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can_v tell_v nor_o heart_n can_v think_v purchase_v by_o jesus_n christ_n for_o all_o those_o which_o follow_v simon_n in_o faith_n full_a obedience_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o praise_n glory_n and_o dominion_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o psal._n 118._o 1._o tim._n 4._o â—_o 2._o tim._n 3._o â—_o â—sa_fw-la 30._o 10._o augu_v â—â—m_fw-la 1._o confess_v lib._n â—_o cap._n 24._o ambros_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la theodosium_n tom._n 1._o in_o possidonio_n 1._o cor._n 13._o mat._n 6._o 33._o mat._n 11._o 25._o mat._n 5._o mat._n 13._o marc._n 3._o mat._n 14._o mat._n 15_o luc._n 8._o luc._n 5._o mat._n 15._o mat._n 9_o joh._n 8._o collos_n 1._o 1._o cor._n 1._o joh._n 14._o 1._o pet._n 1._o ebru_n 12._o joh._n 15._o joh._n 6._o 1._o cor._n 10._o joh._n 4._o marc._n 12._o luc._n 20._o 1._o pet._n 1._o psal._n 24._o esai_n 9_o esai_n 62._o luc._n 4._o joh._n 1._o psal._n 130._o gen._n 28._o malach._n 4._o joh._n 1._o num._n 24._o luc._n 10._o ebru_n 7._o 8._o 9_o ose_n 13._o mich._n 7._o 1._o cor._n 15._o zach._n 13._o ebru_n 1._o ephes_n 2._o 3._o august_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 15._o cap._n 1._o mat._n 9_o luc._n 16._o 4._o act._n 17._o 21._o luc._n 5._o 26._o luc._n 6._o mat._n 8._o luc._n 9_o joh._n 6._o mat._n 22._o luc._n 20._o marc._n 12._o origen_n in_o mat._n cap._n 22_o aretius_n in_o psal_n 1._o mat._n 12._o 38._o joh._n 19_o 15._o mat._n 13._o marc._n 4._o luc._n 8._o gen._n 3._o gen._n 22_o â–ª_o luc._n 1._o psal._n 2._o psal._n 110._o gen._n 28._o 2._o cor._n 3._o 6._o joh._n 8._o 51._o rom._n 1._o joh._n 1._o 17._o mat._n 13._o mat._n 23._o levit._n 18._o galat._n 3_n deut._n 30._o rom._n 10._o esai_n 55._o rom._n 3._o 23._o rom._n