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the_o profession_n of_o the_o quote_v poet_n next_o follow_v the_o appropriation_n of_o they_o your_o own_o poet_n as_o certain_a also_o of_o your_o own_o poet_n have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n paul_n make_v use_v of_o their_o writing_n but_o reject_v they_o he_o approve_v what_o they_o say_v but_o he_o ow_v not_o they_o your_o own_o poet_n they_o bring_v their_o gift_n unto_o the_o altar_n and_o then_o go_v their_o way_n one_o or_o two_o read_v it_o vestratium_fw-la in_o reference_n unto_o their_o country_n but_o that_o be_v very_o disputable_a in_o two_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o of_o the_o phrase_n for_o the_o first_o though_o we_o know_v not_o what_o countryman_n they_o be_v who_o s._n paul_n include_v in_o the_o certain_a and_o therefore_o can_v judge_v whether_o they_o be_v conterraneous_a unto_o
as_o we_o may_v speak_v few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v the_o day_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n matth._n seven_o 14._o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n say_v the_o like_a of_o virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a before_o to_o vice_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o little_a way_n to_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o dwell_v hard_a by_o our_o saviour_n john_n nineteeen_o 27._o to_o his_o belove_a disciple_n s._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v thy_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o give_v thou_o this_o woman_n for_o thy_o mother_n be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o samian_o when_o to_o the_o rich_a of_o the_o citizen_n the_o mother_n of_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o war_n be_v give_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o they_o and_o do_v not_o our_o saviour_n die_v for_o s._n john_n 1._o tim._n v._o 6._o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o a_o widow_n which_o live_v in_o pleasure_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o that_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a while_o she_o live_v talis_fw-la vita_fw-la nunquid_fw-la vita_fw-la erat_fw-la domine_fw-la but_o that_o be_v s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o a_o licentious_a life_n lord_n what_o a_o life_n be_v that_o but_o terence_n in_o hecyra_n come_v near_a sanè_fw-la hercle_fw-la homo_fw-la voluptati_fw-la obsequens_fw-la fuit_fw-la dum_fw-la vixit_fw-la pamphilus_n speak_v it_o there_o of_o a_o woman_n too_o s._n paul_n greek_a can_v well_o be_v render_v but_o by_o terence_n latin_a and_o terence_n latin_a can_v be_v put_v well_o into_o other_o greek_a aristotle_n rhet._n two_o c._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thâ—se_o that_o look_v not_o well_o to_o other_o man_n horse_n by_o thâ—â—dectes_n his_o law_n be_v not_o to_o have_v their_o own_o give_v they_o like_a unto_o this_o may_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n seem_v luke_n xuj_o 12._o and_o if_o you_o have_v not_o be_v faithful_a in_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n who_o shall_v give_v you_o that_o which_o be_v your_o own_o aesop_n be_v ask_v by_o chilo_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wiseman_n of_o greece_n what_o god_n be_v do_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o psalm_n cxlvii_o 6._o the_o lord_n set_v up_o the_o meek_a and_o bring_v the_o ungodly_a down_o to_o the_o ground_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o one_o place_n have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chilo_n to_o his_o brother_n who_o take_v it_o ill_o that_o he_o be_v not_o choose_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n paul_n i_o know_v how_o to_o be_v abase_v one_o of_o chilo_n precept_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o life_n of_o chilo_n by_o diogenes_n laertius_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v one_o own_o house_n well_o s._n paul_n 1_o tim._n v._o 4._o have_v the_o same_o precept_n in_o effect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o more_o pat_o chap._n three_o vers_fw-la 12._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o qualification_n of_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rule_v their_o child_n and_o their_o own_o house_n well_o moses_n exod._n iii._o when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o god_n desire_v to_o know_v god_n name_n that_o he_o may_v tell_v they_o who_o send_v he_o and_o god_n express_v himself_o by_o i_o be_o thus_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o vers_n 14._o so_o plato_n call_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v indeed_o as_o if_o nothing_o have_v any_o real_a existence_n but_o god_n plato_n in_o his_o dialogue_n of_o death_n call_v man_n body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o tabernacle_n so_o do_v s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n v._n 1._o plato_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o his_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o communion_n of_o the_o soul_n 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the_o saviour_n the_o initial_a and_o begin_v letter_n of_o which_o pprophecy_n be_v put_v in_o order_n together_o make_v up_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o fish_n whence_o tertullian_n call_v our_o saviour_n piscem_fw-la and_o one_o of_o these_o sibylls_n virgil_n in_o one_o of_o his_o eclogue_n be_v suppose_v with_o good_a probability_n to_o have_v imitate_v namely_o in_o the_o four_o eclogue_n te_fw-la deuce_n si_fw-la qua_fw-la manent_fw-la sceleris_fw-la vestigia_fw-la nostri_fw-la irrita_fw-la perpetua_fw-la solvent_a formidine_fw-la terras_fw-la meaning_n by_o te_fw-la deuce_n christ_n according_a to_o the_o sibyl_n and_o christ_n be_v call_v heb._n two_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n many_o other_o passage_n also_o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o eclogue_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o as_o for_o trismegist_n who_o be_v quote_v so_o much_o by_o great_a author_n only_o for_o rational_a knowledge_n 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