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ch._n 11._o v._n 6._o though_o i_o be_v rude_a in_o speech_n p._n 437_o ver._n 17._o i_o speak_v not_o after_o the_o lord_n p._n 472_o st._n james_n ch._n 4._o v._n 5_o 6._o do_v you_o think_v that_o the_o scripture_n say_v in_o vain_a the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o lust_v to_o envy_n but_o he_o give_v more_o grace_n p._n 463_o st._n peter_n 2_o epist._n ch._n 3._o v._n 5._o this_o they_o be_v willing_o ignorant_a of_o that_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o heaven_n be_v of_o old_a and_o the_o earth_n stand_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o in_o the_o water_n p._n 62_o st._n john_n 2_o epist._n ver._n 12._o i_o will_v not_o write_v with_o paper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 167_o beside_o sundry_a text_n mention_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n where_o the_o emendation_n of_o the_o present_a english_a version_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v attempt_v errata_fw-la page_n 30._o line_n 1o_o r._n able_a full_o to_o p._n 79._o l._n 29._o r._n who_o be_v p._n 104._o l._n 33._o r._n as_o p._n 11o_o l._n 5._o r._n founder_n p._n 117._o l._n 28._o r._n greek_o p._n 121._o l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 139._o l._n 25._o r._n aâ—_n p._n 140._o â—_o 33._o r._n from_o it_o p._n 146._o l._n 27._o r._n require_v either_o of_o p._n 159._o l._n 15._o r._n record_v that_o the_o letter_n of_o their_o alphabet_n be_v p._n 188._o l._n 14_o after_o time_n deal_n l._n 15._o after_o these_o deal_n p._n 196._o in_o the_o margin_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 206._o l._n 20._o r._n this_o p._n 216._o l._n 1._o r._n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o p._n 230._o l._n 15._o r._n place_n p._n 244._o l._n 27._o r._n which_o we_o and_o include_v the_o follow_a word_n which_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n rotulae_fw-la by_o the_o lxx_o in_o a_o parenthesis_n p._n 322._o l._n 33_o 34._o r._n the_o former_a and_o f._n be_v r._n be_v p._n 336._o l._n 30._o r._n might_n p._n 340._o l._n 3._o r._n the_o deadly_a p._n 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alone_o it_o be_v this_o book_n whence_o we_o be_v acquaint_v that_o our_o suffering_n make_v we_o conformable_a to_o christ_n our_o master_n and_o therefore_o be_v honourable_a badge_n of_o christianity_n that_o the_o curse_n which_o usual_o attend_v outward_a cross_n be_v take_v away_o by_o our_o saviour_n death_n that_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v chastisement_n rather_o than_o punishment_n that_o no_o adverse_a accident_n can_v do_v we_o any_o hurt_n if_o we_o believe_v in_o jesus_n and_o abandon_v our_o sin_n that_o the_o pressure_n of_o this_o life_n be_v serviceable_a to_o make_v we_o pity_v those_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n to_o know_v and_o relish_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o suffer_v for_o we_o to_o inhanse_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o commend_v
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dialog_n dialog_n beza_n &_o caninius_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 26._o 26._o in_o more_o 14._o 14._o critie_n dec._n 2._o â—_o 6._o 6._o naâ—_n hist._n l._n 1â—_n â—_o 2._o 2._o diog_n laâ—rt_n in_o platone_n platone_n hom._n 28._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la hebr._fw-la hebr._fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devita_fw-la tiâ—_n 3._o 9_o 9_o in_o hesychio_n hesychio_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la isa._n 11._o 2._o 2._o isa._n 11._o 2._o 2._o eph._n 1._o 17._o 17._o gal._n 6._o 1._o 1._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 7._o 7._o rom._n 11._o 8._o 8._o hos._n 5._o 4._o 4._o 1_o john_n 4._o 3._o 3._o isa._n 19_o 14._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la lib._n dâ—_n cultu_fw-la stellar_n stellar_n de_fw-fr diâ—_n syr._n proleg_n proleg_n antiqu._n a 1_n c._n 4._o 4._o not._n miscell_n in_o port._n mos._n mos._n see_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n book_n it_o have_v 4_o signification_n urere_fw-la discere_fw-la dividere_fw-la convivic_a excipere_fw-la excipere_fw-la lexicon_n ex_fw-la talmud_n in_o sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n see_v buxtorf_n de_fw-fr abbreviat_fw-la hebraic_n hebraic_n see_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n book_n vatablus_n munster_n drusius_n drusius_n