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r._n work_n p._n 188_o l._n 22_o r._n after_o then_o to_o be_v exalt_v p._n 190_o l._n 11_o r._n fall_n p._n 192_o l._n 32_o r._n comfort_n p._n 201_o l._n 26_o r._n be_v after_o it_o p._n 202_o l._n 6_o r._n of_o sinister_a death_n p._n 223_o l._n 26_o r._n rich_a man_n for_o dives_fw-la p._n 248_o l._n 16._o r._n halt_v l._n 27_o r._n renew_v p._n 250_o in_o the_o margin_n r._n meetness_n p._n 263_o l._n 10_o r._n that_o evil_a which_o be_v our_o own_o afore_o be_v p._n 287_o l._n 27._o r._n awful_a p._n 290_o l._n 7_o r._n guardian_n p._n 303._o l._n 13_o r._n outward_a rest_n p._n 307_o l._n 8._o r._n these_o p._n 308_o l._n 2_o r._n as_o that_o after_o mind_n p._n 328_o l._n 10_o strike_v out_o the_o latter_a only_o 2._o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n proper_a to_o the_o elect_a call_v and_o gift_n a_o double_a call_n 1._o outward_a &_o common_a to_o all_o 2._o inward_a &_o peculiar_a to_o some_o difference_n between_o inward_a and_o outward_a call_n effectual_a calling_n have_v 3._o 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