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bishop_n be_v clear_v thereof_o follow_v your_o own_o principal_a auâ—…ors_n &_o doctor_n that_o translâ—…ting_v and_o set_v out_o this_o story_n name_v he_o even_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d â—…oth_v emanuel_n paleologus_fw-la &_o not_o once_o nâ—…r_v twice_o neither_o â—…s_v the_o blind_a man_n cast_v his_o â—…affe_n but_o as_o they_o say_v themselves_o on_o good_a consideration_n among_o they_o thereunâ—…o_o and_o so_o rehearsetâ—…_n his_o noble_a virtue_n 24._o the._n 65._o untruth_n for_o this_o emperor_n wâ—…_n a_o stark_a heretic_n so_o say_v you_o m._n stapleton_n and_o so_o you_o revile_v he_o in_o your_o counterblaste_n for_o a_o wretched_a heretic_n also_o and_o a_o wicked_a doer_n but_o your_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n nicephorus_n say_v not_o so_o of_o he_o he_o recite_v 〈◊〉_d many_o virtue_n â–ª_o and_o also_o 〈◊〉_d and_o excellent_a virtue_n of_o this_o emperor_n if_o he_o be_v not_o such_o a_o one_o or_o have_v not_o such_o uâ—…rtues_n as_o nicephorus_n rehearâ—…eth_v he_o to_o 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which_o he_o cite_v the_o line_n before_o adverbum_fw-la
and_o with_o diffinct_a letter_n which_o he_o do_v not_o here_o but_o paraphrastical_o expound_v the_o text_n wherein_o if_o he_o do_v wrest_v the_o meaning_n of_o saint_n paul_n you_o shall_v hardly_o note_v that_o for_o a_o untruth_n â–ª_o s._n paul_n there_o name_v not_o religion_n that_o be_v true_a religion_n but_o that_o this_o word_n godliness_n which_o saint_n paul_n name_v comprehend_v not_o religion_n as_o the_o bishop_n say_v that_o be_v your_o own_o untruth_n but_o this_o matter_n be_v debate_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o answer_n to_o your_o counterblast_n chap._n 18._o divis_fw-la â–ª_o 22._o where_o be_v show_v both_o by_o the_o father_n and_o by_o your_o own_o chief_a writer_n that_o saint_n paul_n by_o this_o word_n godliness_n mean_v true_a religion_n here_o you_o set_v another_o blaze_a star_n upon_o these_o word_n that_o the_o bishop_n say_v this_o will_v be_v note_v with_o good_a advisement_n that_o saint_n paul_n himself_o show_v plain_o prosperity_n amongst_o 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