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one_o of_o the_o prebendary_n of_o westminster_n 8o._o 8o._o gal._n 1.23_o 1.23_o 3.25_o 3.25_o rom._n 12.6_o 12.6_o tit._n 1.4_o 1.4_o jud._n 3._o joh._n 5.46_o joh._n 5.39_o luk._n 10.26_o luk._n 16.29_o mar._n 14.49_o joh._n 10.35_o mat._n 3.31_o mar._n 5.18_o luk._n 24.27_o 44._o 44._o mat._n 1.22_o 1.22_o mat._n 1.22_o 1.22_o mat._n 1.22_o 1.22_o mat._n 2.15_o 2.15_o mat._n 2.23_o 2.23_o 4.14_o 4.14_o 21.4_o 21.4_o mat._n 26.56_o 26.56_o 27.35_o joh._n 19.24_o 19.24_o joh._n 19.29_o 19.29_o joh._n 37._o 37._o joh._n 36._o 36._o mat._n 8.17_o 8.17_o mat._n 13.15_o 13.15_o mat._n 2.17_o 2.17_o gal._n 3.10_o 3.10_o â—ct_n 7.42_o 7.42_o act_n 1_o 2d_o &_o 13_o 33._o 33._o rom._n 4.3_o 4.3_o gal._n 3.22_o 3.22_o act_n 18.24.28_o 18.24.28_o jam._n 4.5_o 4.5_o rom._n 1.12_o 1.12_o rom._n 3.21_o 3.21_o act._n 13.18_o &_o 10.43_o 10.43_o act._n 24.14_o 24.14_o act._n 26._o â—â—_o â—â—_o rom._n 7.12_o 7.12_o act._n 3.21_o 3.21_o tim._n 3.15_o 3.15_o rom._n 3.2_o 3.2_o act._n 7.38_o 7.38_o 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mat._n 12.15_o 25._o 25._o mar._n 2.8_o 2.8_o luk._n 6.8_o 6.8_o luk._n 11.17_o 11.17_o joh._n 2.24_o 25._o 25._o mat._n 17.21_o mat._n 17.21_o mat._n 17.27_o 17.27_o joh._n 18.4_o 18.4_o 11.11.13.11_o 11.11.13.11_o mat._n 20.18_o 20.18_o mar._n 10.23_o 10.23_o mat._n 16.21_o 16.21_o joh._n 14.28_o 14.28_o luk._n 19.44_o 19.44_o mat._n 26.34_o 26.34_o mat._n 31._o 31._o luk._n 21.20_o 21.20_o joh._n 12.32_o 12.32_o mat._n 24.14_o 24.14_o mat._n 13.31_o 13.31_o luk._n 10.18_o 10.18_o mat._n 24.25_o 24.25_o mat._n 14.19_o 14.19_o mat._n 15.36_o 15.36_o mat._n 15.30.9.27.4.23_o 15.30.9.27.4.23_o mat._n 8.14_o 8.14_o mat._n 14.4_o 14.4_o mat._n 4.13_o 4.13_o mat._n 17.12_o 17.12_o mat_n 4.23_o 4.23_o luk._n 22.51_o 22.51_o mat._n 9.20_o 9.20_o joh._n 5.5_o 5.5_o multos_fw-la multos_fw-la mat._n 9.20_o 9.20_o mat._n 8.6_o 8.6_o joh._n 5.5_o 5.5_o mar._n 5.41_o 5.41_o luk._n 7.11_o 7.11_o joh._n 11.39_o 11.39_o mat._n 27.52_o eus._n eccl._n h._n l._n 4._o c._n 3.3.37_o annot._fw-la p._n 81_o 81_o mat._n 17.18_o 17.18_o mar._n 16.9_o 16.9_o luk._n 8.27_o 8.27_o mat._n 10.7_o luk._n 9.3_o 9.3_o luk._n 10.1_o 9_o 9_o mat._n 16.17_o 16.17_o mat._n 16.21_o 16.21_o mat._n 28.2_o 28.2_o joh._n 16.16_o 28.20.17_o 28.20.17_o luk._n 24.57_o 24.57_o act._n 2.4_o 2.4_o act_n 9_o 9_o act_n 10.10.22.17_o 10.10.22.17_o act_n 16.9_o 16.9_o 16.6_o 7._o 7._o cor._n 1â—_n 9_o 9_o ap._n 4.1_o 4.1_o act._n 27.10_o 22._o 22._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 3_o 1_o 1_o act._n 11.8_o 11.8_o act._n 21.10_o 21.10_o act._n 5.13_o arist._n polit_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 