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the_o 1_o sam._n twelve_o 25_o but_o if_o you_o shall_v still_o do_v wicked_o you_o shall_v be_v consume_v both_o you_o and_o your_o king_n sermon_n iii_o john_n two_o 4_o woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o i_o hour_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v sermon_n iv._o on_o wednesday_n before_o easter_n dan._n ix_o 26_o and_o after_o threescore_o and_o two_o week_n shall_v messiah_n be_v cut_v off_o but_o not_o for_o himself_o sermon_n v._o on_o good_a friday_n zech._n xiii_o 6_o and_o one_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o be_v these_o wound_n in_o thy_o hand_n then_o shall_v he_o answer_v those_o with_o which_o i_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n sermon_n vi_o on_o easter-day_n rom._n viij_o 11_o but_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a dwell_v in_o you_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a shall_v also_o quicken_v your_o mortal_a body_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o you_o sermon_n vii_o on_o the_o 29_o the_o of_o may._n psal._n two_o 6_o yet_o have_v i_o set_v my_o king_n upon_o my_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n sermon_n viii_o on_o whitsunday_n john_n xuj_o 8_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o will_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n sermon_n ix_o and_o x._o mark_v seven_o 37_o he_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n well_o he_o make_v both_o the_o deaf_a to_o hear_v and_o the_o dumb_a to_o speak_v sermon_n xi_o amos_n iii._o 2_o you_o only_o have_v i_o know_v of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n therefore_o i_o will_v punish_v you_o for_o all_o your_o iniquity_n sermon_n xii_o psal._n cv_o 44_o 45._o and_o he_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o they_o inherit_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v observe_v his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o law_n sermon_n xiii_o mark_v viij_o 2_o 3._o i_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o multitude_n because_o they_o have_v now_o be_v with_o i_o three_o day_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o eat_v and_o if_o i_o send_v they_o away_o fast_v to_o their_o own_o house_n they_o will_v faint_v by_o the_o way_n for_o divers_a of_o they_o come_v from_o far_o sermon_n fourteen_o luke_n xuj_o 9_o make_v to_o yourselves_o friend_n of_o the_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n that_o when_o you_o fail_v they_o may_v receive_v you_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n sermon_n xv._n on_o the_o five_o of_o november_n psal._n xi_o 3_o if_o the_o foundation_n be_v destroy_v what_o can_v the_o righteous_a do_v sermon_n xvi_o john_n xuj_o 23_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o nome_fw-mi he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o sermon_n xvii_o luke_n xvii_o 37_o and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o where_o lord_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o wheresoever_o the_o body_n be_v thither_o will_v the_o eagle_n be_v gather_v together_o sermon_n xviii_o and_o xix_o 1_o pet._n four_o 8_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n have_v fervent_a charity_n among_o yourselves_o for_o 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