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be_v adapt_v to_o our_o capacity_n and_o we_o comprehend_v they_o with_o more_o care_n and_o safety_n than_o we_o can_v principle_n of_o geometry_n whereto_o few_o head_n do_v reach_v insomuch_o as_o infallible_a as_o these_o demonstration_n seem_v to_o be_v geomatrician_n themselves_o be_v oftentimes_o puzzle_v and_o deceive_v in_o they_o finis_fw-la at_o port_n royal_a des_n champ._n this_o thorn_n be_v at_o port_n royal_a in_o suburb_n st._n james_n be_v at_o paris_n see_v mounseur_fw-fr pascall_n be_v thought_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 25._o psal_n 118._o 36._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 25._o 8._o 16._o 8._o 14._o mat._n 11._o 6._o 14._o 10._o gen._n 12._o 3._o ibid._n 22._o 3._o 8._o luk._n 2._o 32._o psal_n 127._o 20._o joel_n 2._o 28._o jer._n 23._o 7._o isa_n 15._o 7._o jer._n 31._o 33._o ide_n 32_o 40._o isa_n 5._o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n ide_n 65._o 2._o deut._n 28._o 28_o 29._o ezek._n 17._o ezek._n 30._o 3._o 13._o mal._n 1._o 11._o mal._n 3._o 1._o isa_n 9_o 6._o mich._n 5._o 2._o isa_n 6._o 8_o 29._o isa_n 42._o 55._o isa_n 53._o isa_n 28._o 26._o isa_n 8._o 14._o ibid._n 15._o psal_n 117._o dan._n 2._o 35._o zach._n 11._o 12._o psal_n 68_o &_o 22._o 21._o 17_o 18_o 19_o oze_n 6._o 3._o psal_n 110._o psal_n 2._o 2._o isa_n 60._o 10._o jer._n 31._o 36._o joh._n 19_o 15._o isa_n 8._o 14._o deut._n 19_o 20._o isa_n 63._o 16._o deut._n 10._o 17._o jer._n 4._o 4._o deut._n 30._o 6._o gen._n 17._o 11._o deut._n 30._o 19_o 20._o deut._n 32._o 20_o 21._o isa_n 65._o psas_n 72._o amos._n 5._o isa_n 66._o jer._n 6._o 20._o mal._n 1._o 11._o 1_o king_n 15._o oze_n 6._o 6._o jer_n 31._o 31._o isa_n 43._o jer._n 3._o 16._o jer._n 7._o 12_o 13._o mal._n 1._o 10_o 11._o psal_n 109._o isa_n 56._o oze_n 3._o jer._n 31._o 16._o rom._n 19_o isa_n 43._o 15._o mat._n 11._o 27._o deut._n 13._o 2_o 3_o and_o mar._n 9_o 38._o joh._n 15._o 24._o joh._n 3._o 2._o isa_n 1._o 18._o ibid._n 5._o 4._o john._n 10._o 26._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11._o apoc._n 2._o 17._o isa_n 45._o 15._o isa_n 53_o 3._o prov._n 8._o joel_n 2._o psal_n 81._o isa_n 40._o eccles_n 3._o 18._o mat._n 25._o jam._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 2._o john_n 4._o 3._o ezekiel_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 17._o gen._n 8._o 21._o heb._n 9_o 14._o heb._n 10._o 5_o 7._o psal_n 39_o 7_o 8_o 9_o luk._n 24._o 2._o heb._n 5._o 8._o ibid._n phil._n 3._o 20._o