Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	call_v	1,550	5	5.7733	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42789	Tentamen novum continuatum. Or, An answer to Mr Owen's Plea and defense. Wherein Bishop Pearson's chronology about the time of St. Paul's constituting Timothy Bishop of Ephesus, and Titus of Crete, is confirm'd; the second epistle to Timothy demonstrated to have been written in the apostle's latter imprisonment at Rome; and all Mr. Owen's arguments drawn from antiquity for Presbyterian parity and ordination by presbyters, are overthrown. Herein is more particularly prov'd, that the Church of England, ever since the Reformation, believ'd the divine right of bishops. By Thomas Gipps, rector of Bury in Lancashire.	Gipps, Thomas, d. 1709.; Pearson, John, 1613-1686.	1699 (1699)	Wing G782; ESTC R213800	254,935	222

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speak_v with_o tongue_n v_o 44._o 46._o why_o not_o paul_n then_o even_o when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a minister_n or_o presbyter_n he_o still_o plead_v that_o paul_n be_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a presbyter_n at_o ananias_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n upon_o he_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 8_o 9_o where_o say_v mr._n o._n paul_n reckon_v himself_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o miraculous_a conversion_n ans._n this_o i_o deny_v paul_n do_v not_o there_o reckon_v himself_o a_o apostle_n from_o his_o conversion_n he_o tell_v the_o corinthian_n that_o he_o have_v see_v christ_n which_o qualify_v he_o for_o be_v a_o apostle_n and_o witness_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n but_o confer_v not_o the_o gift_n or_o office_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v bear_v out_o of_o due_a time_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d in_o comparision_n with_o the_o twelve_o who_o be_v apostle_n before_o he_o and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d lest_o of_o the_o apostle_n which_o word_n do_v not_o 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in_o the_o new_a 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o other_o degree_n and_o distinction_n of_o person_n in_o order_n that_o be_v of_o person_n ordain_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n except_o deacon_n and_o presbyter_n for_o bishop_n be_v not_o consecrate_v again_o by_o any_o express_a appointment_n in_o scripture_n according_a to_o the_o prevail_a opinion_n of_o those_o time_n it_o be_v last_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o necessary_a doctrine_n etc._n etc._n that_o we_o read_v that_o patriarch_n primate_fw-la archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_o have_v not_o now_o nor_o ever_o have_v power_n authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o other_o bishop_n give_v they_o by_o god_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v in_o the_o latin_a translation_n add_v cetrosque_fw-la inferiores_fw-la episcopos_fw-la aut_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la which_o make_v no_o alteration_n for_o who_o be_v there_o that_o believe_v not_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o bishop_n 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relate_v to_o religion_n every_o one_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n they_o do_v so_o and_o cranmer_n be_v particular_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o say_v ms._n those_o which_o belong_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n be_v quest._n 9_o whether_o the_o apostle_n lack_v a_o high_a power_n as_o not_o have_v a_o christian_a king_n among_o they_o make_v bishop_n by_o necessity_n or_o by_o authority_n give_v they_o of_o god_n ans._n cranmer_n all_o christian_a prince_n have_v commit_v to_o they_o immediate_o of_o god_n the_o whole_a care_n of_o all_o their_o subject_n concern_v the_o administration_n of_o god_n word_n for_o the_o care_n of_o soul_n that_o the_o prince_n have_v sundry_a minister_n under_o he_o as_o bishop_n parson_n vicar_n and_o other_o priest_n who_o be_v appoint_v by_o his_o highness_n unto_o that_o ministration_n that_o the_o say_a officer_n and_o minister_n as_o well_o of_o one_o sort_n as_o of_o the_o other_o be_v appoint_v assign_v and_o elect_v in_o every_o place_n by_o the_o law_n and_o order_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n that_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n when_o there_o be_v no_o christian_a prince_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o christian_a multitude_n among_o themselves_o that_o sometime_o the_o apostle_n send_v and_o appoint_v minister_n of_o god_n word_n sometime_o the_o people_n do_v choose_v they_o and_o those_o send_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o people_n of_o their_o own_o will_n accept_v not_o for_o the_o supremacy_n or_o dominion_n that_o the_o apostle_n have_v over_o they_o to_o command_v as_o their_o prince_n and_o master_n but_o as_o good_a people_n ready_a to_o obey_v the_o advice_n of_o good_a consellor_n quest._n 10._o whether_o bishop_n or_o priest_n be_v first_o if_o priest_n than_o the_o priest_n make_v the_o bishop_n cr._n ans._n the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n be_v at_o one_o time_n and_o

