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the_o people_n shall_v dwell_v alone_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o nation_n john_n 15._o 19_o you_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o be_v not_o unequal_o yoke_v with_o unbeliever_n for_o what_o fellowship_n have_v righteousness_n with_o unrighteousness_n and_o what_o communion_n have_v light_a with_o darkness_n ver._n 15._o and_o what_o concord_n have_v christ_n with_o belial_n or_o what_o part_n have_v he_o that_o believe_v with_o a_o infidel_n and_o what_o agreement_n have_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n with_o idol_n for_o you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n v._n 17._o wherefore_o come_v out_o from_o among_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o touch_v not_o the_o unclean_a thing_n and_o i_o will_v receive_v you_o ver._n 19_o and_o will_v be_v a_o father_n unto_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o daughter_n say_v the_o lord_n 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the_o lord_n and_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n job_n 2._o 11._o now_o when_o job_n three_o friend_n hear_v all_o of_o this_o evil_a that_o be_v come_v upon_o he_o they_o â—ame_v every_o one_o from_o his_o own_o place_n for_o they_o have_v make_v a_o appointment_n together_o to_o come_v to_o mourn_v with_o he_o and_o to_o comfort_v he_o ephes._n 4._o 29._o let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v that_o it_o may_v administer_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n col._n 4._o 6._o let_v your_o speech_n be_v always_o with_o grace_n season_v with_o salt_n that_o you_o may_v know_v how_o to_o answer_v every_o man_n eph._n 5._o 4._o neither_o filthiness_n nor_o foolish_a talk_n nor_o jest_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a but_o rather_o give_v of_o thanks_o 1_o thess._n 5._o 11._o wherefore_o comfort_n yourselves_o together_o and_o edify_v one_o another_o as_o also_o you_o do_v heb._n 3._o 13._o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n jude_n 20._o building_n up_o yourselves_o in_o your_o most_o holy_a faith_n pray_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n heb._n 10._o 24_o 25._o let_v we_o consider_v one_o another_o to_o provoke_v unto_o love_n and_o good_a work_n not_o forsake_v the_o assemble_n of_o ourselves_o together_o we_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o some_o but_o exhort_v one_o another_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o you_o see_v the_o day_n approach_v act_n 18._o 23._o who_o when_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n have_v hear_v they_o take_v he_o unto_o they_o and_o expound_v unto_o he_o the_o way_n of_o god_n more_o perfect_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 9_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v to_o every_o man_n to_o profit_v withal_o explic._n vi_o that_o man_n not_o solemn_o call_v and_o set_v apart_o to_o the_o office_n of_o public_a teach_n may_v yet_o be_v endue_v with_o 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