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translator_n these_o 32_o and_o 33_o consideratioâ—…s_n be_v read_v together_o may_v vindicate_v the_o author_n good_a meaning_n from_o his_o dubi_fw-la ous_a and_o offen_n sive_z expression_n in_o the_o present_a consideration_n see_v the_o preface_n this_o xxxvi_o coâ—…sideration_n say_v the_o translator_n seem_v express_v in_o difficult_a and_o ambiguous_a word_n which_o may_v just_o breed_v exception_n if_o so_o it_o be_v not_o take_v altogether_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o it_o be_v one_o of_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o full_o understand_v see_v the_o preface_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la homo_fw-la the_o week_n before_o easter_n pretend_v â—…erit_n
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