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of_o i_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a etc._n etc._n and_o you_o shall_v find_v rest_n etc._n etc._n john_n 16.27_o luke_n 13.24_o phil._n 2.12_o rom._n 2.7_o 10._o joh._n 15.12_o 17._o &_o 14.21_o mat._n 5.44_o luk._n 6.27_o 35._o pro._n 8.17_o 21._o matth._n 10.37_o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o 19_o 2_o tim._n 2.5_o 12._o matth._n 25.41_o 42._o jam._n 2.21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 26._o &_o 1.12_o &_o 2.5_o prov._n 1.23_o &_o 28.13_o luk._n 13.3_o 5._o matth._n 12.37_o &_o 11.25_o 26._o &_o 6.12_o 14_o 15._o 1_o john_n 1.9_o act._n 8.22_o &_o 3.19_o &_o 22.16_o luke_n 6.37_o 1_o pet._n 4.18_o &_o 1.2_o 22._o rom._n 6.16_o with_o abundance_n more_o the_o like_a now_o when_o a_o poor_a sinner_n that_o have_v oft_o fall_v into_o drunkenness_n rail_a strife_n envy_v etc._n etc._n shall_v read_v that_o these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o that_o for_o these_o thing_n sake_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v on_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v 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