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sub_fw-la tectum_fw-la inducis_fw-la ille_fw-la acquiret_fw-la tibi_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la amicitias_fw-la &_o aeterna_fw-la tabernacula_fw-la if_o thou_o bring_v the_o stranger_n under_o thy_o roof_n he_o shall_v purchase_v to_o thou_o the_o friendship_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o eternal_a tabernacle_n therefore_o s._n paul_n when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n they_o to_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o with_o a_o contribution_n from_o the_o church_n of_o grecia_n beseech_v they_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o his_o service_n at_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v accept_v what_o be_v this_o he_o come_v to_o give_v alm_n and_o yet_o pray_v that_o his_o gift_n may_v be_v accept_v sure_o because_o the_o service_n by_o which_o we_o minister_v to_o god_n saint_n bring_v more_o good_a to_o we_o then_o any_o thing_n we_o give_v be_v able_a to_o do_v unto_o they_o utilior_fw-la ecclesiast_n est_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la danti_fw-la quam_fw-la illi_fw-la cui_fw-la datur_fw-la the_o censure_n but_o now_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o which_o be_v either_o stain_v with_o idleness_n or_o blot_v with_o bribery_n blood_n trick_n of_o deceit_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o uncleanness_n prove_v that_o all_o be_v not_o christian_n indeed_o who_o now_o usurp_v the_o christian_a name_n chapter_n vii_o of_o his_o foot_n the_o lord_n command_v god_n ponder_v all_o the_o path_n rule_v of_o man_n prou._n 5._o 21._o therefore_o ponder_v thou_o also_o all_o the_o path_n of_o thy_o own_o foot_n and_o let_v all_o thy_o way_n be_v order_v aright_o turn_v not_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a but_o remove_v thy_o foot_n from_o evil_n prou._n 4._o 26._o make_v straight_o step_v to_o your_o foot_n lest_o that_o which_o be_v halt_v be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n heb._n 12._o 13._o refrâ—…ne_v thy_o foot_n from_o the_o path_n of_o the_o wicked_a prou._n 1._o 15._o and_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a prou._n 2._o 20._o the_o path_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v to_o 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out_o thy_o light_n and_o thy_o truth_n let_v they_o lead_v i_o and_o bring_v i_o to_o thy_o holy_a mountain_n and_o to_o thy_o tabernable_a 10._o that_o so_o my_o go_n be_v order_v by_o thou_o 133._o my_o step_n may_v be_v direct_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o iniquity_n have_v never_o dominion_n over_o i_o for_o jesus_n christ_n sake_n amen_n the_o christian_n practice_v of_o this_o command_n my_o foot_n have_v follow_v thy_o step_n i_o have_v keep_v evil_a thy_o way_n and_o have_v not_o decline_v job._n 23._o 11._o my_o foot_n have_v not_o make_v haste_n to_o deceit_n job._n 31._o 5._o and_o i_o will_v still_o refrain_v they_o from_o every_o evil_a way_n that_o i_o may_v keep_v thy_o word_n psal._n 119._o 101._o for_o thy_o word_n be_v a_o lantherne_a to_o to_o my_o foot_n and_o a_o