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20_o phil._n 1._o 6._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 24._o heb._n 6._o 1._o luke_n 14._o 28_o 29._o psal_n 138._o 8._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o isa_n 27._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o isa_n 57_o 16._o rev._n 3._o 8._o a_o case_n of_o conscience_n resolve_v 1._o thes_n 4._o 1_o psal_n 119._o act_n 26._o 18_o job_n 33._o 30._o luke_n 15._o 17_o 18._o greg._n psal_n 32._o 5._o august_n psal_n 17._o 3._o psal_n 119._o 106._o act._n 11._o 23._o mar._n 9_o 24._o mat._n 5._o 3._o rom._n 8._o 26._o perkins_n curae_fw-la leves_fw-la loqueuntur_fw-la ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la neh._n 1._o 11._o compare_v with_o neh._n 5._o isa_n 26._o 8_o 9_o mat._n 5._o 6._o joh._n 7._o 37._o isa_n 55._o 1._o rev._n 21._o 6._o psa_fw-la 145._o 19_o psal_n 10._o 17._o psal_n 4._o 6._o numb_a 23._o 10._o veluntatem_fw-la fiâ—is_fw-la non_fw-la mediorum_fw-la bern._n 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 11._o pro._n 21._o 25_o conales_n cupiunt_fw-la christum_fw-la consequi_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la quinon_fw-la cu_z rant_v quaerere_fw-la quem_fw-la desiderant_fw-la iavenire_fw-it bern._n psal_n 119._o 20._o psal_n 42._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o psal_n 42._o 2._o psal_n 63._o 1._o psa_fw-la 119._o 20_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 14._o 1._o caution_n heb._n 6._o 1._o isa_n 32._o 17._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o 10_o 11._o mat._n 8._o 26._o compare_v with_o mar._n 4._o 40._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o caution_n 3._o caution_n 4._o caution_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 5._o &_o v_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 1_o 3_o rev._n 3._o 17._o rev._n 3._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 31_o 1._o comfort_n luk._n 22_o 32_o 1._o joh._n 4._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 12_o 9_o isa_n 26._o 4._o judas_n 24._o 1_o
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