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the_o sanctuary_n but_o that_o we_o may_v hide_v nothing_o from_o they_o that_o inquire_v after_o our_o progress_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o say_v as_o cant._n 1._o 7._o for_o why_o shall_v i_o be_v as_o one_o that_o turn_v aside_o by_o the_o flecks_n of_o thy_o company_n and_o as_o cant._n 6._o 1._o that_o we_o may_v seek_v he_o with_o thou_o as_o nehemiah_n chap._n 2._o 18._o say_v than_o i_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o god_n which_o be_v good_a so_o ezra_n 7._o 9_o and_o 8._o 18._o we_o shall_v inform_v they_o of_o the_o proposal_n assent_v to_o by_o this_o particular_a body_n not_o be_v bind_v up_o to_o the_o letter_n of_o they_o but_o in_o the_o sense_n wait_v
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