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provision
the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices


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It is scarcely questioned that this provision was intended by those who made it for the reclaiming of what we call fugitive slaves; and the intention of the lawgiver is the law.
But we must make a provision for winter, or else we shall suffer from hunger,' said the cat; 'and you, little mouse, cannot venture everywhere, or you will be caught in a trap some day.
If that is called imprudence, I wonder what would be called a thoughtful provision against the vicissitudes of fortune.
 
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