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preeminence_n by_o far_o for_o eloquence_n aâ—_n the_o noble_a and_o learned_a philip_n mornay_n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la religionis_fw-la cap._n 26._o testify_v that_o whosoever_o read_v they_o both_o will_v say_v what_o be_v cicero_n to_o isaiah_n then_o speak_v of_o the_o oration_n of_o aeschines_n inveigh_v against_o demosthenes_n which_o tully_n so_o much_o admire_v he_o appeal_v to_o those_o that_o read_v both_o what_o eloquence_n vehemency_n or_o sublimity_n be_v there_o in_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o word_n of_o isaiah_n threaten_v the_o jew_n cap._n 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n hear_v o_o heaven_n and_o give_v car_n o_o earth_n etc._n etc._n see_v franciscus_n picus_n mirandula_n a_o man_n well_o able_a to_o judge_v in_o lib._n 2._o the_o stud_n philos_fw-la cap._n 2._o and_o theodorus_n bibliander_n of_o the_o elegancy_n of_o isaiah_n cap._n 25._o as_o cite_v by_o rivet_n in_o his_o isagoge_n ad_fw-la scripturam_fw-la cap._n 28._o and_o budaeus_fw-la de_fw-fr ass_n lib._n 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