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the_o judgement_n of_o all_o divinity_n to_o scripture_n of_o all_o scripture_n to_o criticism_n i_o will_v not_o contradict_v it_o if_o we_o confine_v this_o judiciarie_n censorship_n and_o criticism_n to_o man_n skilful_a and_o eminent_a in_o all_o art_n science_n and_o language_n for_o who_o can_v so_o well_o interpret_v scripture_n as_o such_o man_n it_o be_v a_o passionate_a conceit_n of_o hood_n wink_v man_n as_o be_v record_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n lib._n 2._o pag._n 122._o arrogaturos_fw-la 122._o potestate_fw-la unicuique_fw-la factâ_fw-la in_o scripturae_fw-la verstonem_fw-la inquirendi_fw-la utrùm_fw-la proba_fw-la sit_fw-la nêcue_n vel_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la interpretibus_fw-la eam_fw-la comparando_fw-la vel_fw-la contextu_fw-la hebraeo_fw-la consulto_fw-la tum_fw-la novos_fw-la hosce_fw-la grammaticastros_fw-la omne_fw-la interturbaturos_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la solis_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o arbitrium_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la fidei_fw-la 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bishop_n and_o divine_n wise_o wise_o as_o if_o divine_n and_o bishop_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v perfect_a grammarian_n before_o they_o be_v divine_n as_o if_o both_o can_v not_o consist_v together_o as_o if_o famous_a and_o deep_a divine_n have_v not_o be_v admirable_a yea_o the_o best_a and_o sound_a of_o all_o linguist_n and_o critic_n who_o they_o scornful_o term_v petty_a grammarian_n as_o if_o they_o envy_v any_o man_n these_o passage_n of_o learning_n which_o they_o kenned_a not_o and_o will_v put_v out_o the_o candle_n which_o other_o man_n light_v delight_v rather_o in_o darkness_n then_o suffer_v some_o place_n use_v by_o pope_n and_o schoolman_n to_o be_v question_v and_o clear_v and_o it_o be_v a_o just_a indignation_n of_o the_o friar_n against_o the_o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n because_o they_o be_v so_o prompt_a to_o define_v article_n and_o pronounce_v anathemaes_n when_o they_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v and_o be_v loath_a to_o be_v teach_v the_o thing_n themselves_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n lib._n 6._o pag._n 481._o but_o since_o he_o say_v of_o the_o evangelist_n s_o john_n respexit_fw-la john_n perpetuò_fw-la ad_fw-la targumistas_n respexit_fw-la he_o always_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o targumist_n pag._n 289._o and_o respieâ—t_fw-la and_o ad_fw-la targumistas_n semper_fw-la respieâ—t_fw-la he_o still_o respect_v the_o targumist_n pag._n 250._o and_o est_fw-la and_o totum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la voces_fw-la &_o sermonem_fw-la spectat_fw-la peregrinum_fw-la est_fw-la all_z the_o word_n and_o speech_n sound_v strange_a pag._n 230._o as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o in_o s._n joh._n one_o line_n or_o phrase_n of_o pure_a good_a heathen_a greek_a since_o he_o make_v the_o hellenisticall_a greek_a &_o the_o other_o greek_a divers_a language_n pag._n 373._o though_o they_o differ_v not_o so_o much_o as_o some_o dialect_n beside_o his_o jerk_n at_o nonnus_n 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verse_n behold_v i_o will_v send_v you_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n pag._n 255._o from_o chrysostom_n well_o observe_v that_o most_o greek_a and_o latin_a copy_n misreade_v it_o thus_o ecce_fw-la mitto_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la eliam_fw-la thesbitem_fw-la behold_v i_o send_v unto_o you_o elias_n the_o tishbite_n and_o so_o because_o the_o baptist_n be_v not_o elias_n the_o tishbite_n we_o may_v expect_v the_o tishbite_n after_o john_n indeed_o the_o septuagint_n turn_v by_o hierom_n and_o in_o theodoret_n on_o malachi_n 4.5_o have_v it_o eliam_fw-la thesbitem_fw-la and_o codex_fw-la vaticanus_n so_o have_v it_o say_v christopher_n castrus_n on_o the_o place_n and_o all_o the_o greek_a father_n and_o tertullian_n and_o augustine_n the_o civet_n 20.29_o but_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v not_o elias_n the_o tishbite_n but_o elias_n the_o prophet_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o fair_a great_a bibles_n of_o our_o adversary_n of_o vatablus_n and_o other_o 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gratiam_fw-la habuit_fw-la vel_fw-la mensuram_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o aquavitae_fw-la austeritas_fw-la vigâ—rque_fw-la mentis_fw-la heliae_fw-la &_o joannis_n pares_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n elias_n and_o john_n have_v both_o the_o same_o grace_n and_o measure_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v equal_a in_o austerity_n of_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o mind_n each_o live_v in_o the_o wilderness_n each_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o leathern_a girdle_n elias_n be_v force_v to_o flee_v because_o he_o reprove_v ahab_n and_o jezabel_n john_n be_v behead_v for_o find_v fault_n with_o herod_n and_o herodias_n and_o yet_o to_o speak_v truth_n the_o same_o s._n hierom_n be_v not_o constant_a to_o himself_o but_o cross_v what_o he_o say_v on_o malachi_n and_o otherwhere_o he_o on_o matth._n 17.11_o thus_o expound_v these_o word_n spiritu_fw-la word_n elias_n quidem_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o secundo_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la adventu_fw-la 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