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i_o chop_v upon_o pag._n 124_o 125._o and_o find_v he_o thus_o argue_v where_o do_v luke_n mention_v paul_n preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o illyricum_n which_o we_o be_v sure_o he_o do_v before_o his_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n rom._n 15._o 19_o here_o be_v a_o gross_a and_o design_v corruption_n of_o scripture_n to_o serve_v a_o cause_n it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o english_a round_o about_o unto_o illyricum_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v as_o far_o as_o illyricum_n but_o not_o in_o illyricum_n as_o mr._n owen_n aim_v to_o prove_v i_o expect_v no_o other_o defence_n for_o this_o his_o shameless_a falsify_v the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o syllabical_a mistake_n that_o it_o be_v the_o transcriber_n