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and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o 24.11_o resp_n psa_fw-la 24.11_o all_o be_v god_n by_o creation_n providence_n and_o preservation_n yet_o when_o god_n have_v give_v they_o to_o man_n they_o be_v the_o man_n and_o he_o in_o our_o law_n language_n be_v become_v the_o proprietary_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o sir_n edward_n coke_n say_v what_o be_v give_v to_o churchman_n be_v give_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v then_o go_n yea_o in_o god_n word_n 1._o instit._fw-la 2._o c._n 1._o saint_n peter_n say_v of_o ananias_n his_o land_n while_o it_o be_v thou_o own_o be_v it_o not_o in_o thy_o own_o power_n 5.4_o act_n 5.4_o but_o when_o man_n shall_v give_v this_o again_o to_o god_n and_o that_o god_n accept_v it_o than_o it_o be_v as_o plain_o god_n again_o and_o god_n be_v the_o proprietary_n of_o it_o as_o of_o his_o own_o prove_v likewise_o from_o the_o same_o text_n where_o after_o ananias_n his_o dedication_n saint_n peter_n say_v that_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o 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