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20._o mat._n 24._o 29._o mat._n 4._o â—_o rom._n 2._o 16._o 16._o a_o crest_n be_v a_o dagger_n psal_n 119._o 105._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 15._o job_n 2._o 9_o mat._n 4._o 10._o ver._n 11._o phil._n 2._o 10._o mat._n 11._o 28._o james_n 1._o 5._o mat._n 8._o 2._o mat._n 17._o 21._o mat._n 16._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 25_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 34._o 1_o 2._o 1_o sam._n 11._o 2._o gen._n 39_o 9_o mat._n 12._o 44._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 3_o psal_n 24._o 4._o mat._n 5._o 8._o mat._n 5._o 44._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o 1_o joh._n 8._o &_o v_o 16._o mat._n 5._o 23._o eccles_n 5._o 1_o 2._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o exod._n 3._o 5._o gen._n 28._o 12_o 16._o col._n 3._o 5._o matth._n 6._o 31_o etc._n etc._n matt._n 21._o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 10._o 40._o matth._n 6._o 5._o matt._n 13._o luke_n 15._o matt._n 11._o 28._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 11._o luke_n 2._o 14._o rom._n 4._o 25._o matt._n 11._o john_n 3._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o james_n 5._o 13._o psal_n 50._o 15._o psal_n 42._o ult_n psal_n 73._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o 10._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 23._o eccles_n 12._o 11._o hos_fw-la 6._o 6._o jam._n 1._o 25._o ephes_n 4._o 30._o gal._n 4._o 9_o gal._n 3._o 24._o deut._n 4._o 11._o phil._n 4._o 8._o etc._n etc._n