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other_o for_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o language_n be_v ignorant_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v very_o frequent_o in_o or_o by_o not_o into_o as_o matth._n 2.23_o 〈◊〉_d 2.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o dwell_v in_o not_o into_o a_o city_n call_v nazareth_n matth._n 4.13_o he_o dwell_v in_o not_o into_o capernaum_n matth._n 5_o 45._o neither_o by_o the_o earth_n neither_o by_o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v in_o the_o same_o signification_n there_o matth._n 10.9_o neither_o possess_v money_n in_o not_o into_o your_o purse_n and_o 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o not_o into_o the_o name_n of_o a_o prophet_n matth._n 13.33_o she_o hide_v it_o in_o not_o into_o three_o measure_n of_o flower_n etc._n etc._n thus_o you_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v in_o so_o that_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o render_v it_o into_o and_o so_o you_o have_v prove_v nothing_o for_o your_o purpose_n from_o the_o particle_n you_o add_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o translatour_n themselves_o for_o which_o i_o answer_v matth._n 26.23_o and_o mar._n 14.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o preposition_n set_v before_o they_o which_o alter_v the_o signification_n and_o restrain_v it_o to_o signify_v dip_v in_o which_o signification_n the_o simple_a verb_n that_o we_o be_v about_o be_v not_o restrain_v unto_o from_o luk._n 16.24_o joh._n 13.26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o prove_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o willing_o grant_v without_o this_o labour_n namely_o that_o bapto_o sometime_o signify_v to_o dip_v but_o thence_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o signify_v so_o always_o or_o only_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d revel_v 19.13_o and_o the_o difference_n between_o bapto_n and_o baptizo_fw-la i_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o here_o you_o confirm_v what_o i_o say_v and_o contradict_v yourself_o for_o say_v that_o in_o no_o 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