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sect._n 3_o c_o 8._o p_o 5._o philippian_n cha._n 3_o verse_n 8_o 9_o doubtless_o i_o think_v all_o thing_n but_o loss_n for_o the_o excellent_a knowledge_n sake_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o c_o 5._o p_o 13._o 1._o thessalonian_n cha._n 2_o verse_n 16_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o utmost_a sect._n 2._o c_o 3_o par_fw-fr 2._o hebrew_n cha._n 4_o verse_n 2_o the_o word_n that_o they_o hear_v profit_v they_o not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o faith_n sect._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 7_o cha._n 10_o verse_n 35_o cast_v not_o away_o your_o confidence_n which_o have_v recompense_n of_o reward_n sect._n 1._o c._n 10_o p._n 6._o &_o sect._n 2._o c_o 6_o p._n 4._o cha._n 36_o verse_n 36_o you_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 1._o cha._n 11_o verse_n 1_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v sect_n 1_o c_o 5._o p._n 5._o &_o 6._o verse_n 2_o by_o faith_n the_o elder_n obtain_v a_o good_a report_n sect._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 2._o verse_n 6_o without_o faith_n impossible_a it_o be_v to_o please_v god_n ibid._n verse_n 7_o by_o faith_n noah_n be_v warn_v by_o god_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v etc._n etc._n unto_o verse_n 11._o sect._n 1_o c_o 7._o p._n 3._o verse_n 18_o he_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o up_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p_o 5._o &_o sect._n 2._o c._n 6_o p._n â—_o verse_n 24_o when_o moses_n come_v to_o age_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o c_o 7_o p._n 8._o verse_n 20_o by_o faith_n isaac_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esaâ—_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n unto_o verse_n 36_o sect._n 1_n c_o 7_o p._n 10._o cha._n 12_o verse_n 2_o yet_o for_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o he_o despise_v the_o shame_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 9_o verse_n 11_o no_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v noious_a &c_n &c_n ibid._n p._n 2._o &_o sect._n 2._o c_o 6._o p_o 8_o cha._n 13_o 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not_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n justify_v by_o work_n etc._n etc._n §_o sect._n c._n 11._o par_fw-fr 10_o 1._o john_n cha._n 1_o verse_n 10._o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o c_o 7._o p_o 8._o &c_n &c_n 8._o p_o 6._o cha._n 2_o verse_n 1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2_o c_o 8._o par_fw-fr 4._o cha._n 3_o verse_n 2_o belove_v now_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 1._o c_o 8._o p_o 7._o verse_n 6_o whosoever_o abide_v in_o he_o sin_v not_o ib._n p._n 5_o verse_n 7_o he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a §_o 2._o c_o 6_o p_o 1._o verse_n 8_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n &c_n &c_n §_o 2._o c_o 8._o p_o 6._o verse_n 9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o ibid._n p_o 5._o verse_n 14_o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2_o c_o 4_o p._n 5_o cha._n 5_o 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â—â—_o as_o p._n 41_o l._n 14._o three_o p._n â—3_n l._n 34_o other_o p._n 44._o l._n â—_o affection_n or_o p._n 51._o â—â—_o directory_n â—5_n nurture_n p._n 54._o l._n 30._o which_o bind_v p._n 67._o â—6_n for_o joy_n râ—glory_n p._n 63._o l._n 3â—_n cut_v down_o p._n 8_o â—_o l._n 30._o patriot_n l._n 6._o a_o â—_o p._n 90_o l._n 2._o consonant_o p._n 96_o l._n 34._o faculty_n p._n 114._o l._n 23._o us._n p._n 117_o l._n 2d_o isoerate_v p._n 126_o l._n 10_o least_z l._n 21._o for_o and_o r._n of_o p._n 129._o l._n 34_o nurse_v p._n 133._o l._n 22_o deal_n not_o p_o 139_o l._n 15_o unseasonable_o p._n 146._o l._n 29_o to_o love_v p._n 162._o l._n 14_o use_n p._n 165_o l._n 1_o have_v p._n 172._o l._n 1_o nâ—sâ—â—able_a p._n 173_o l._n 30._o for_o itâ—_n we_o p._n 174_o l_o 1_o by_o ouâ—_n p._n 178_o l._n 3_o were_z p._n 184_o l_o 29_o evacuation_n p._n 185_o l._n 7._o be_v in_o devil_n p._n 186_o l_o 23_o from_o such_o p._n 187_o l._n 14._o ever_o p._n 188_o l._n 13_o propose_v p._n 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