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gnydos_n and_o cythera_n to_o mars_n in_o thrace_n to_o vulcan_n in_o lipara_n and_o lemnos_n to_o priapus_n in_o lampsacus_n near_o hellispont_n and_o to_o other_o in_o many_o other_o place_n who_o name_n for_o their_o rare_a invention_n and_o great_a benefit_n bestow_v upon_o their_o people_n be_v then_o most_o fresh_a in_o memory_n moreover_o also_o after_o christ_n jesus_n the_o true_a son_n of_o the_o live_a error_n god_n appear_v in_o flesh_n and_o point_v out_o to_o the_o err_a multitude_n the_o perfect_a pathway_n of_o salvation_n by_o his_o word_n and_o example_n exhort_v to_o newness_n of_o life_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o send_v his_o disciple_n forth_o into_o all_o the_o world_n by_o their_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o preach_v have_v confound_v their_o damnable_a idolatry_n and_o spread_v abroad_o a_o new_a religion_n and_o new_a institution_n of_o life_n yea_o and_o prevail_v so_o much_o as_o be_v receive_v of_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o 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