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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o all_o liturgy_n that_o be_v public_a service_n and_o the_o commentator_n on_o demosthenes_n say_v liturgy_n signify_v a_o kind_n of_o tribute_n to_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o public_a play_n navy_n school_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o public_a stock_n be_v concern_v in_o and_o say_v he_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o diphthong_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v prayer_n from_o whence_o the_o word_n litany_n be_v derive_v but_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v public_a good_n thence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o take_v care_n of_o public_a thing_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v such_o a_o officer_n thus_o far_o they_o from_o this_o account_n of_o the_o civil_a usage_n of_o the_o word_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v in_o scripture_n gather_v scripture_n in_o scripture_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o sacred_a 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