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doubt_n there_o be_v i_o must_v leave_v uncorrected_a to_o try_v the_o candour_n and_o discretlon_n of_o the_o reader_n 2_o thes._n 4.3_o pro._n heb._n eph._n 2.14_o pro._n 29.11_o iam._n 3.18_o isa._n 57_o 19_o psal._n 2_o pet._n 40_o 1_o sam._n 16_o phil._n 3.17_o ier._n 23.15_o 1_o tim._n 6.11_o 1_o pet._n 1.15_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o isaiah_n 5.20_o lactant._n basil_n inst._n lib._n 6_o ep_n 95._o august_n octa._n mat._n 5_o 3â—_z august_n ep._n 224._o cl._n alex._n august_n tertul._n august_n job_n 13.9_o lact._n 2_o cor._n 6.15_o juâ—e_n v._n 9_o aug._n ench._n ad_fw-la lau._n â—s_n pel._n l._n 1._o ep._n 9_o pro._n 18.21_o pro._n 22.22_o ep_n c._n 34._o august_n luk._n 12.14_o 2._o sam._n 15.4_o cl._n alex._n job_n 29.16_o ioh._n 5.30_o gen._n 18.21_o iob._n 7.51_o ioh._n 7.24_o epist._n 7_o 5._o iuven._n jerome_n job_n 29.15_o mat._n 3._o tertul._n ioh._n 18_o 3â—_z cl._n alex._n strom._n 4._o psal_n 99.4_o psal._n 72._o job_n 29.17_o august_n exod._n 18._o pro._n 29.25_o isai._n 30._o bern._n ad_fw-la eng._n august_n exod._n 23.8_o deut._n 33.9_o pro._n 28.21_o 2_o sam._n 14.14_o iuven._n august_n per._n ep._n 37·_fw-la rev._n 22.15_o mat._n 12.36_o ambr._n be_v pâ—l_n be_v pel._n mat._n 5._o basil_n psal._n 96.13_o chrysost._n bern._n rom._n 14.12_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o aquin._n rom._n 12.2_o s._n august_n coelum_fw-la sol._n deus_fw-la act._n 17.29_o mat._n 9.17_o hab._n 2.6_o dan_n 5.25_o basil_n tert._n ne_fw-fr desiâ—t_fw-la dâ—is_fw-la â—uâ—tores_fw-la naz._n 1_o tim._n 6.5_o corruptio_fw-la col._n 2.22_o 2_o tim._n 3.4_o ephes._n 2.12_o rom._n 1.28_o iob._n 3.19_o heb._n 10.29_o 2_o thes_n 3.2_o ierom._n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o job_n 27.8_o 1_o ioh._n 5.16_o rom._n â—_z 40_o act._n â—_z 11_o ioh._n 3._o rom._n 12.2_o phil._n 2.5_o col._n 3.10_o 1_o cor._n 2.2_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o 1_o tim._n 6.20_o 1_o cor._n 8.7_o isai._n 29.8_o act._n 17.13_o sen._n be_v pel._n august_n ps._n 147_o 10._o isai._n 57.15_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o sâ—n_n sen._n sen._n hos._n 7_o 9_o rom._n 12._o â—_z