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writer_n especial_o by_o protestant_n allowance_n in_o this_o first_o age_n and_o consider_v how_o few_o of_o their_o work_n be_v
preserve_v to_o posterity_n and_o how_o brief_a they_o be_v it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o they_o shall_v cite_v and_o allow_v so_o many_o of_o those_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o part_n of_o they_o so_o often_o aâ—_n 1._o eleuther_n ep_v ad_fw-la lucium_fw-la reg._n rritan_n apud_fw-la gal._n lambrrt_n l_o the_o leg_n s._n eduardi_fw-it stowe_n hiss_v before_o tom_n 1._o godwin_n convers_n of_o brit._n hollinsh_fw-mi hist_o of_o eng._n speed_n theat_n of_o bit._n matth._n park_n antiq_fw-la britan._n matth._n park_n antiq_fw-la brit._n p._n 69._o io._n gosc_n hist_o eccl_n david_n poivel_n in_o annot._n in_o l._n 2._o c._n 1._o girald_n cambr_n iâ—iner_n cambr_n bal._n l._n 1._o script_n brit._n cent_n 1._o in_o august_n rom._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr act._n pontif_n rom._n in_o greg._n 1._o they_o do_v then_o that_o they_o shall_v omit_v any_o and_o although_o we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o antiquity_n of_o britain_n which_o in_o this_o age_n entreat_v of_o such_o thing_n yet_o the_o most_o ancient_a which_o our_o protestant_n will_n grant_n unto_o we_o be_v the_o epistle_n oâ—_n pope_n eleutherius_fw-la to_o king_n lucius_n we_o find_v there_o in_o that_o he_o make_v mention_n that_o britain_n have_v receive_v both_o the_o testament_n of_o holy_a scripture_n although_o in_o particular_a he_o cit_v so_o few_o book_n oâ—_n they_o that_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n he_o cit_v nâ—_n more_o than_o only_a the_o 23._o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n &_o from_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o three_o text_n two_o of_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o psalm_n 45._o 55._o the_o three_o be_v thâ—_n book_n of_o wisdom_n disallow_v by_o these_o protestamnâ—_n in_o this_o article_n but_o allow_v by_o he_o and_o our_o primative_a christian_n britan_n of_o that_o time_n and_o so_o from_o ouâ—_n first_o receive_v of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o if_o i_o may_v but_o write_v what_o all_o our_o protestant_a antiquary_n general_o affirm_v for_o a_o constant_a and_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o our_o christian_n britan_n do_v never_o until_o saint_n augustine_n come_v hither_o change_n or_o alter_v any_o oâ—_n material_a point_n in_o the_o holy_a religion_n which_o they_o receive_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n i_o must_v needs_o avouchâ—_n that_o those_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o britan._n godwyn_n convers_n of_o brit._n pag._n 43._o 44._o before_o pag._n 463._o edit_n a_o 1576._o holinsh._n hist_o of_o engl._n cap._n 21._o l._n 4._o fulke_n answ_o to_o a_o counterf_n cath_z pag._n 40._o harr_n descript_n brit._n c._n 9_o gild._n ep_v de_fw-fr excid_n &_o conq_fw-fr britan._n this_o article_n refuse_v be_v receive_v both_o in_o britain_n and_o in_o other_o nation_n as_o italy_n and_o rome_n whence_o our_o conversion_n come_v with_o other_o country_n in_o that_o happy_a time_n for_o saint_n gildas_n our_o most_o ancient_a and_o allow_v historian_n both_o in_o many_o manuscript_n and_o book_n publish_v by_o protestant_n &_o 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