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period of lirnc?
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dninar·Tl-."•l'qtK..,l ton" '"""001th1..• 1)n11th11..1 of idle,pl·...ulatiun o1'uri·
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Clui:ti.an "ho h infottnl·d 011 Lill: rnan.:I'. U11fo1'lunall...1,,rnam Ch1i:s·
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U l bk to SlCMld in lhi !iituu l ion. Th.. rir t is ltK- n.•lalho..' :-.;:arcil\ or
biblkul 1i.·.h.•fl;;'n1.-'."::'l tt> 11.:inti:l'1nl"'Ch;:ttl':,.lat.Tlu:-.doclt hk.' 1not thesub·
JCCI or nn·ci:len<kJ d.J:SC:oursc in the \\.3\'in \\ hkh the rt"SUrn<etion and
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that d·\." - al'h• "hurc h,•,pc.,;ll'(l 11 pcl'iuJ l:xl\\'c..:n J.......u· r:111u1\.• Jl'l(:I
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is t l\O\t,'h'.1.lt\.:r i1s leilgth.the inh r1n,-di11..: stale is 1uen:ty cempc)rorv
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1,;-nck>ncy 10 lhink Lh.a1 1hc biblical \I/liters did 001 oon.')ick>r it 1-0 be \,;'I)
i111pc.Jfl t1nl Tn on1:Nl.'rN.'. ul c;o111'M.',i;.. 1101 l."' n1ial or 111<.li J)l.:lllldblc-.
sinceon l.''s sah-ation docsc not depend on onc'scon,iction rcganling tho:
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tnle i.:;, n.s \\'C hah,.'oln. d\ nc,.icd. of conidrrablc pracHcal i1npor1t)nt\'.
Ttk! :-.cennd r\.-.-ason \\'h) Clw1,.li.1ni. fail to mlnl:.h:f 1.'lrthI\ to th!
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