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he_o as_o to_o find_v mercy_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o heb._n 11.6_o psalm_n 105.4_o &_o 14.2_o act._n 17.27_o jer._n 29.13_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 6.16_o prov._n 21.21_o gen._n 6.8_o ps_n 33.22_o &_o 63.13_o nehem._n 1.5_o psal_n 25.10_o &_o 32.10_o &_o 86.5_o &_o 103.11_o prov._n 8.35_o 36._o q._n what_o be_v it_o so_o to_o seek_v god_n as_o to_o find_v mercy_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o a._n to_o seek_v god_n so_o as_o to_o find_v mercy_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o be_v to_o fear_n god_n and_o to_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n this_n be_v various_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o as_o in_o the_o
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