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vers._n 11._o vers._n 13._o vers._n 14â—_n vers._n 15._o vers._n 16._o gen._n 6._o 5._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 28._o the_o 1._o use_v the_o 2._o use_n 2._o tim._n 4._o 7._o lam._n 3._o 27._o gen._n 3._o mat._n 8._o 29._o eccles_n 11._o 9_o gen._n 22._o 3_o 2._o coâ—_n 6_o 2._o gâ—n_n 1._o 14._o 1._o thes._n 5._o 22._o vers._n 103._o mat._n 22._o 21._o prou._n 23._o 26._o maturâ—_n luke_n 2._o 46._o properè_fw-la psal._n 119._o 32._o iâ—h_o 21_o 25._o rectè_fw-la constant_a reu._n 2._o 10._o prou._n 8._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 15._o luke_n â—_o 80._o the_o 3._o use_v gen._n 18._o 17._o 19_o gen._n 22._o 7._o 8._o gen._n 24._o 36._o gen._n 17._o 7._o 2._o king_n 2._o prou_z 13._o 24._o prou._n 29._o 17._o prou._n 22._o 6._o 1._o king_n 23._o 6._o psal._n 51._o â—_o ephes._n 2._o 3._o gen._n 27_o 46._o gen._n 28._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 23._o john_n 8._o 39_o 44._o luke_n 18._o 17._o reu._n 2._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 19_o 2._o tim._n 2._o 22._o 3._o we_o be_v limit_v 4._o we_o take_v no_o burden_n 1._o we_o desire_v not_o our_o way_n to_o be_v long_o 6._o our_o way_n dangerous_a matt._n 23._o 26._o gen._n 4._o use_v use_v exod._n 31._o 3._o prou._n 6._o 11._o job._n 32._o 7._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 5._o 1._o tim._n 4_o 8._o prou._n 14._o 26._o tit._n 2._o 12_o 13._o phil_n 3._o phil._n 4._o â—_o matth._n 6._o mat._n 5._o 19_o luke_n 11_o 28._o john_n 10._o john_n 12._o isa._n 61._o 2._o mat._n 5._o 20._o rom._n 2._o 19_o io._n 8._o 12._o pet._n 3._o 18._o mark_n 13._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 15._o phil._n 1._o 27._o jere._n 23._o 29._o jer._n 23._o 2d_o psal._n 119._o 14._o 24._o 40._o 72._o 93._o 97._o 103._o 2._o king_n 24._o reu._n 2._o rom._n 6._o 3._o 4_o 2._o tim_n 2._o 22._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 5._o eph._n 5._o 3_o 4._o 1._o thess._n 4._o 7._o eph._n 5._o 16._o rom._n 13._o 11._o 1._o thes._n 4_o 7._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 21._o