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fellow_n sufferer_n and_o and_o mr._n hen._n forte_n forte_n mr._n smith_n be_v a_o honest_a man_n with_o all_o his_o fault_n pro._n 11.20_o heb._n 10.22_o mrs._n smith_n mat._n 28.20_o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 11.26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccl._n 11.9_o eccl._n 12.9_o job_n 4.1_o mr._n gar._n minister_n at_o leea_n author_n of_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n mr._n mansfield_n castle_n et_fw-la i_o more_fw-mi i_o aliquando_a corripiet_fw-la and_o the_o earthy_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eodem_fw-la die_fw-la lusrunt_fw-la navigia_fw-la sorbent_fw-la sen._n jer._n 45.4_o 5._o jon._n 3.4_o ps_n 139.19_o acupictus_fw-la sum_fw-la gen._n 47.9_o job_n 14.1.5_o 6._o psal_n 90.10_o mat._n 21.2_o heb._n 5.7_o job_n 7._o last_v eph_n 4.26_o mat._n 5.2_o 3_o psa_fw-la 31.15_o job_n 17.1_o isa_n 56.12_o gen_n 4.8_o exo._n 12.30_o london_n war_n and_o sea-fights_a eccle._n 9.10_o mr._n f._n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z psa_fw-la 73.18_o 19_o gen._n 47.9_o job_n 14.1_o psa_fw-la 90.10_o esa_n 57.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 13.26_o psal_n 98.9_o periissem_fw-la nisi_fw-la periissem_fw-la job_n 36.8.9.10_o fecisti_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la nostrum_fw-la inquictum_fw-la estdonec_fw-la re_fw-la quiescat_fw-la in_o te_fw-la versa_fw-la &_o reversa_fw-la in_o tergum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la latera_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ventrem_fw-la &_o dura_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la tu_fw-la solus_fw-la require_v austin_n mr._n g._n eccles_n â—_o 9_o 1_o tim._n 6._o â—_o hab._n 2._o de_fw-fr brev_n â—â—t_n eccl._n 2.20_o mr._n g._n job_n 6.15.21_o eccles_n 2.22.23_o mat._n 24.22_o psal_n 16.11_o deut._n 33.25_o pauperis_fw-la est_fw-la numer_n be_v pecus_fw-la psa_fw-la 9.10_o job_n 13.5_o jam._n 1.24_o eccles_n 3.1_o mat._n 24_o 22._o job_n 6.29_o heb._n 13.5_o eccles_n 2.1.3_o heb._n 9.28_o pro._n 7.4_o mr._n w._n titus_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tim._n 11.3_o titus_n 1.16_o phil._n 3.19_o eccles_n 8.6_o 7_o 8_o 9.12_o heb._n 12.11_o job_n 29.4_o heb._n 13_o mat._n 6â—_n 1_o cor._n 7.29_o mr._n b_o phil._n 4.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 21.7_o mat._n 14.4_o mat._n 13.19.22_o 25._o mr._n g._n 2_o pet._n 3.8_o 1_o king_n 14.14_o eccl._n 8.12_o hab._n 2.3_o kin._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 17.28_o mr._n g._n v._o 13._o etc._n etc._n v._o 29._o v._o 30._o prov._n 6.1_o c._n 27.23_o 1.7_o 1_o tim._n 6.19_o joh._n 4.23_o 24._o joh._n 4.23_o 24._o v._o 5_o 6_o 7._o heb._n 11._o 1_o cor._n 7.29_o mr._n f._n exod._n 29.19_o job_n 3.21_o the_o lady_n barwick_n of_o toulston_n in_o yorkshire_n to_o who_o i_o have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v chaplain_n for_o several_a year_n and_o must_v ever_o own_v myself_o to_o bemuch_o oblige_v and_o no_o less_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n henry_n fairtax_n her_o son_n in_o law_n and_o my_o constant_a and_o faithful_a friend_n in_o my_o suffering_n for_o christ_n job_n 3.21_o 1_o pet._n 1.17_o 2_o pet._n 3.5_o quo_fw-la irem_fw-la sâ—â—tunc_fw-la obtrem_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la &_o tormenta_fw-mi digna_fw-la factis_fw-la mcis_fw-la etc._n etc._n cont._n 5._o 5._o nisi_fw-la primo_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la miscre_fw-la cordiam_fw-la parceret_fw-la non_fw-la inveniret_fw-la ques_fw-la per_fw-la judiesum_fw-la câ—iona_fw-la ret_fw-la rome_n 3.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 13.8_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 2_o timo._n 2.25_o mr._n g._n mat._n 6.34_o 1_o thes_n 4.11_o de_fw-fr net_n deor._n 3._o dan._n 5.17_o mr._n g._n vide_fw-la prus_a ne_fw-la illud_fw-la debeas-frange_a esurienti_fw-la panem_fw-la tuum_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 61._o esa_n 58.7_o esa_n 1.16_o 17_o 18._o disputare_fw-la vis_fw-la anrequam_fw-la facias_fw-la unde_fw-la dignus_fw-la sis_fw-la disputare_fw-la etc._n etc._n queritur_fw-la aegisthus_n quare_fw-la sit_fw-la factus_fw-la adulter_fw-la in_fw-la promptu_fw-la ratio_fw-la est_fw-la desidiosus_fw-la erat_fw-la mat._n 16_o 3._o ver._n 12._o luk._n 10.38_o prov._n 22.3_o luk._n 12.35_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 1.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 5_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dura_n molesta_fw-la v_o 11_o 12_o 14_o 17_o 18_o