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fair_o and_o shall_v own_o that_o one_o of_o the_o passage_n which_o we_o find_v in_o 3._o in_o ep._n to_o the_o smyrnean_n p._n 3._o ignatius_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v find_v in_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o nazarene_o so_o it_o may_v be_v but_o ignatius_n do_v not_o quote_v it_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v have_v it_o from_o other_o book_n beside_o that_o or_o receive_v it_o from_o tradition_n or_o take_v it_o upon_o memory_n the_o word_n in_o ignatius_n be_v handle_v i_o and_o feel_v i_o and_o see_v that_o i_o be_o not_o a_o incorporeal_a greek_a incorporeal_a i_o render_v the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n or_o apparition_n because_o one_o of_o those_o word_n be_v always_o use_v by_o the_o english_a to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v here_o intend_a by_o the_o greek_a spirit_n or_o apparition_n in_o 39_o in_o c._n 24._o v._n 39_o st._n luke_n we_o read_v handle_v i_o and_o see_v 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