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ps._n 91._o 10_o 11._o ps._n 37._o 23_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 3._o 6._o prov._n 11._o 3_o 5._o &_o 16._o 3._o psal._n 37._o 5._o psal._n 1._o 3._o joh_n 22._o 28._o deut._n 28._o 8_o 12._o prov._n 23._o 18._o psal._n 128._o 2._o prov._n 10._o 24._o psal._n 37._o 4._o psal._n 145._o 19_o isa._n 32._o 17._o ps._n 119._o 165._o jam._n 3._o 18._o psal._n 97._o 11._o prov._n 29._o 6._o psal._n 147._o 3._o psal._n 31._o 24._o 27._o 14._o psal._n 34_o 19_o psal._n 37._o 39_o psal._n 37._o 24._o psal._n 37._o 34._o prov._n 22._o 4._o ps._n 112._o 1_o 3._o prov._n 28._o 10._o job_n 36._o 7._o job_n 36._o 11._o prov._n 14._o 11._o prov._n 10._o 27._o 9_o 11._o prov._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 16._o prov._n 10._o 7_o 25._o psal._n 37._o 26._o 112._o 2._o exo._n 20._o 6._o prov._n 12._o 3._o prov._n 11._o 31._o deut._n 28._o 1._o &_o 7._o 12._o &_o 11._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 7._o phil._n 4._o 6._o heb._n 13._o 5._o matt._n 6._o 25._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 17._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 3_o matt._n 6._o 33._o rom._n 8._o 32._o rom._n 8._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o luk._n 12._o 33._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o 4._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o luk._n 16._o 8._o eph._n 5._o 8._o 1_o thess._n 5._o 5._o joh._n 12._o 36._o matt._n 5._o 16._o eph._n 5._o 11._o ps._n 119._o 105._o isa._n 59_o 10._o job_n 5._o 14._o deut._n 28._o 29._o prov._n 4._o 18_o 19_o prov._n 13._o 6._o &_o 11._o 3_o 5._o 5._o with_fw-mi ennti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la extremum_fw-la est_fw-la error_n immensus_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n ep._n 16._o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la occupatum_fw-la tam_fw-la multiforme_a tot_fw-la ac_fw-la tam_fw-la variis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la concisum_fw-la atque_fw-la laceratum_fw-la quam_fw-la mala_fw-la mens_fw-la quint._n 12._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n eth._n 9_o 6._o deut._n 10._o 12_o 13._o neh._n 9_o 13._o rom._n 7._o 12._o plut._n in_o sol._n prov._n 18._o 4._o chrysoft_a in_o rom._n 1._o or._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 27._o 24._o prov._n 27._o 20._o eccles_n 10._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nâ—n_fw-la tempestate_fw-la vexor_fw-la sed_fw-la nauseâ_fw-la senec._n de_fw-fr tranq_fw-fr a_o 1._o rom._n 14._o 17._o matt._n 11._o 28._o isa._n 26._o 3._o mala_fw-la mens_fw-la cum_fw-la insidiatur_fw-la spe_fw-la curis_fw-la labour_v distringitur_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la cum_fw-la sceleris_fw-la compos_fw-la fuerit_fw-la solicitudine_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la poenarum_fw-la omnium_fw-la exspectatione_fw-la torquetur_fw-la quint._n 12._o 1._o nulla_fw-la major_n poena_fw-la nequitiae_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la quòd_fw-la sibi_fw-la ac_fw-la suis_fw-la displicet_fw-la sen._n ep._n 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n de_fw-fr leg._n 5._o isa._n 48._o 22._o 57_o 20._o deus_fw-la jussit_fw-la &_o it_o à _fw-fr est_fw-fr sibi_fw-la poena_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la inordinatus_fw-la animus_n aug._n conf._n nisi_fw-la sapienti_fw-la sua_fw-la non_fw-la placent_fw-la