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trumpets_z sounding_z colour_n fly_v bullet_n in_o the_o mouth_n bag_n and_o baggage_n use_v to_o do_v to_o keep_v up_o the_o half-cracked_a credit_n of_o conquer_a fort-keeper_n to_o salve_v the_o credit_n and_o reputation_n of_o the_o wrestle_a rabbi_n the_o say_v grant_n be_v on_o this_o wife_n viz._n though_o the_o point_n at_o first_o propound_v positive_o and_o treat_v and_o insist_v on_o very_o earnest_o to_o be_v prove_v be_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o copy_n which_o we_o have_v do_v contain_v every_o jota_n that_o be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o write_v both_o of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o also_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n pag._n 13._o yea_o every_o letter_n and_o tittle_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n without_o corruption_n and_o entire_a without_o various_a lection_n pag._n 14_o 16_o 18_o 19_o and_o what_o be_v speak_v thus_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n must_v be_v affirm_v also_o quoth_v i.o._n of_o the_o new_a p._n 27._o and_o pag_n 153._o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v preserve_v unto_o we_o entire_a to_o the_o least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n in_o the_o original_a language_n and_o pag._n 173._o that_o the_o whole_a scripture_n entire_a as_o give_v out_o without_o any_o loss_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o copy_n yet_o remain_v yet_o pag._n 167._o he_o say_v it_o be_v know_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o fail_n have_v be_v among_o transcriber_n and_o that_o various_a lection_n be_v from_o thence_o rise_v and_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o own_o all_o their_o fail_n that_o can_v be_v prove_v p._n 169._o so_o notwithstanding_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v we_o grant_v quoth_v i.o._n p._n 178_o that_o there_o be_v and_o have_v be_v various_a lection_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a as_o for_o the_o old_a among_o the_o many_o other_o he_o instance_n in_o which_o i_o have_v also_o speak_v a_o little_a to_o above_o he_o say_v of_o these_o of_o ben_n asher_n and_o ben_n nepthali_n thus_o pag._n 179._o viz_o in_o their_o exact_a consideration_n of_o every_o letter_n point_n and_o accent_n of_o the_o bible_n wherein_o they_o spend_v their_o life_n it_o seem_v they_o find_v out_o some_o variety_n reply_v 1_o a_o unprofitable_a improvement_n of_o man_n whole_a life_n that_o live_v no_o more_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n than_o i.o._n say_v the_o jew_n do_v as_o honourable_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v here_o of_o it_o for_o his_o own_o end_n 2._o there_o be_v some_o variety_n than_o it_o seem_v though_o thou_o can_v find_v none_o or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o have_v find_v they_o i.o._n say_v of_o those_o various_a readins_n of_o the_o east_n and_o western_a jew_n that_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o and_o can_v a_o while_n to_o look_v much_o after_o they_o to_o inform_v himself_o of_o their_o original_a and_o all_o that_o he_o know_v of_o they_o be_v that_o such_o there_o be_v and_o appear_v in_o bombergius_n his_o bible_n pag._n 180._o reply_n whereby_o i.o._n confess_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o competent_a person_n to_o make_v any_o creditable_a censure_n of_o they_o so_o that_o save_o that_o he_o credit_n capellus_n who_o he_o credit_n little_a when_o he_o speak_v truth_n that_o make_v against_o i.o._n that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o they_o may_v be_v very_o momentary_a for_o aught_o i.o._n know_v as_o to_o the_o new_a testament_n beside_o what_o i.o._n say_v epist._n pag._n 27._o viz._n that_o he_o evident_o find_v various_a lection_n in_o the_o greek_a copy_n which_o we_o enjoy_v and_o so_o grant_v that_o which_o ocular_a inspection_n evince_v to_o be_v true_a his_o whole_a three_o chapter_n of_o his_o second_o treatise_n be_v total_o take_v up_o with_o treat_v of_o they_o in_o which_o he_o grant_v over_o and_o over_o again_o that_o there_o be_v various_a lection_n yea_o he_o be_v say_v to_o confess_v pag._n 188_o 189_o that_o of_o the_o various_a lection_n in_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n protestant_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v be_v the_o chief_a collector_n of_o they_o and_o that_o though_o at_o first_o very_o few_o be_v observe_v yet_o now_o they_o be_v swell_v into_o such_o a_o bulk_n that_o the_o very_a collection_n of_o they_o make_v up_o a_o book_n big_a than_o the_o new_a testament_n itself_o and_o pag._n 190._o that_o there_o be_v in_o some_o copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o those_o some_o of_o they_o of_o some_o good_a antiquity_n diverse_a readins_n in_o thing_n and_o word_n of_o less_o importance_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o pag._n 191._o that_o so_o many_o transcription_n as_o there_o be_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n shall_v be_v make_v without_o some_o variation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n impossible_a repâ—y_n all_o which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o point_n blank_a give_v of_o the_o point_n and_o position_n at_o first_o propound_v to_o be_v prove_v viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o change_n or_o alteration_n in_o the_o least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n from_o what_o they_o be_v at_o first_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n pag._n 153._o the_o proof_n whereof_o also_o be_v for_o a_o while_n more_o frivous_o and_o fierce_o then_o forcible_o follow_v and_o prosecute_v and_o if_o contrary_a to_o the_o say_a assertion_n it_o be_v not_o a_o yield_a that_o there_o be_v much_o change_n alteration_n and_o various_a lection_n than_o i_o know_v not_o what_o a_o resignation_n or_o render_v up_o of_o a_o cause_n be_v or_o else_o understand_v not_o well_o what_o i.o._n mean_v but_o mistake_v he_o to_o be_v one_o that_o mean_v as_o he_o say_v while_o he_o say_v one_o thing_n and_o mean_v another_o matter_n notwithstanding_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o but_o fair_a or_o fowl_n hook_n or_o crook_n right_a or_o wrong_n effectual_a or_o weak_a concur_v or_o self-contradicting_a be_v much_o at_o one_o with_o i.o._n he_o lift_v up_o himself_o again_o but_o alittle_o too_o late_o 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