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though_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o some_o other_o scripture_n meaning_n gal._n 4_o 29._o do_v note_n out_o justiciaries_n seek_v salvation_n in_o the_o law_n yet_o here_o rom._n 9_o 8._o the_o literal_a meaning_n be_v to_o be_v take_v a_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v such_o a_o one_o who_o descend_v from_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o how_o can_v mr._n bayne_n possible_o mean_a gal._n 4_o 29._o as_o i_o be_o here_o tell_v he_o do_v when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n when_o those_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v there_o but_o bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o those_o term_n child_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o this_o very_a place_n by_o my_o adversary_n distinguish_v and_o though_o master_n bayne_n do_v not_o quote_v gal_n 4_o 29._o in_o that_o place_n which_o i_o mention_v yet_o doctor_n abbot_n in_o thomsoni_fw-la diatribam_fw-la p._n 115._o say_v circumcisus_fw-la est_fw-la ishmael_n 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omnes_fw-la silij_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o isâ—ac_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la tibi_fw-la seman_n id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la qui_fw-la silij_fw-la carnis_fw-la by_o sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la silij_fw-la sunt_fw-la promissionis_fw-la astimaxtur_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la filii_fw-la autem_fw-la promissionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la secundùm_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la abraham_n &_o isaac_n carnâ—liter_fw-la oriundi_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la non_fw-la filii_fw-la carnis_fw-la apostolo_n hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la o_fw-la era_fw-la legis_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la consectantur_fw-la filii_fw-la verò_fw-la promissionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la fide_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la quarunt_fw-la quarunt_fw-la si_fw-mi verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la solos_fw-la filios_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la exclusis_fw-la filiis_fw-la carnis_fw-la â—um_fw-la sâ—quitur_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la 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offâ—nsam_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la soluta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la adeò_fw-la ut_fw-la inimicitiae_fw-la secutae_fw-la essent_fw-la redintegratur_fw-la per_fw-la mediatâ—rem_fw-la de_fw-fr qua_fw-la quidem_fw-la reconciliatione_fw-la notanda_fw-la veniunt_fw-la 1._o nomen_fw-la reconciliatio_fw-la hominis_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la sumitur_fw-la vel_fw-la propriè_fw-la ju_n significatione_n praedicta_fw-la vel_fw-la minus_fw-la propriè_fw-la ut_fw-la rom._n 11._o 1._o prov._n 15._o error_n typographi_fw-la ubi_fw-la per_fw-la reconciliationem_fw-la mâ—ndi_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la gentium_fw-la ad_fw-la fiâ—em_fw-la christi_fw-la conuersio_fw-la seu_fw-la ipsarâ—â—â—_n uâ—catio_fw-la ad_fw-la participationem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dei_fw-la quae_fw-la etiam_fw-la saluâ—_n gentium_fw-la ver_fw-la 11._o &_o opulentia_fw-la mundi_fw-la ver_fw-la 12._o dicitur_fw-la dicitur_fw-la neque_fw-la deus_fw-la quenquam_fw-la ad_fw-la exitium_fw-la absolutè_fw-la ac_fw-la nudè_fw-la 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