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overseer_n or_o bishop_n to_o feed_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n in_o that_o you_o have_v your_o charge_n see_v you_o now_o to_o the_o discharge_n next_o and_o last_o follow_v a_o apostolical_a valediction_n benediction_n and_o prayer_n which_o shall_v be_v i_o also_o and_o with_o that_o i_o now_o conclude_v 32._o and_o now_o brethren_n i_o commend_v you_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v able_a to_o build_v you_o up_o and_o to_o give_v you_o a_o inheritance_n among_o all_o which_o be_v sanctify_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la epistle_n p._n 3._o margin_n ep_n p._n 2._o deal_n p._n 10._o line_n 6._o first_o deal_n p._n 13._o line_n 19_o and_o deal_n p._n 14._o line_n 3._o for_o the_o read_v this_o preface_n p._n 9_o marg_n z_o for_o contra_fw-la marcione_fw-la 5._o r._n contra_fw-la martion_n c._n 5._o p._n 10._o l._n 2._o for_o bishop_n r._n be_v bishop_n p._n 11._o l._n 20._o for_o their_o r._n there_o p._n 12._o l._n 20._o for_o policarpus_fw-la r._n polycarpus_n l._n 22._o for_o clemet_n r._n clemens_n p._n 15._o marg_n g_o for_o 406._o r._n 306._o ibid._n marg_n r._n h_o camorar_n in_o vita_fw-la phil_n molane_v sermon_n p._n 2._o l._n 7._o for_o licaonica_n r._n lycaonia_n ibid._n marg_n for_o act._n 3._o 12._o r._n tit._n 3._o 12._o p._n 7._o marg_n x_o for_o zech._n 37._o r._n zech._n 3._o 7._o p._n 9_o marg_n d_o for_o nunb_n 16._o 3._o r._n numb_a 16._o 3._o ibid._n marg_n g_o for_o rev_n 1._o 6._o 15._o 10._o r._n rev_n 1._o 6_o p_o 11._o l._n 28._o legal_a deal_n p._n 12._o marg_n r_o for_o acts._n 1._o 6._o r._n acts._n 6._o 1._o p._n 14._o marg_n a_o for_o phile_fw-gr 9_o r._n philem_fw-la v._n 9_o p._n 15._o l._n 26._o for_o ii_o r._n i._o p._n 16._o l._n 1._o sore_n for_o r._n so_o l._n 2._o for_o apostle_n r._n apostle_n l._n 29._o for_o be_v be_v r._n be_v p._n 17._o l._n 2._o for_o in_o r._n on_o p._n 21._o l._n 29_o for_o as_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 22._o marg_n f_z for_o synod_n r._n 6_o synod_n p._n 23._o l._n 4._o for_o conveen_a r._n convening_n p._n 25._o l._n 28._o for_o conc_fw-fr ear_a 〈◊〉_d conc_fw-fr sard._n l._n 30._o for_o be_v to_o r._n to_o be_v p._n 26._o l._n 13._o for_o nominate_v r._n denominate_v p._n 32._o l._n 18._o for_o oft_o r._n after_o after_o ric._n hooker_n eccles._n pol._n pref._n ep._n p._n 2d_o beza_n the_o grad_v min._n c._n 11._o 11._o 2_o kin._n 16._o 10_o 11._o neh._n 13._o 14._o 14._o hos._n 3._o 12._o 12._o act_n 12._o 2._o 2._o gal._n 1._o 19_o 19_o act_n 12._o 17._o 17._o act_n 15._o 13_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z annot._n on_o act_n 21._o 18._o 18._o annot._n on_o act_n 12._o â—7_n â—7_n hiero._n catal._n scrip._n in_o sim._n sim._n niceph._n l._n 14._o 〈…〉_z euseb._n l._n 2._o c._n 24._o doroth._n in_o synop._n hie._n proëm_n in_o math._n &_o in_o cate-log_n 〈◊〉_d marco_n &_o ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la evagr._fw-la cent._n 1._o l._n 2._o c._n 10._o in_o joh._n evang._n evang._n beza_n in_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 19_o 19_o euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o 4._o hier._n catal_a sc_n sc_n oecum_fw-la in_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 1._o oecum_fw-la in_o tit._n 1._o 1._o conc._n chalce_fw-la act_n 11._o 11._o theod._n balfamo_n balfamo_n euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 22._o ignat._n ad_fw-la anti_fw-la ch_n ch_n euseb._n l._n 5._o c._n 6._o &_o l._n 3._o c._n 4._o etc._n etc._n 13._o etc._n etc._n 22._o iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o hie._n cata_fw-la in_o clement_n clement_n iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 35._o hier._n in_o catal_a sc_n sc_n euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o 23._o tertul._n de_fw-fr praescrip_n c._n 32._o &_o l._n 4._o contra_fw-la marcione_n