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copieâ—…_n psal_n 22._o 16._o as_o a_o lion_n instead_o of_o they_o pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o foot_n so_o â—…_n 15._o 24._o and_o the_o lxx._n this_o place_n if_o it_o be_v a_o corruption_n have_v not_o be_v â—…ted_v in_o all_o hebrew_n copy_n the_o jew_n themselves_o being_n witness_n r._n jacob_n beâ—…_n the_o restorer_n of_o the_o masora_n in_o bibl._n venet._n ingenuous_o confess_v that_o he_o â—…_n the_o read_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o pierce_v in_o some_o copy_n johan_n isaac_n levita_n â—…_n jew_n become_v a_o christian_a affirm_v the_o same_o of_o a_o hebrew_n psalter_n that_o be_v hâ—…_n father_n several_a hebrew_n bibles_n have_v both_o reading_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n and_o â—…_n margin_n and_o grotius_n acknowledge_v both_o to_o be_v ancient_a so_o do_v dr._n hammâ—…_n observe_v as_o glassius_n do_v before_o he_o that_o the_o chald._n join_v both_o reading_n â—…dring_v the_o place_n mordentes_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o lion_n aught_o to_o be_v render_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pierce_v and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o 3d._a plur_n praeter_fw-la in_o kal_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o a_o aâ—…_n form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v insert_v as_o be_v usual_a in_o other_o word_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v in_o the_o end_n for_o ezr._n 10._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o refer_v to_o more_o example_n of_o tâ—…_n kind_n as_o in_o jer._n 50._o 11._o and_o he_o call_v this_o letter_n as_o brixianus_n and_o other_o â—…_n before_o he_o not_o jod_a but_o a_o diminutive_a vau_fw-fr which_o be_v therefore_o thus_o writteâ—…_n clarè_v invat_fw-la clavorum_fw-la christi_fw-la stigmara_fw-la to_o signify_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o nail_n iâ—…_n hand_n and_o foot_n hence_o it_o be_v write_v in_o codregiis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v â—…_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o in_o jer._n 50._o 11._o four_o several_a time_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o other_o placâ—…_n thus_o i_o have_v vindicated_n the_o hebrew_n bibles_n and_o our_o english_a bibles_n which_o translation_n of_o they_o from_o the_o corruption_n with_o which_o the_o rector_n have_v thouâ—…_n reproach_v they_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o consider_v whether_o this_o gentleman_n dâ—…_n be_v credit_v in_o reflection_n upon_o the_o dissenter_n who_o so_o vile_o reflect_v on_o thâ—…_n bibles_n which_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o materiaâ—…_n especial_o in_o ps_n 96._o 10._o gen._n 11._o 12._o and_o in_o the_o chronology_n in_o which_o above_o year_n be_v lose_v so_o that_o according_a to_o these_o corrupt_a bibles_n we_o can_v prove_v thaâ—…_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o world_n must_v be_v 6000._o year_n old_a when_o christ_n â—…_n come_v if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o rector_n but_o according_a to_o our_o english_a bibles_n but_o above_o 4000_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v born_n in_o short_a the_o râ—…_n bring_v we_o to_o this_o pass_n either_o we_o must_v reject_v the_o authority_n of_o our_o englishâ—…_n â—…_z point_n of_o chronology_n or_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n christ_n â—…_n come_v till_o the_o world_n be_v 6000_o year_n old_a as_o the_o rector_n tell_v we_o and_o accordiâ—…_n our_o english_a bibles_n it_o be_v not_o 6000_o year_n old_a to_o this_o day_n mr._n gippe_n be_v a_o â—…tron_n to_o the_o christian_a cause_n which_o be_v as_o much_o oblige_v to_o he_o as_o the_o dissenter_n speak_v out_o your_o mind_n sweet_a sir_n shall_v we_o burn_v our_o corrupt_a bibles_n 27._o bibles_n serm._n p._n 27._o that_o maâ—…_n in_o jesus_n christ_n or_o shall_v we_o deny_v his_o come_v to_o save_v our_o bibles_n you_o â—…_n you_o please_v good_a mr._n rector_n but_o i_o be_o satisfy_v the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o tâ—…_n the_o dissenter_n will_v neither_o renounce_v their_o christianity_n nor_o their_o â—…_n still_o â—…_n vid._n glass_n de_fw-fr script_n still_o finis_fw-la