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that_o he_o will_v come_v up_o and_o sit_v with_o he_o vers_fw-la 38._o and_o he_o command_v the_o chariot_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o they_o go_v down_o both_o into_o the_o water_n q._n may_v the_o priest_n of_o old_a have_v any_o temporal_a estate_n in_o land_n of_o their_o own_o a._n act._n 4.36_o 37._o and_o jose_n a_o levite_n and_o of_o the_o country_n of_o cyprus_n have_v land_n sell_v it_o and_o bring_v the_o money_n and_o lay_v it_o at_o the_o apostle_n foot_n q._n what_o may_v be_v do_v with_o scandalous_a minister_n if_o they_o will_v not_o reform_v a._n mat._n 5.13_o you_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o the_o salt_n have_v lose_v his_o savour_n wherewith_o shall_v it_o be_v salt_v it_o be_v thenceforth_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n of_o man_n 1_o sam._n 2.30_o 35._o wherefore_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n say_v i_o say_v indeed_o that_o thy_o house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o father_n 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