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18._o l._n 23._o r_o stop_v pag._n 33._o l._n 13._o r_o warfare_n pag._n 40._o l._n 14._o r_o vers_fw-la 5._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 53._o l._n 19_o r_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d pag._n 54._o l._n 17._o r_o nor_o pag._n 61._o l._n 10._o r_o watch_n pag._n 64._o margin_n r_o misericordia_fw-la pag._n 97._o 8._o be_v a_o mystery_n pag._n 117._o l._n 4._o put_v out_o pag._n 120._o l._n 2._o r_o satisfaction_n pag._n 121._o l._n 1._o put_v out_o pag._n 123._o l._n 16._o r._n man_n pag._n 126._o l._n 26._o r_o make_v he_o
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23._o for_o he_o say_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d i_o exhort_v beseech_v pray_v and_o persuade_v or_o by_o the_o reason_n and_o argument_n precede_v and_o follow_v i_o move_v council_n and_o stir_v you_o up_o as_o the_o word_n be_v diverse_o render_v by_o our_o translator_n in_o rom._n 15_o 30._o i_o beseech_v you_o brother_n by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o you_o help_v together_o with_o i_o in_o your_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 12_o 1._o i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 6_o 1._o we_o beseech_v âou_v also_o etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 6_o 2._o these_o thing_n âeach_v and_o exhort_v tit._n 2_o 6._o exhort_v âoung_a man_n to_o be_v sober_a mind_v etc._n etc._n see_v also_o 1_o thess_n 5_o 11._o 14._o that_o be_v by_o sound_n and_o wholesome_a reason_n and_o argument_n in_o doctrine_n persuade_v and_o move_v they_o wherefore_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o 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