8._o ob._n sol_o sol_o cor._n 5.8.6.4.8_o phil._n 4.8_o 4.8_o jam_fw-la 3.14_o eph._n 4.25_o apoc._n 21.8.27.22.15_o 21.8.27.22.15_o 2_o pet._n 1.16_o 2_o cor._n 2.17_o 1_o thes._n 2.3.4_o mat._n 9.9_o mat._n 4.20.22_o act._n 1.6_o luk._n 1.5_o luk._n 3.1_o mat._n 14.3_o vide_fw-la joseph_n ant._n 18._o c._n 9.10_o luk._n 2.1_o mat._n 4.6_o mic._n 5.2_o luk._n 3.23_o joh._n 2.1.11_o mat._n 9.18_o mat._n 8.6_o luk._n 7._o â—_o joh._n 11.18_o act_n 9.33.40.10.1_o 13.6_o 14.13_o 14.13_o cyrill_a c._n 10._o c._n jul._n jul._n orig._n c._n c._n c._n euseb._n euseb._n tertio_fw-la historiarum_fw-la citat_fw-la à _fw-fr julio_n afr._n 3_o chronograe_fw-la orig._n c._n c._n l_o 3_o 3_o 15.44_o annalium_fw-la annalium_fw-la athanas._o synops._n synops._n const._n ad_fw-la p.p._n niceae_n vide_fw-la theodoret_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o gr-lat_n pan._n joh._n 11.48_o mat._n 27.64_o act._n 4.6_o act._n 7.57_o act._n 9.2_o act._n 13.45_o 14.2_o 13.50_o eus._n l._n 4.15_o deut._n 7._o orig._n c._n c._n l._n 1._o 1._o plin._n ep._n 10.97_o act._n 2.41_o 1_o pet._n 1.1_o act._n 15._o lib._n 10._o epist._n 97._o adu._n judaeos_n c._n 7_o 8._o pliny_n porphyr_n tert._n ap._n 37_o eus_n l._n 8._o c._n 3_o vide_fw-la orig._n c._n cels._n l._n 3._o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o lact._n the_o fall_v sap_n l._n 3._o c._n 26._o mar._n 16.19_o dial._n cum_fw-la tryphone_n iren._n l._n 22._o c._n 56._o eus._n b._n 5._o c._n 7_o item_n c._n 20._o l._n 3._o vide_fw-la philos_fw-la essay_n chap._n 1._o chap._n 2._o chap._n 3._o 5.6.7_o 8._o â—â—_o 6._o 3.5_o 3.1_o 5_o 4._o 1._o 3._o 2._o c.w._n mat._n 21.42_o luc._n 9.41_o 24.25_o jo._n 8.24.3.36_o r._n 21.8_o obj._n 1_o res._n 1_o obj._n 2._o res._n 2._o jer._n 2.12_o joh._n 16.8.3.18.19_o ps._n 62.9_o neh._n 23_o 1â—_n th._n 1.7_o ro._n 11.20_o heb._n 3_o ps._n 95._o 1._o 2._o 3._o luc._n 11.47_o mat._n 23.30_o job._n 10_o 1â—_n io._n 20.29_o psalm_n 74_o 9_o jo._n 5.47_o luc._n 5.21_o joh._n 9_o 2d_o luc._n 20.20_o ma._n 13.58_o mar._n 3.21_o jo._n 7.5_o jo._n 6.10_o ma._n 5.17_o jo._n 7.12_o jo._n 10.20_o 3._o luc._n 16.23_o joh._n 12._o 53._o ii_o kin._n 3.3_o kin._n 11.5_o sam._n 16.13_o psal._n 89.4_o psal_n 1_o 19_o mar._n 8.31_o 32._o mar._n 2.7.62_o mat._n 26.31_o mar._n 16.11_o 13._o luc._n 24.41_o mat._n 28.7_o 17_o mar._n 16.14_o mic._n 7.8_o iii_o io._n 8.13_o 18.15.26.27_o mar._n 3.17.17.5_o io._n 12_o 2d_o luc._n 1.16.19_o mar._n 1.20_o luc._n 2.9_o 31._o mar._n 2.13_o 1.9.20_o 4_o 11._o luc._n 22.43_o mar._n 28.2_o mar._n 16.6_o io_o '_o 20.12_o ac._n 1.16_o 2._o rom._n 1._o act._n 2.5_o act._n 22_o 17_o act._n 16_o 9_o cor._n 1.2_o