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legitimate_o the_o xxxi_o and_o so_o beside_o the_o hebrew_n and_o our_o bibles_n from_o it_o even_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o some_o late_a edition_n of_o the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o now_o in_o the_o say_v xxxxviii_fw-la chap._n v._o 15._o we_o have_v the_o text_n we_o look_v for_o which_o be_v there_o render_v thus_o a._n rachel_n all_o in_o weep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simple_o without_o any_o adjection_n not_o as_o s._n matt._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o perfect_o answer_v the_o hebrew_n and_o will_v not_o cease_v over_o her_o child_n because_o they_o be_v not_o a_o five_o text_n be_v out_o of_o isai_n xl_o 3._o where_o first_o we_o find_v s._n matthew_n to_o follow_v the_o septuagint_v version_n but_o the_o reason_n may_v well_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v because_o they_o here_o follow_v the_o hebrew_n cc._n so_o that_o in_o this_o text_n all_o three_o accord_n especial_o if_o we_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sense_n our_o translator_n very_o proper_o as_o i_o conceive_v take_v it_o the_o little_a difference_n there_o be_v be_v of_o s._n matthew_n from_o both_o the_o original_a and_o septuagint_a for_o he_o put_v the_o pronoun_n for_o the_o noun_n contract_v the_o latter_a clause_n thus_o make_v straight_o his_o path_n instead_o of_o make_v straight_o the_o path_n of_o our_o god_n which_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o god_n b._n very_o material_a as_o it_o may_v seem_v be_v in_o both_o but_o omit_v by_o s._n matthew_n the_o six_o and_o seven_o text_n s._n matthew_n produce_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n if_o we_o wave_v one_o which_o be_v mangle_v by_o the_o devil_n as_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v it_o not_o disagreeable_a to_o do_v inasmuch_o as_o his_o authority_n will_v not_o much_o credit_n any_o translation_n be_v such_o wherein_n hebrew_n septuagint_n and_o cc._n evangelist_n be_v all_o at_o sufficient_a accord_n cc._n the_o place_n be_v deut._n viij_o 3._o and_o vi_o 16._o in_o s._n 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