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from_o heaven_n as_o of_o a_o rush_v mighty_a wind_n and_o it_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n where_o they_o be_v sit_v and_o there_o appear_v unto_o they_o cleave_a tongue_n like_o as_o of_o fire_n and_o it_o sit_v upon_o each_o of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v all_o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v with_o other_o tongue_n as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n when_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n here_o be_v full_o come_v ver_fw-la 1._o they_o be_v all_o fill_v say_v the_o text_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o begin_v to_o speak_v now_o the_o day_n be_v full_o come_v again_o we_o also_o be_v full_a of_o matter_n as_o elihu_n tell_v job_n job_n xxxii_o 18._o and_o we_o must_v speak_v for_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o tongue_n a_o day_n to_o speak_v in_o and_o a_o day_n to_o speak_v of_o too_o to_o speak_v magnalia_fw-la in_o it_o and_o of_o it_o of_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o day_n the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n 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