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nor_o do_v we_o think_v that_o the_o interpretation_n we_o have_v from_o the_o septuagint_n be_v full_a enough_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la effuderit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la hominis_fw-la pro_fw-la sanguine_fw-la hominis_fw-la ejus_fw-la effâ—ndetur_fw-la psal._n 2._o and_o with_o reverence_n we_o dissent_v too_o from_o arias_n montanus_n and_o pagnin_n translation_n effundens_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_fw-la homine_fw-la sanguis_fw-la ejus_fw-la effundetur_fw-la my_o reason_n with_o humble_a submission_n to_o better_a judgement_n and_o reverence_n to_o so_o great_a man_n be_v 1._o first_o baadam_n in_o homine_fw-la or_o per_fw-la hominem_fw-la can_v in_o grammar_n be_v add_v to_o the_o subject_a or_o antecedent_n effundens_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la but_o must_v belong_v to_o the_o predicate_a or_o consequent_a sanguis_fw-la ejus_fw-la effundetur_fw-la and_o so_o the_o complete_a and_o perfect_a sense_n be_v effundens_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la hominis_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la sanguis_fw-la ejus_fw-la effundetur_fw-la just_a as_o our_o bible_n english_a it_o who_o so_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o because_o in_o the_o original_a the_o accent_n zakephkathon_n which_o make_v as_o the_o grammarian_n say_v incisum_fw-la majus_fw-la a_o distinction_n be_v put_v above_o the_o word_n haadam_n so_o that_o baadam_n be_v to_o be_v join_v to_o the_o next_o the_o like_a read_v you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o very_a verse_n immediate_o precede_v next_o this_o â—_o both_o in_o baadam_n signify_v no_o less_o per_fw-la than_o in_o by_o than_o in_o and_o by_o be_v the_o preposition_n which_o express_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n and_o consequent_o it_o import_v one_o god_n instrument_n who_o be_v authorize_v from_o he_o 3._o three_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o thargum_n their_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n or_o translation_n turn_v the_o word_n so_o that_o they_o understand_v this_o baadam_n by_o man_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o from_o god_n be_v authorize_v with_o power_n vnkelos_n turn_v it_o thus_o qui_fw-la effuderit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la hominis_fw-la eum_fw-la testibus_fw-la five_o 〈◊〉_d testes_fw-la juxâ—a_fw-la sententiam_fw-la judicum_fw-la sanguis_fw-la ejus_fw-la effundetur_fw-la jonathan_n give_v the_o sense_n thus_o qui_fw-la effuderit_fw-la sangâ—inem_fw-la hominis_fw-la per_fw-la testes_fw-la condemnabuâ—â—_n eum_fw-la judices_fw-la ad_fw-la â—necem_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la effuderit_fw-la absque_fw-la testibus_fw-la dominus_fw-la mundi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vindictam_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la sumet_fw-la in_o die_v judicii_fw-la both_o of_o they_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o the_o read_n be_v thus_o who_o so_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o man_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v and_o both_o of_o they_o conceive_v it_o so_o that_o this_o baadam_n this_o per_fw-la hominem_fw-la this_o by_o man_n be_v not_o every_o man_n but_o the_o judge_n authorize_v from_o god_n or_o both_o 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god_n only_o have_v the_o power_n of_o man_n life_n no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o his_o own_o life_n whoso_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o god_n justice_n and_o ordinance_n his_o life_n be_v to_o be_v take_v away_o again_o this_o principal_o and_o proper_o belong_v to_o god_n v_o 5._o i_o will_v require_v etc._n etc._n but_o god_n have_v give_v this_o to_o some_o deputy_n this_o power_n be_v not_o give_v to_o every_o one_o as_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o ill_a conscience_n make_v cain_n say_v whosoever_o find_v i_o shall_v kill_v i_o this_o be_v to_o destroy_v mankind_n and_o make_v god_n the_o god_n of_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n some_o man_n it_o be_v then_o by_o distinction_n and_o excellency_n who_o be_v god_n deputy_n and_o then_o this_o can_v be_v none_o else_o but_o he_o in_o who_o be_v sovereign_a power_n and_o this_o power_n be_v from_o none_o else_o but_o from_o god_n almighty_a and_o if_o this_o power_n over_o life_n be_v from_o god_n why_o not_o all_o 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