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he_o than_o call_v unto_o and_o upon_o they_o to_o look_v unto_o and_o behold_v he_o and_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o to_o receive_v this_o instruction_n and_o wisdom_n which_o he_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o for_o no_o man_n can_v receive_v any_o thing_n except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o joh._n 3._o 27._o and_o not_o silver_n and_o knowledge_n rather_o than_o choice_a gold_n prov._n 8._o 6_o 10_o 11._o to_o get_v wisdom_n get_v understanding_n and_o not_o forget_v it_o neither_o decline_v from_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n in_o which_o wisdom_n be_v bring_v and_o give_v to_o we_o prov._n 4._o 4_o 8._o and_o not_o only_o do_v wisdom_n call_v and_o cry_v unto_o we_o but_o also_o she_o stretch_v for_o it_o her_o hand_n to_o help_v and_o strengthen_v we_o to_o receive_v it_o where_o the_o word_n of_o this_o king_n of_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n eccles_n 8._o 4._o he_o be_v not_o only_o open_v man_n eye_n in_o and_o by_o his_o gospel_n but_o also_o turn_v they_o from_o 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