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deditissimus_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la martinus_n bucerus_n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n by_o richard_n jugge_n printer_n to_o the_o queen_n majesty_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la regiae_n maiestatis_fw-la two_o tim._n iâ—_n i_o tim._n vi_o psal._n two_o i_o tim._n iii._n psal._n cxlv_o iii._n esdr._n iiii_o â—hese_fw-mi major_n â—ede_v not_o so_o â—uch_o proof_n â—hese_fw-mi minor_n â—e_v but_o affitâ—ed_v and_o not_o â—â—oved_v i._o cor_fw-la xi_o hie_v â–ª_o xxix_o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap._n 17_o ephe._n iâ—_n ephe._n iiâ—_o â–ª_o esai_n xâ—â—x_fw-la aug._n epi_n xlviii_o â–ª_o epi._n cxix_o abide_v epi._n cxviii_o hebre._n x._o hebr._n v._n epist._n cxviii_o â–ª_o 1._o cor._n ix_o note_v this_o place_n of_o bed_n eccl_n lust_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 30._o and_o expende_v his_o reason_n epist._n cliiii_o de_fw-fr doctr_n christ._n lib._n 2._o ca._n 40._o deut._n 2_o i_o cor._n xiiii_o i_o pet._n two_o math._n xuj_o act_n xv_o math._n xv_o hom._n â—â—_o in_o maâ—h_o contra_fw-la ciâ—â—_n â–ª_o grand_fw-mi lib._n three_o â–ª_o ca._n li._n ser._n 24._o de_fw-la ver_fw-la apost_n â–ª_o epi._n 48._o instit._fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 10._o par_fw-fr 30._o 3_o rom._n xiiii_o two_o cor._n â—â—_o â–ª_o con._n do_v post_n collatt_a cap._n 5._o etc._n etc._n psal._n cxix_o two_o tim._n iii._n i_o cor._n xiiii_o aug._n ep._n 86_o epist._n n8_n deut._n 〈…〉_o i_o ro._n xv_o epiph._n li_n 3._o to._n pri_fw-la epi._n general_a aug._n epi._n 48._o ezec._n xiii_o i_o cor._n xi_o in_o epi._n â—â—_o â—_o et_fw-fr cap._n â—_o ad_fw-la cassâ—â—_n act._n x_o â–ª_o i_o cor._n xi_o xiiii_o eph._n lib._n 3._o to._n pri_fw-la 1._o cor._n iiii_o ad_fw-la cass_n calu._n p._n mar._n of_o outward_a apparel_n tert._n de_fw-fr vir_fw-la vela_fw-la niceph._n li._n 9_o cap._n 45._o to._n pr._n con_v syn._n gang._n i_o reg._n ix_o 〈…〉_o math_n â—â—_o math._n xxâ—â—_n hie._n epi._n tert._n de_fw-fr well_fw-mi virg_n amb._n the_o virg_n aug._n epist._n 76._o can._n 4._o li._n 2._o to._n pri_fw-la haer._n â—3_n to._n 〈…〉_o câ—â—_n 2._o 1._o cor._n i._n caus._n 21._o q._n 4_z â–ª_o câ—n._n 27._o basil._n to._n 2._o of_o minister_a apparel_n de_fw-fr unâ—â—_n bapt_v 〈…〉_o cap_n 9_o ter._n the_o pâ—â—_n adver_v her_o ter._n the_o idol_n aug._n epi._n 113_o hie._n in_o gal._n cap._n 4._o eus._n li._n 5._o ca._n 18._o eccl_n hist._n 1._o cor._n xi_o lib._n pri_fw-la adver_v pelag_n hom._n 60._o an._n do_v 400._o ezec._n xliiii_o i_o pet._n iii._n de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la foem_n ad_fw-la fab_n lib._n 2._o paâ—â—_n cap._n 10._o mart_n julit_fw-la de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la â–ª_o 2_o de_fw-fr civi_fw-la â–ª_o dei_fw-la â—â—_o 9_o â–ª_o ca._n 19_o i_o re._n xxuâ—â—_n act._n viij_o act._n nineteeen_o 3_o d._n bucer_n mâ—rk_n seven_o in_o cap._n 18._o math._n p._n mart_n â–ª_o doct._n ridl_n galat._n iii._n 4._o aug._n epist._n 117._o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la li._n 19_o â–ª_o ci_fw-fr 19_o exo._n twelve_o i_o tim._n iiii_o â–ª_o two_o tim._n two_o mat._n xxiiii_o two_o tim._n two_o rom._n two_o 2._o pet._n two_o hebr._fw-la vi_fw-la de_fw-fr corona_fw-la milit_fw-la de_fw-fr idolol_fw-fr de_fw-fr cor_fw-la mil._n de_fw-fr pall_n ad_fw-la fab_n cle._n recog_n 7_o two_o tim._n iiii_o ter._n the_o pâ—l_n au._n gell_n lib._n cap._n 15._o epilog_n â—_o â–ª_o cor._n xuj_o luk._n nineteeen_o luk._n nineteeen_o contra_fw-la lit_fw-fr petil._n li._n 3._o cap._n 4._o two_o cor._n x._o tit._n pri_fw-la rom._n xiiii_o i_o cor._n viij_o math._n xxiii_o ☜_o in_o the_o article_n agree_v in_o the_o last_o synod_n luk._n twelve_o euseb._n li._n iii._n cap._n xxxi_o in_o math_n cap._n 26._o hom._n 83._o ad_fw-la popul_fw-la ant._n hom._n 60._o tit._n i._o â—_o 1._o tim._n 〈…〉_o phil._n i._o â—_o math._n twelve_o a._n mark_n two_o d._n titus_n i_o d._n 1._o tim._n iiii_o a._n