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that_o if_o any_o such_o one_o book_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v exempt_v from_o the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o shall_v make_v up_o this_o judge_n as_o in_o all_o likelihood_n some_o one_o or_o other_o be_v since_o there_o be_v great_a proof_n for_o the_o authority_n of_o they_o all_o then_o for_o condemnation_n of_o any_o one_o it_o demonstrative_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o our_o adversary_n can_v pretend_v as_o long_o as_o they_o thus_o contend_v which_o book_n be_v scripture_n the_o scripture_n to_o be_v this_o their_o judge_n it_o be_v teach_v by_o our_o adversary_n that_o fides_fw-la be_v not_o obiectum_fw-la adaequatum_fw-la to_o any_o one_o book_n or_o parcel_n of_o scripture_n but_o to_o the_o whole_a canon_n itself_o 16._o second_o if_o only_o such_o book_n which_o be_v joint_o receive_v by_o all_o our_o adversary_n be_v to_o make_v up_o this_o judge_n and_o no_o other_o then_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v diverse_a point_n of_o faith_n which_o by_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aximam_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la shall_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o hell_n the_o protestant_n do_v read_v thou_o shall_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o the_o grave_n they_o mean_v here_o by_o the_o word_n soul_n life_n or_o person_n teach_v hereby_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o at_o all_o in_o hell_n and_o consequent_o that_o he_o do_v not_o deliver_v the_o patriarch_n from_o thence_o but_o only_o in_o the_o grave_n now_o that_o this_o translation_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o 70._o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a &_o chief_o by_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o two_o greek_a word_n use_v by_o the_o 70._o in_o this_o translation_n to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v anima_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d infernus_fw-la hell_n a_o thing_n so_o clear_a that_o beza_n first_o translate_n this_o text_n as_o the_o protestant_n do_v now_o read_v do_v after_o through_o the_o apparent_a falsehood_n thereof_o leave_v the_o say_a translation_n and_o instead_o thereof_o read_v with_o the_o septuagint_n thou_o shall_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o hell_n i_o will_v not_o much_o dwell_v upon_o in_o show_v the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o protestant_n translation_n therein_o neither_o in_o the_o other_o text_n follow_v my_o meaning_n only_o be_v to_o show_v how_o they_o tax_v the_o 70._o translation_n for_o erroneous_a and_o consequent_o that_o they_o can_v pretend_v to_o examine_v and_o define_v by_o it_o all_o doubt_n arise_v in_o faith_n and_o religion_n 3._o the_o septuagint_n do_v in_o like_a sort_n translate_v i_o have_v 118._o have_v psal_n 118._o incline_v my_o heart_n to_o keep_v thy_o iustification_n or_o commandment_n for_o reward_n the_o greek_a word_n use_v by_o they_o for_o the_o word_n for_o reward_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v even_o by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o all_o grecian_n propter_fw-la retributionem_fw-la for_o reward_n yet_o because_o this_o place_n so_o 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