de_fw-fr animal_n sacr_n l._n 1._o 1._o plin._n nat._n hist._n l._n 8._o c._n 20._o l._n 18._o c._n 21._o solin_n cap._n 43_o &_o 65._o strabo_n geogr._n lib._n 15._o aelian_a hist._n animal_n l._n 6._o c._n 20._o 20._o scâ—liger_n exercit._fw-la 205._o 205._o et_fw-la nova_fw-la velocem_fw-la cingula_fw-la laedat_fw-la eqâ—â—â—_n ovid_n de_fw-fr reme_v reme_v dag_n gadol_n jon._n 1._o 17._o 17._o mr._n bochart_n de_fw-fr cero_n jonae_fw-la jonae_fw-la contra_fw-la cardan_n de_fw-fr balaenis_fw-la balaenis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o visceribus_fw-la visceribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n od._n â—_o â—_o maâ—_n 12._o 40._o 40._o bochart_n de_fw-fr anim._n sacr._n sacr._n 2_o king_n 9_o 37._o psal._n 83._o 10._o jer._n 8._o 2._o 2._o contr._n haeref_o l._n 1._o 1._o druthmarus_n in_o loc_n loc_n in_o matth._n cap._n 3._o 3._o clemens_n alex._n chrysostom_n nicephorus_n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o isidor_n l._n 1._o epist._n 5._o 5._o hieron_n montius_fw-la de_fw-la tutela_n salubritatis_fw-la salubritatis_fw-la annotat._n in_o matth._n 3._o 4._o 4._o lib._n 4._o c._n 3._o 3._o advers._fw-la jovinian_a jovinian_a lexic_fw-la hebraic_n hebraic_n jon._n 4._o 6._o 6._o miscell_n l._n 4._o c._n 5._o 5._o annotat._n in_o exod._n 3._o 23._o 23._o antiqu._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paul_n fagius_n in_o exod._n 28._o 20._o 20._o deut._n 3._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 4._o 4._o origen_n hom._n 2._o in_o gen._n augustin_n de_fw-fr civ_o del_fw-it l._n 15._o c._n 27._o 27._o butâ—o_o de_fw-fr arcâ—_n not_o kircher_n arc._n noâ—_n noâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d manipuli_fw-la spicarum_fw-la spicarum_fw-la dr._n lightfoot_n hor._n hebraic_n hebraic_n de_fw-fr ass_n ass_n lib._n 9_o c._n 1â—_n 1â—_n denarius_fw-la à _fw-la denis_fw-la aeris_fw-la aeris_fw-la georgius_n agricola_n budaeus_fw-la alciat_fw-la porâ—ius_fw-la glareanus_n fuschius_n waserus_n brerewood_n dr._n cumberland_n cumberland_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o 18._o grotius_n dr._n lightfoot_n lightfoot_n antiqu._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o gen._n 10._o 11_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 1._o 20._o ch_n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d luke_n 1._o 27._o and_o several_a other_o time_n in_o the_o same_o evangelist_n evangelist_n matth._n 27._o 56._o mark_v 15._o 40._o 40._o matth._n 27._o 61._o 61._o 〈◊〉_d solomon_n aben_n ezra_n etc._n etc._n etc._n antiqu._n l._n 8._o c._n 6._o 6._o communi_fw-la nomine_fw-la candacae_fw-la appellatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la plin._n nat._n hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 29._o 29._o r._n levi_n mercerus_n cocceius_n cocceius_n sir_n norton_n knatchbull_n be_v annotation_n on_o st._n matthew_n matthew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesych_n hesych_n jam._n 3._o 9_o 9_o significat_fw-la vel_fw-la genus_fw-la vel_fw-la sermonem_fw-la flectere_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquem_fw-la alloqui_fw-la cum_fw-la geniculatione_fw-la forster_n heb._n dict._n dict._n see_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n book_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la philem_n v._n 2._o 2._o haeres_fw-la 78._o 78._o epist._n 22._o ad_fw-la eustoch_n eustoch_n john_n 2._o 10._o 10._o gen._n 43._o 34._o 34._o lib._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 26._o c._n 11._o 11._o dionys._n halicarn_n halicarn_n dr._n brown_n vulgar_a error_n error_n tiberium_fw-la non_fw-la fortunae_fw-la non_fw-la solitudines_fw-la protegebant_fw-la quin_fw-la pectoris_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi suasque_fw-la ipse_fw-la poenas_fw-la fateretur_fw-la annal._n c._n â—_o â—_o sueton._n in_o nerone_n cap._n 34._o 34._o thuanuâ—_n thuanuâ—_n antiqu._n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o sir_n norton_n kâ—atchbull_n on_o mat._n 27._o 9_o 9_o luke_n 12._o 49._o 49._o commentar_n in_o pentatâ—uch_n pentatâ—uch_n aâ—tiqu_n l._n 7._o c._n 10._o 10._o urâ—â—â—h_o urajoth_o urajoth_o not._n in_o act._n act._n mesopotamia_n tota_fw-la assyriorum_n fâ—it_fw-la etc._n etc._n nat._n hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o 6._o reliqua_fw-la pars_fw-la mesopotamiae_n assyriaeque_fw-la â—â—bylonia_fw-la appellata_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la lib._n 25._o 25._o john_n 2._o 