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〈◊〉_d p._n 153._o mark_fw-mi do_v 〈◊〉_d for_o do_v p._n 157._o at_o the_o bottom_n make_v it_o thus_o crowd_n of_o opposition_n intercept_v and_o disturb_v his_o sweet_a and_o constant_a communion_n wâ—th_v god_n sometime_o but_o he_o break_v etc._n etc._n p._n 195._o l._n 2._o write_v sensible_a for_o unsensible_a p._n 197._o mark_fw-mi write_v man_n will_v give_v god_n etc._n etc._n p._n 262._o margin_n ditatiâ—_n for_o dictatio_fw-la some_o other_o mistake_v there_o be_v literal_a and_o punctual_a which_o because_o they_o do_v not_o pervert_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o author_n i_o think_v not_o worth_a trouble_v the_o errata_fw-la with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d correction_n instruction_n the_o rod_n and_o the_o word_n psal._n 94.12_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o thou_o chastene_v o_o lord_n and_o teach_v he_o out_o of_o thy_o law_n this_o psalm_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o a_o title_n it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o determine_v when_o or_o by_o
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