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that_o have_v escape_v i_o which_o he_o thynk_v worthy_a to_o be_v add_v to_o this_o my_o book_n i_o will_v not_o reckon_v myself_o blame_v but_o rather_o holpen_v thereby_o in_o that_o this_o my_o work_n by_o his_o wit_n and_o counning_a he_o wool_n make_v better_a therefore_o least_o this_o work_n shall_v grow_v to_o over_o great_a a_o volume_n here_o i_o make_v a_o end_n finis_fw-la a_o londini_fw-la in_o aedibus_fw-la thomae_fw-la bertheleti_n typis_fw-la impress_n cum_fw-la pri_fw-la nilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la anno._n m.d.xlii_o gen._n 1._o luc._n 20._o marc._n 12._o matt._n 22._o hebr._n 1._o phil._n 2._o cyprl_n de_fw-fr montibus_fw-la syna_n et_fw-fr zion_n aug._n sup_v gen._n li._n 7._o gen._n 2._o arist_n ul_a 8._o de_fw-la auditu_fw-la sapi._fw-la 8._o io._n 1._o gen._n 9_o gen._n 12._o gen_n 24._o 1._o reg._n 15._o 2._o reg._n 11._o 3._o reg._n 1._o hester_n 1._o et_fw-la 2_z iu._n 8._o et_fw-la 10._o dan_o 13._o job_n ult._n in_o fine_a num._n 31._o deut._n 21._o galem_fw-la 2._o the_o sparmate_v &_o 14._o de_fw-la utilitate_fw-la particularum_fw-la aui_fw-la doc_fw-fr s_o fen._n 1._o primi_fw-la val._n li._n 5._o cap._n 4._o arist_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la eccle._n 36._o pro._n 18._o eccle._n 26._o ibidem_fw-la pro._n 12._o 1._o cor._n 11._o gene._n 17._o gene._n 17._o &_o 28._o gen._n 2._o hier._n 31._o joan._n 20._o mat._n 16._o luc._n 24._o matt._n 27._o arist_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la 1._o cor._n 1._o gene._n 2._o judic._n 14._o &_o 16._o gene._n 19_o .2_o reg._n 11_o 3._o reg._n 11._o matt._n 15._o joan._n 18._o matt._n 20._o marc._n 14._o luc._n 22._o plaut_n 8._o gene._n 31._o gene._n 27._o josue_n 2_o judic._n 4._o pro._n 18._o gene._n 3._o gene._n 4._o gene._n 9_o gene._n 10._o gene._n 37._o exod._n 1._o gene._n 18._o arist_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la 1._o cor._n 1._o jusue_v 7._o 2._o reg._n 19_o 3._o reg._n 4._o lactan_n lib._n insti_fw-la eus_n de_fw-fr pmp_n euangel_n august_n de_fw-fr ci_fw-fr dei_fw-la exod._n 15._o 4._o reg_fw-la 22._o 2._o para._n 34_o rom._n 4._o genes_n 15._o &_o 21._o gene._n 25._o luc._n 1._o luc._n 2._o act._n 21._o joan._n 4._o matt._n 15._o marc._n 7._o mat._n 9_o mar._n 5._o luc._n 8._o joan._n 11._o matt._n 16._o luce._n 7._o joan_n 19_o matt._n 27._o mar._n 16._o &_o 17._o luc._n 23._o &_o 24._o act._n 18._o 2._o mach._n 7._o sanctuary_n a_o place_n consecrate_v or_o hallow_v judic._n 4._o 4._o reg._n 2._o 2._o par._n 22._o act._n 8._o 3._o reg._n 10._o 2._o paral._n 9_o matt._n 12._o luce._n 11._o 2._o reg._n 14._o 1_z reg_n 25._o 3._o reg._n 1._o 1._o reg._n 20_o judic._n 9_o hest_n 7._o 8._o anno_fw-la dnni_fw-la 1428._o johel_n 8._o genes_n 2._o â—_o pet._n 3._o ad_fw-la col_fw-fr 3._o ad_fw-la eph_n 5â—_n rome_n 2._o act._n 10._o gene._n 21._o
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