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with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a that_o you_o may_v do_v all_o thing_n without_o murmur_n and_o dispute_n that_o you_o may_v be_v blameless_a and_o harmless_a the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o rebuke_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a nation_n phil._n 2.14.15_o look_v for_o that_o bless_a hope_n and_o the_o glorious_a appear_v of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n tit._n 2.13_o section_n iu._n let_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n dwell_v rich_o in_o you_o etc._n etc._n o_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d copiose_fw-la abundanter_fw-la have_v good_a store_n of_o it_o let_v it_o overflow_v your_o soul_n as_o jordan_n overflow_v its_o bank_n in_o time_n of_o harvest_n jos._n 3.15_o this_o word_n rich_o import_v 1._o a_o diligent_a care_n and_o study_v after_o the_o scripture_n man_n will_v take_v much_o pain_n to_o have_v their_o house_n rich_o furnish_v terrent_fw-la nunquam_fw-la tam_fw-la mane_n egredior_fw-la neque_fw-la tam_fw-la vesper_n 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