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thirst_v more_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o i_o dwell_v in_o this_o corruptible_a tabernacle_n o_o let_v that_o grace_n of_o thou_o which_o shine_v upon_o thy_o worthy_a servant_n if_o any_o worthy_a under_o who_o roof_n thou_o shall_v come_v as_o thou_o visite_a other_o publican_n and_o sinner_n turn_v in_o unto_o thy_o servant_n house_n and_o dine_v with_o he_o finis_fw-la plutarch_n gen._n 43.9_o gen._n 28.12_o isa._n 37.3_o 1._o sam._n harmon_n pag._n 117._o plutarch_n in_o age_n gen._n 49.6_o revel_v matt._n 25.9_o job_n 40.18_o pers._n sat._n 1._o bion_n apud_fw-la laert._n plut._n jer._n 48.10_o eccl._n 10.16_o 1._o cor._n 3.2_o part_n 3._o c._n 26._o matt._n 23.4_o 1._o tim_n 3_o 6._o judg._n 4._o matt._n 7.17_o king_n on_o jonas_n 2._o sam._n 18.23_o isa._n 54.1_o plin._n l._n 35._o cael._n rh._n cicer._n aristot._fw-la l._n 2_o phys._n act._n 17.18_o joh._n 9.6_o aquin._n eccl._n 4.17_o prou._n 6.9_o &_o 10._o cicer._n de_fw-fr orat._n epist._n ad_fw-la luc._n aul._n gell._n confess_v â—â—b_fw-la 4._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n epist._n 1._o cor._n 9.16_o ps._n 137.6_o ps._n 137.5_o cicer._n tusc._n qu._n luk._n 10.41_o deut_n 5.29_o chrysost._n judge_n 7._o 1._o sam._n ter_n â—un_v exod._n 3._o ezek._n 3.14_o jon._n 1._o paul_n in_o vita_fw-la ambr._n in_o eius_fw-la vita_fw-la à _fw-la scipso_fw-la scripta_fw-la possido_n aug._n epist._n 148._o ad_fw-la val._n homil._n 3._o in_o acta_fw-la apost_n matt._n 9.38_o aug_n epist._n 148._o in_o inst_n quint._n curt._n matt._n 22.37_o aug._n epist_n act._n 20.24_o act._n 20.24_o phil._n 2.12_o in_o tersinitum_fw-la &_o insinitum_fw-la etc._n etc._n prologue_n in_o lib._n retr_n num._n 11_o 2d_o plut._n eph._n 3.8_o greg._n rom._n 11.33_o preface_n in_o lull_n psal._n 42.7_o hipp._n proem_n in_o apho_n possidor_n in_o eius_fw-la vita_fw-la 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n rom._n 13.12_o ezek._n 47.3_o cic._n totis_fw-la artubus_fw-la contremisco_fw-la 2._o cor._n 2.17_o tull._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat_n deor._n 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