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moâ—…s_v 〈◊〉_d wheâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tâ—…_n indictâ—…_n what_o have_v 〈◊〉_d to_o sumus_fw-la say_v agaâ—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n saint_n paâ—…l_n ubi_fw-la stimulus_fw-la tuâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n that_o be_v say_v saint_n austin_n where_o be_v sin_n wherewith_o we_o be_v sting_v and_o poison_v be_v not_o this_o chius_n ad_fw-la choum_fw-la do_v not_o these_o translation_n 〈◊〉_d well_o agree_v as_o harp_n and_o harrow_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v answer_v to_o salve_v the_o repugnancy_n and_o solve_v the_o difficulty_n that_o saint_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 55_o his_o word_n have_v no_o reference_n disserit_fw-la to_o this_o text_n in_o the_o prophet_n for_o the_o last_o translation_n approve_v by_o our_o church_n in_o the_o marginal_a note_n upon_o the_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 55._o â—…ds_v we_o to_o this_o versâ—…n_n hosâ—…a_n and_o we_o find_v no_o other_o place_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n shall_v allude_v buâ—…_n this_o and_o although_o carvin_n endeavour_v to_o untie_v this_o gordiaâ—…_n knot_n say_v â—…orily_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o do_v not_o allege_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o confirm_v any_o point_n of_o dâ—…_n deliver_v by_o he_o yet_o calvin_n his_o evidence_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o obscure_a and_o inevident_a his_o satis_fw-la constat_fw-la minime_fw-la liquet_fw-la for_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 53._o 54._o 55._o be_v for_o this_o corruptible_fw-fr must_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortal_a must_v put_v on_o immortality_n so_o when_o this_o corruptible_a shall_v have_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortal_a shall_v have_v put_v on_o immortality_n then_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v the_o say_n that_o be_v write_v death_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_a where_o be_v 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