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come_v in_o the_o place_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o true_a solomon_n christ_n jesus_n who_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n and_o with_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n shall_v judge_v the_o quick_a and_o dead_a at_o his_o appear_v amen_n finis_fw-la psal_n 148._o 11._o 12._o 13._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 1._o tit._n 2._o 1._o 1._o joh._n â—_o 13._o 14._o eccle._n 12_o 1._o eph._n 6._o 4._o pro._n 22._o 6._o pro._n 10._o 1._o pro._n 23._o 24._o 25._o luke_n 1._o 14._o 15._o 2._o joh_n 4._o 2._o chron_n 34._o 1._o 2._o prou_z 4._o 3._o 4._o mat_n 21._o 15._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 15._o â—5_n 9_o 3_o 4_o psal_n 100l_n 1._o 5_o ambr._n lib._n off_o cap._n 17._o gen._n 49._o 22._o exod._n 25._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o etc._n etc._n origen_n in_o exod._n mat._n 25._o luk_n 21._o 1._o rom._n 15._o 5._o phil._n 1._o 9_o 10._o 1._o coloss_n 1._o 10._o 1._o thes_n 5._o 23._o 24._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 16._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 15._o 16._o psalm_n 19_o 7._o pro_fw-la 22._o 17._o pro_fw-la 23._o 23._o mat._n 2._o 1._o luke_n 8._o 2._o act._n 8._o 27_o deut._n 16._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 3._o gal_n 1._o 18._o prou._n 4._o 1._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 7._o mal._n 2._o 7._o math._n 17._o 36._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 1._o sam._n 25_o 32._o lu._n 11._o 27._o cal._n 4._o 14._o esai_n 2._o 3._o zâ—ch_o 8._o johâ—_n 1._o 4._o 45._o john_n 4._o psal_n 119._o 7._o psal_n 119._o 164._o luke_n 10._o 21._o act._n 8._o 8._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 25._o pro_fw-la 3._o 9_o mat._n 〈◊〉_d 41._o 42._o mat._n 25._o 35._o 2._o tim._n 1._o 16._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 17._o gal_n 6._o 6._o 2._o king_n 4_o 8._o luk._n 8._o 3._o act_n 10_o 4_o 8._o act_n 16._o 15._o act_n 16._o 15._o act_n 16._o 34._o pro._n 12._o 8._o ecc._n 4._o 13._o ecc._n 9_o 16._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 30._o job._n 1._o 1._o math._n 11._o luke_n 1._o 6._o esai_n 5._o 20._o use_v mat._n 6._o bernard_n psal_n 115._o 1._o 1._o cor_n 4._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 10._o 2._o cor._n 10._o 17._o 18._o john_n 9_o mat_n 21_o mat._n 27._o â—â—ct_n 28._o â—_o cor._n 4._o 3._o 4._o pro_fw-la 28._o 23._o psal_n 141._o 5._o john_n 5._o 44._o john_n 12._o 42._o 43._o bernard_n pro._n 27._o 2._o august_n in_o psalm_n 144_o ps_n 8â—_n 11._o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap_n 1._o cap._n 4._o aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib_n 14._o cap._n â—5_n lib_fw-la 5._o 18._o aug_n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib_fw-la 5._o cap._n 16._o rom._n 7._o 2d_o 2._o cor._n 5._o 1._o 2._o phill_n 1._o 23._o psal_n 84._o 1._o 2._o 4._o 10._o john_n 17._o 24._o august_n heb_n 11._o 24_o 25._o exod._n 31._o 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o psal_n 19_o 1._o 1._o