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〈◊〉_d garbage_n and_o filth_n to_o be_v throw_v to_o dog_n ver_fw-la 8._o obsecro_fw-la expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la say_v the_o father_n good_a apostle_n what_o paradox_n what_o riddle_n be_v these_o unfold_v thyself_o what_o circumcision_n nothing_o thyself_o ble_v under_o the_o knife_n the_o law_n nothing_o why_o it_o be_v just_a and_o true_a and_o holy_a and_o good_a and_o righteousness_n the_o very_a name_n be_v precious_a expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la we_o be_v in_o a_o cloud_n and_o besiege_v with_o darkness_n we_o can_v believe_v s._n paul_n himself_o without_o a_o exposition_n very_o a_o strange_a contemplation_n it_o be_v and_o we_o may_v at_o first_o conceive_v s._n paul_n now_o to_o have_v be_v not_o in_o the_o three_o heaven_n but_o in_o a_o cloud_n every_o step_n be_v in_o darkness_n every_o word_n a_o mystery_n but_o yet_o follow_v he_o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o and_o some_o day_n appear_v the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o and_o then_o 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