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you_o be_v etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o literal_o but_o we_o will_v grant_v that_o this_o author_n whoever_o he_o be_v for_o he_o be_v not_o certain_o know_v more_o incline_v to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n and_o we_o pardon_v dr._n h._n at_o present_a that_o extreme_a weakness_n of_o dogmatize_v not_o upon_o the_o literal_a but_o mystical_a sense_n of_o a_o interpreter_n let_v we_o see_v whether_o though_o in_o that_o one_o point_n of_o relate_v to_o the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v for_o he_o according_a to_o the_o say_v mystical_a sense_n yet_o whether_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v not_o express_o against_o he_o and_o absolute_o inconsistent_a with_o his_o whole_a doctrine_n his_o transition_n from_o the_o literal_a to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n be_v this_o adhuc_fw-la autem_fw-la audeo_fw-la subtiliorem_fw-la introducere_fw-la sensum_fw-la &_o sententiam_fw-la sapientis_fw-la cuiusdam_fw-la viri_fw-la refer_v but_o i_o dare_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o introducere_fw-la a_o more_o 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71._o only_o the_o apostleship_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n in_o dispertion_n by_o sound_v the_o exclusivenes_n of_o his_o authority_n upon_o this_o place_n vanishes_z into_z it_o be_v original_a nothing_o for_o in_o case_n any_o distribution_n of_o province_n be_v signify_v here_o s._n peters_n must_v be_v the_o jew_n at_o home_n in_o judea_n not_o those_o abroad_o or_o in_o dispertion_n if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v here_o only_a judea_n or_o the_o jew_n in_o it_o now_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o explication_n of_o i_o be_v first_o because_o the_o efficacy_n of_o s._n peter_n preach_v to_o the_o circumcision_n have_v be_v experience_v with_o in_o judea_n s._n paul_n over_o the_o gentile_n without_o judea_n &_o consequent_o their_o sever_a themselves_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n shall_v mean_v that_o one_o shall_v stay_v where_o he_o have_v experience_v such_o fruit_n that_o be_v in_o judea_n the_o other_o go_v where_o he_o have_v find_v the_o like_a that_o be_v out_o of_o judea_n second_o the_o word_n very_o well_o bear_v it_o since_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o live_v unite_v in_o any_o considerable_a confluence_n save_v in_o judea_n nor_o the_o gentile_n but_o out_o of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o give_v a_o common_a denomination_n to_o a_o people_n three_o s._n paul_n word_n only_o they_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v remember_v the_o poor_a immediate_o follow_v show_v plain_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o be_v design_v by_o these_o word_n to_o go_v out_o of_o judea_n &_o therefore_o desire_v to_o remember_v the_o poor_a which_o be_v in_o judea_n as_o he_o according_o do_v rom._n 15._o v._n 25._o 26._o but_o now_o i_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o minister_v to_o the_o saint_n for_o it_o have_v please_v they_o of_o macedonia_n &_o achaia_n to_o make_v a_o certain_a
contribution_n for_o the_o poor_a saint_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n four_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n favour_v it_o five_o the_o place_n of_o theophylact_fw-mi cite_v by_o dr._n h._n answ_n p._n 40._o be_v express_v for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n s._n paul_n be_v come_v to_o judea_n he_o depart_v thence_o both_o because_o he_o be_v send_v a_o preacher_n to_o the_o gentile_n and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o build_v on_o another_o foundation_n six_o s._n hierome_n upon_o that_o place_n be_v most_o clear_o for_o it_o where_o he_o make_v the_o sum_n of_o s._n paul_n word_n to_o be_v these_o i_o misit_fw-la ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la illum_fw-la posuit_fw-la in_o judea_n he_o send_v i_o to_o the_o gentile_n &_o put_v or_o place_v he_o in_o judea_n yet_o dr._n h._n from_o this_o place_n give_v s._n peter_n a_o exclusive_a province_n to_o wit_n the_o gentile_n nor_o any_o gentile_n but_o those_o of_o the_o dispersion_n out_o of_o judea_n only_o 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