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tongue_n very_o universal_a this_o book_n be_v a_o creature_n derogabit_fw-la and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o sinful_a creature_n it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o sometime_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o undergo_v some_o injury_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o watchful_a providence_n of_o god_n over_o this_o his_o book_n as_o still_o it_o have_v be_v preserve_v to_o the_o church_n assure_v comfort_n magre_a every_o epimanique_a tyrant_n and_o heretic_n the_o minister_n out_o of_o this_o book_n be_v to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o god_n will_v for_o work_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o afterwards_o deliver_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o people_n special_o every_o such_o day_n as_o saint_n john_n call_v the_o lord_n day_n but_o because_o no_o minister_n since_o the_o canonical_a writer_n that_o be_v since_o the_o
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en_fw-fr parabolé_fw-fr even_o in_o a_o parable_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o a_o parable_n intend_v these_o two_o nature_n also_o be_v under_o the_o law_n figure_v by_o the_o two_o 16._o goat_n present_v only_o in_o the_o sabbaticall_a month_n what_o time_n the_o hy-priest_n may_v only_o and_o alone_o enter_v into_o the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la the_o scape-goate_n point_v forth_o his_o godhead_n impassable_a and_o the_o lot-goat_n with_o jonah_n the_o human_a nature_n which_o be_v to_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n 26._o veéâ—_n ló_n not_o for_o himself_o so_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n that_o be_v the_o christ_n that_o be_v the_o annoynted-one_a of_o god_n and_o jesus_n the_o saviour_n be_v anoint_v of_o the_o father_n for_o our_o salvation_n yet_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o something_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o godhead_n that_o otherwise_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o manhood_n as_o that_o in_o act._n christi_fw-la 20._o feed_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o 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