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philemon_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n write_v from_o rome_n and_o send_v by_o the_o same_o viz._n tychicus_n and_o onesimus_n first_o that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n be_v write_v by_o paul_n in_o his_o bond_n it_o be_v manifest_a from_o chap._n 4._o v._n 3_o &_o 18._o but_o it_o be_v send_v by_o tychicus_n and_o onesimus_n chap._n 4._o v._n 7_o 8_o 9_o that_o to_o philemon_n be_v write_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o that_o to_o the_o colossian_n illustrata_fw-la since_o he_o salute_v philemon_n in_o their_o name_n in_o who_o he_o salute_v the_o colossian_n viz._n in_o the_o name_n of_o epaphras_n aristarchus_n mark_v luke_n demas_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o comparihg_v the_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n v._n 10_o 12_o 14._o with_o the_o 22_o &_o 24._o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o philemon_n for_o this_o and_o other_o reason_n capellus_n suppose_v they_o be_v both_o write_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o 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authority_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o his_o euchirid_a lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o and_o l._n 10._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 5._o beza_n hemingius_n aretius_n leave_v it_o in_o medio_fw-la calvin_n and_o marlorat_n deny_v that_o it_o be_v paul_n the_o reason_n say_v cartwright_n in_o his_o confutation_n of_o the_o rhemist_n move_v we_o to_o esteem_v it_o none_o of_o paul_n be_v first_o that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o prefix_v as_o in_o all_o the_o epistle_n undoubted_o know_v to_o be_v he_o another_o reason_n be_v that_o this_o writer_n confess_v that_o he_o receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o of_o christ_n himself_o but_o of_o those_o which_o hear_v it_o of_o christ_n heb._n 2._o 3._o whereas_o paul_n receive_v his_o doctrine_n immediate_o from_o christ_n and_o hear_v it_o himself_o of_o christ_n and_o not_o of_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o from_o he_o to_o the_o first_o objection_n by_o fulke_n it_o be_v easy_o answer_v the_o diversity_n of_o stile_n do_v 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his_o bond_n chap._n 10._o v._n 34._o which_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o paul_n phil._n 1._o 7._o col._n 4._o 18._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 9_o philem_n v_o 9_o &_o 10._o 3._o he_o have_v many_o of_o the_o same_o axome_v with_o paul_n compare_v heb._n 1_o â—_o &_o 3._o with_o col._n 1._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o heb._n 5._o 12_o &_o 13._o with_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 1_o &_o 2._o and_o divers_a other_o place_n paul_n say_v by_o that_o sign_n his_o epistle_n may_v be_v know_v and_o distinguish_v from_o other_o viz._n that_o subscription_n the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n 2_o thes._n 3._o 18._o which_o clause_n be_v find_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o epistle_n beza_n chap._n 13._o 4._o paul_n zeal_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n rom._n 9_o 3._o make_v it_o propable_a that_o he_o will_v write_v unto_o they_o some_o think_v it_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o that_o place_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 15._o beza_n have_v allege_v four_o reason_n urge_v by_o some_o why_o this_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d not_o be_v 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occasionibus_fw-la sacra_fw-la volumina_fw-la conscripserunt_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la scriptores_fw-la diversi_fw-la quam_fw-la unius_fw-la scriptoris_fw-la diversi_fw-la calami_fw-la fuisse_fw-la videantur_fw-la bellar._n tomâ—_n 10._o the_o verbâ—_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o this_o be_v one_o of_o 36â—_n place_n or_o as_o other_o reckon_v 370_o which_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o new_a dr._n prid._n on_o act_n 23._o 5._o 5._o ezechiel_n prophetane_v in_o babylone_a concordat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d jeremia_fw-la prophetante_fw-la in_o judaea_n see_v hals_n passion_n serm_n numb_a 11._o 9_o &_o 20._o 10._o mark_v â—6_n 20._o john_n 3._o 2._o &_o 2._o 23._o &_o 10._o 37._o act_n 5._o 12._o john_n 5._o 36._o many_o of_o the_o bibles_n be_v take_v from_o christian_n and_o burn_v in_o those_o cruel_a persecution_n under_o dioclesian_n and_o maximinianus_fw-la his_o colleague_n colleague_n veritas_fw-la odium_fw-la parit_fw-la deut._n 31._o 24._o jerem._n 36._o 27_o 28._o &_o ult_n tertullian_n say_v that_o gospel_n must_v needs_o be_v good_a which_o nero_n persecute_v persecute_v cartwright_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o rhem._n annot._n on_o the_o new_a testament_n a_o precious_a gospel_n that_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n martyr_n many_o deliver_v the_o bible_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o be_v burn_v whence_o the_o name_n of_o proditores_fw-la &_o traditores_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la sanguis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la facundi_fw-la sunt_fw-la martyrum_fw-la cineres_fw-la people_n by_o see_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o martyr_n come_v more_o to_o look_v into_o and_o understand_v that_o profession_n then_o former_o which_o make_v they_o patient_o endure_v such_o torment_n torment_n they_o be_v miranda_fw-la non_fw-la miracula_fw-la a_o marvel_n or_o wonder_n be_v nature_n mighty_o improve_v a_o miracle_n be_v nature_n total_o cross_v if_o not_o contradict_v contradict_v there_o be_v six_o
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1_o cor._n 3._o 19_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v of_o divine_a authority_n
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