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they_o think_v of_o nothing_o less_o nor_o do_v expect_v so_o great_a a_o grace_n 267._o grace_n claude_n traitte_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr composition_n d'un_fw-fr sermon_n p._n 267._o but_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o god_n to_o bestow_v the_o most_o eminent_a favour_n when_o man_n do_v not_o look_v for_o they_o as_o christ_n come_v to_o seek_v sinner_n when_o they_o think_v not_o of_o he_o and_o when_o their_o mind_n be_v fill_v with_o other_o object_n they_o be_v afraid_a for_o great_a object_n when_o they_o present_v themselves_o sudden_o to_o we_o usual_o give_v we_o much_o astonishment_n for_o our_o spirit_n on_o these_o occasion_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n to_o use_v its_o force_n and_o they_o be_v most_o frequent_o
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