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yet_o still_o there_o be_v something_o lack_v as_o in_o the_o young_a man_n luk._n 19.21_o be_v weigh_v he_o be_v find_v want_v daniel_n 5.27_o christ_n do_v not_o find_v his_o work_n perfect_a before_o god_n revelation_n 3.2_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o well-pleased_a with_o he_o therefore_o though_o he_o love_v he_o as_o he_o do_v that_o young_a man_n it_o be_v but_o with_o a_o common_a love_n not_o that_o love_n that_o he_o bear_v to_o a_o saint_n in_o who_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o self-denial_n who_o follow_v he_o full_o as_o caleb_n number_n 14.24_o and_o fulfil_v all_o his_o will_n as_o david_n do_v act_v thirteen_o twenty_o two_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v 2_o proportion_n which_o be_v 140._o be_v comeliness_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o fit_a proportion_n of_o diverse_a member_n to_o make_v up_o one_o body_n where_o every_o member_n have_v a_o beauty_n in_o its_o self_n and_o be_v likewise_o well_o suit_v to_o
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