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he_o have_v when_o he_o pen_v the_o thirty_o psalm_n or_o thou_o be_v not_o put_v to_o it_o as_o he_o be_v when_o he_o change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o abimelech_n and_o then_o afterwards_o pen_v the_o thirty_o four_o psalm_n what_o then_o will_v thou_o not_o therefore_o sing_v these_o psalm_n or_o do_v thou_o think_v they_o do_v not_o concern_v thou_o thou_o may_v as_o well_o forbear_v to_o read_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n yea_o thou_o may_v as_o well_o forbear_v to_o read_v some_o part_n of_o paul_n epistle_n because_o thou_o never_o travel_v in_o asia_n or_o have_v to_o do_v with_o alexander_n the_o coppersmith_n or_o fight_v with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n or_o leave_v a_o cloak_n at_o troas_n as_o paul_n do_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n when_o we_o read_v those_o scripture_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o every_o respect_n as_o paul_n be_v that_o pen_v they_o we_o read_v they_o to_o learn_v out_o of_o they_o what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v record_v for_o our_o 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