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himself_o to_o man_n such_o like_a reason_n move_v origen_n 305._o origen_n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la p._n 305._o to_o say_v that_o job_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o ancient_a than_o even_o moses_n himself_o and_o eusebius_n 6._o eusebius_n lib._n 1._o demonstr_n evang_v cap._n 6._o to_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v before_o moses_n two_o whole_a age_n which_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n who_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v 11._o observe_v lib._n vii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n etc._n etc._n cap._n 11._o think_v job_n live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o jacob._n the_o judgement_n of_o other_o eastern_a people_n be_v not_o much_o different_a from_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orientale_n 453._o orientale_n pag._n 381_o
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