who_o pain_n be_v pleasure_n and_o a_o other_o good_a his_o gain_n the_o height_n of_o who_o ambition_n be_v to_o growâ—_n more_o ripe_a in_o knowledge_n to_o make_v other_o know_v who_o lamp_n be_v ever_o shine_v never_o hide_v and_o 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