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr dâ—s_fw-fr syr._n proleg_n c._n 1._o 1._o joseph_n antiqu._n 1._o 1._o 1._o lib._n 16._o 16._o virgil._n georg._n 1_o &_o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 12._o 42._o 42._o antiqu._n 1._o 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o ludolph_n hist._n ethiop_n ethiop_n nat._n hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 29._o 29._o psal._n 72._o 10._o 10._o antiqu._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o 6._o in_o phaleg_n phaleg_n antiqu._n l._n 8._o c._n 2._o 2._o in_o phaleg_n phaleg_n china_n illustrata_fw-la illustrata_fw-la 〈◊〉_d antiqu._n l._n 8._o c._n 2._o 2._o rev._n 1._o 1._o 1._o 1_o john_n 2._o 18._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 7._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o 11._o 2_o epist._n ch_z 3._o v._n 13._o 13._o mat._n 26._o 13._o this_o gospel_n act_v 5._o 20._o this_o life_n and_o other_o place_n so_o that_o mat._n 7._o 22._o 1_o john_n 3._o 12._o and_o these_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 2._o 2._o tim._n 1._o 12._o be_v prefix_v where_o there_o be_v no_o reference_n to_o any_o thing_n go_v before_o before_o antiqu._n i._n 2._o c._n 6._o 6._o usher_n knatchbull_n knatchbull_n antiq._n jud._n l._n 6._o c._n 15._o 15._o mr._n abraham_n cowley_n in_o his_o davideis_n davideis_n consent_v of_o scripture_n scripture_n the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n testament_n comment_fw-fr in_o s._n matth._n matth._n jul._n african_n greg._n nazianz._n auguslin_n jerom_n eusebius_n ambrose_n ambrose_n baronius_n jansenius_n etc._n etc._n etc._n academic_n cap._n 2._o 2._o soepe_z pellibus_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la allevatis_fw-la ut_fw-la conspiceres_fw-la hostium_fw-la ignes_fw-la hist._n lib._n 7._o 7._o tentoria_fw-la militum_fw-la erant_fw-la ex_fw-la pellibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr gest_n alex._n m._n l._n 1._o 1._o decad._n 1._o lib._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 1._o cap_n 12._o 12._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gall._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o 4._o lib._n 8._o cap._n 2._o 2._o 4_o acad._n acad._n therapeut_fw-fr therapeut_fw-fr hom._n 5._o â—n_n 2_o tim._n tim._n comment_fw-fr in_o epist._n â—d_a eply_n eply_n lib._n 4._o 4._o voss._n etymolog_fw-la etymolog_fw-la psal._n 19_o 8._o 8._o lib._n advers._fw-la hermogenem_fw-la hermogenem_fw-la juvencus_n nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d sedulius_n prudentius_n aâ—aâ—or_n rusticus_n elpidius_n elpidius_n dâ—bartas_a bâ—chanan_n bishop_n hall_n sir_n george_n sandys_n dr._n donne_n mr._n 〈◊〉_d mr._n hâ—rbâ—râ—_n dr._n beauâ—oâ—â—_n mr._n câ—wley_n mr._n milton_n dr._n more_n mr._n norris_n mr._n wâ—oâ—ford_n dr._n patrick_n vida_n wesâ—â—y_n wesâ—â—y_n in_o his_o liâ—e_z liâ—e_z judge_n hale_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o one_o of_o his_o soâ—s_n soâ—s_n cicâ—ronem_fw-la amââ—â—e_fw-la proâ—ecisse_fw-la est_fw-la qâ—intil_n qâ—intil_n dr._n jackson_n vol._n 1._o book_n â—_o â—_o article_n the_o 6_o viz._n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o salvation_n salvation_n imbecillior_fw-la est_fw-la medicina_fw-la quam_fw-la morbus_fw-la epist_n 16._o ad_fw-la attic._n lib._n 10._o 10._o psal._n 119._o 50._o 50._o v_o 92._o 92._o rom._n 15._o 4._o 4._o job_n 5._o 17._o psal._n 94._o 12._o prov._n 3._o 11._o matth._n 5._o 10._o 11._o act_n 14._o 22._o râ—m_fw-la 5._o 3._o &_o 8._o 17._o jam._n 1._o 2_o 12._o 12._o job_n 7._o 17._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o 12._o judge_n hale_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o ourselves_o ourselves_o 2._o tim._n 3._o 17._o 17._o a_o kibbel_n accepit_fw-la quia_fw-la à _fw-la majoribus_fw-la accepta_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la in_o deuteron_n cap._n 34._o 34._o impossible_a est_fw-fr stare_v super_fw-la fundamento_fw-la legis_fw-la scriptae_fw-la nisi_fw-la beneâ—icio_fw-la legis_fw-la ore_fw-la traditae_fw-la traditae_fw-la verba_fw-la legis_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la proprio_fw-la egena_fw-la font_n in_o alieno_fw-la verò_fw-la locupletissima_fw-la locupletissima_fw-la magni_fw-la montes_fw-la dependent_a à _fw-la pilo_fw-la pilo_fw-la sapientes_fw-la suis_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la verbis_fw-la robur_fw-la secerunt_fw-la majus_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsis_fw-la legis_fw-la verbis_fw-la