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let_v proud_a malice_n swell_v until_o it_o break_v february_n 20_o 1656._o valete_fw-la quest_n ans._n ioh._n 6._o 37._o heb._n 10._o 11_o psal._n 45._o 15_o phil._n 2._o 30_o lu._n 15_o 10._o hos._n 14._o 3._o dan._n 9_o 18._o 19_o 20._o 21._o psal._n 143._o 10._o read_v eph._n 1._o ro._n 11._o 32_o hose_n 13._o 9_o acts._n 5_o 31._o isa._n 43._o 25_o ezek._n 36._o 22_o ia._n 2._o 18._o iohâ—_n 20_o 28_o ans._n pro_fw-la 18._o 24_o hos_n 4._o 6._o esai_n 44._o 1._o esa_n 59_o 2._o esa_n 1._o 6._o psal._n 77._o 6._o iob._n 42._o 6._o phi._n 3._o 8_o 2._o sam._n 12._o 13._o mar._n 14._o 72._o psa._n 51._o 3._o deu._n 30._o 2._o eze._n 20._o 8._o and_o add_v blood_n to_o all_o our_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o murder_n john_n 20._o 4._o heb._n 12_o 8_o 9_o use_v 2_o use_v 3_o use_v 4_o acts._n 9_o 4._o vers._n 18._o vers._n 15._o ioh._n 14._o 15._o doct._n mat._n 5._o 46._o vers._n 48_o ioh._n 8._o 25._o 1_o ioh._n 3._o 1_o gal._n 4._o 5._o exod._n 33._o 23._o ioh._n 5._o 39_o luk_n 24._o 27._o act._n 17._o 2_o act._n 26._o 22._o mat._n 26._o 56._o mark_n 14._o 49._o luk._n 1._o 67_o 68_o 69._o act._n 4._o 12_o co._n 1._o 19_o ioh_n 1._o 1_o 2._o mat._n 19_o 13._o isa._n 53._o 5._o mat._n 11._o 28._o rev._n 3._o 20_o gal._n 3._o 13_o isa._n 55._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 1._o luk_n 1._o 67_o exod._n 3._o 10._o exod._n 4_o 12_o isa._n 6._o 5._o ier._n 1._o 6._o vers._n 9_o mat._n 22._o 12._o hos._n 8._o 12_o ioh._n 3._o 6._o psal._n 51._o 5._o eph._n 2._o 2._o 3._o gen._n 6._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 15._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5_o rom._n 8_o 5_o prov._n 22_o 8._o this_o insert_v but_o real_o deliver_v rom._n 1._o vers._n 4._o vers._n 15._o vers._n 6._o vers._n 8._o vers._n 9_o vers._n 12_o vers._n 13_o vers._n 15._o vers._n 11._o vers._n vers._n â—_z chap._n 12._o