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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o passover_n must_v be_v kill_v or_o as_o a_o man_n will_v express_v it_o in_o latin_a quo_fw-la die_v solenne_fw-fr erat_fw-la ex_fw-la proescripto_o legis_fw-la ex_fw-la instituto_fw-la mosis_fw-la ex_fw-la hebroeorum_fw-la disciplina_fw-la ex_fw-la proecepto_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la mactaretur_fw-la pascha_fw-la but_o than_o you_o will_v ask_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o parasceve_v or_o preparation_n to_o the_o passover_n be_v call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened-bread_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o first_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o roman_a way_n of_o speak_v of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o the_o language_n of_o those_o time_n when_o judoea_n be_v become_v a_o roman_a province_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o latin_a pridie_fw-la calendarum_fw-la be_v primo_fw-la die_fw-la 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