therefore_o suppose_v timothy_n now_o get_v to_o rome_n according_a to_o paul_n order_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 9_o ans._n the_o proper_a answer_n hereunto_o be_v that_o paul_n write_v unto_o timothy_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 9_o to_o come_v to_o he_o at_o rome_n agree_v every_o whit_n as_o well_o with_o i_o as_o mr._n oh_o hypothesis_n the_o question_n then_o between_o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v decide_v hereby_o but_o by_o other_o circumstance_n which_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o anon_o and_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o unnecessary_a jangle_n the_o same_o i_o reply_v to_o his_o three_o argument_n take_v from_o mark_n be_v be_v with_o paul_n in_o his_o first_o bond_n the_o same_o circumstance_n may_v agree_v to_o the_o same_o person_n at_o different_a time_n 4._o mr._n o._n fancy_n that_o paul_n suffering_n mention_v 2_o tim._n 3._o 11._o which_o happen_v at_o iconium_n lystra_n and_o antioch_n twenty_o year_n before_o the_o apostle_n second_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n imply_v that_o that_o second_o epistle_n be_v write_v soon_o than_o his_o second_o imprisonment_n for_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o it_o be_v likely_a mention_v event_n so_o long_o since_o past_a when_o there_o be_v other_o late_a suffering_n of_o he_o that_o be_v much_o fresh_a in_o his_o memory_n ans._n first_o if_o there_o be_v any_o force_n in_o such_o kind_n of_o weak_a reason_n as_o these_o than_o i_o ask_v suppose_v with_o mr._n o._n this_o second_o epistle_n write_v in_o the_o apostle_n first_o bond_n why_o do_v he_o not_o rather_o mention_v his_o latter_a suffering_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o timothy_n be_v then_o in_o asia_n according_a to_o mr._n o._n know_v little_a of_o and_o be_v the_o the_o last_o that_o have_v happen_v unto_o the_o apostle_n except_o those_o inconsiderable_a one_o at_o rome_n but_o the_o plain_a account_n of_o this_o passage_n be_v that_o st._n paul_n be_v now_o animate_v timothy_n to_o undergo_v affliction_n as_o become_v a_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o this_o end_n the_o apostle_n lay_v before_o he_o his_o own_o example_n v_o 10_o 11._o and_o instance_n in_o his_o own_o suffering_n at_o iconium_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v indifferent_a which_o of_o his_o suffering_n he_o offer_v unto_o timothy_n consideration_n one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o a_o former_a as_o well_o as_o a_o latter_a will_v set_v forth_o paul_n faith_n long-suffering_a charity_n patience_n and_o demonstrate_v god_n goodness_n and_o protection_n of_o such_o as_o endure_v persecution_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n because_o god_n have_v deliver_v paul_n out_o of_o they_o all_o and_o may_v not_o paul_n say_v all_o this_o unto_o timothy_n in_o his_o second_o as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n if_o mr._n o._n have_v no_o better_a argument_n than_o such_o as_o these_o to_o prove_v the_o second_o epistle_n write_v in_o the_o apostle_n first_o imprisonment_n he_o have_v better_o keep_v they_o to_o himself_o they_o betray_v the_o want_n of_o good_a evidence_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n rather_o than_o establish_v it_o 5._o mr._n o._n advance_v another_o argument_n viz._n from_o tychicus_n 134._o be_v at_o rome_n in_o paul_n first_o bond_n carry_v thence_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n and_o to_o the_o colossian_n and_o say_v mr._n o._n that_o second_o to_o timothy_n ch._n 4._o 12._o speak_v of_o tychicus_n journey_n to_o ephesus_n therefore_o this_o second_o epistle_n must_v be_v write_v about_o the_o same_o time_n as_o that_o to_o the_o ephesian_n be_v sc_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d bond_n ans._n but_o what_o absurdity_n be_v it_o to_o believe_v and_o assert_v that_o tychicus_n carry_v those_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n and_o colossian_n from_o paul_n a_o prisoner_n at_o rome_n the_o first_o time_n and_o then_o in_o the_o apostle_n second_v bond_n afterward_o to_o have_v once_o more_o be_v send_v to_o ephesus_n as_o be_v express_v 2_o tim._n 4._o 12._o as_o if_o tychicus_n may_v not_o have_v be_v with_o paul_n at_o rome_n in_o both_o imprisonment_n these_o thing_n be_v note_v in_o t._n n._n but_o the_o minister_n urge_v they_o afresh_o without_o pretend_v to_o reply_v unto_o the_o solution_n i_o there_o offer_v of_o this_o small_a difficulty_n here_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v how_o mr._n 〈◊〉_d prove_v that_o tychicus_n go_v along_o with_o paul_n to_o rome_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d bond_n viz._n from_o act_n 20._o 4._o where_o he_o be_v reckon_v among_o those_o that_o accompany_v paul_n from_o macedonia_n into_o asia_n and_o then_o carry_v letter_n from_o rome_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o colossian_n this_o be_v plain_a beyond_o contradiction_n tychicus_n certain_o go_v with_o paul_n to_o rome_n at_o the_o apostle_n first_o imprisonment_n mr._n o._n have_v demonstrate_v it_o but_o be_v it_o not_o every_o whit_n as_o plain_v that_o timothy_n also_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o accompany_v paul_n from_o macedonia_n into_o asia_n act._n 20._o 4._o and_o do_v we_o not_o find_v that_o he_o be_v with_o paul_n at_o rome_n philip_n 1._o 1._o colos._n 1._o 1._o heb._n 13._o 23_o and_o do_v it_o not_o then_o follow_v according_a to_o mr._n oh_o own_o argument_n when_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o cause_n be_v forget_v or_o not_o concern_v that_o timothy_n go_v with_o paul_n to_o rome_n at_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a proof_n of_o tychicus_n go_v along_o with_o paul_n to_o rome_n it_o be_v as_o good_a for_o timothy_n thus_o all_o mr._n oh_o petty_a argument_n and_o sophism_n for_o paul_n write_v the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n in_o his_o first_o bond_n be_v overthrow_v by_o himself_o great_a be_v truth_n and_o sometime_o break_v forth_o and_o shine_v through_o the_o thick_a mist_n of_o prejudice_n and_o prepossession_n the_o conceit_n then_o of_o timothy_n be_v leave_v behind_o paul_n in_o asia_n invent_v mere_o to_o support_v a_o cause_n that_o of_o paul_n write_v the_o second_o epistle_n in_o his_o first_o bond_n be_v now_o out_o of_o door_n and_o henceforth_o forever_o to_o be_v lay_v aside_o 6._o mr._n o._n the_o second_o epistle_n be_v write_v in_o his_o first_o bond_n 134._o because_o it_o mention_n his_o be_v deliver_v from_o his_o confinement_n which_o he_o be_v not_o deliver_v from_o in_o his_o second_o bond_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n 4._o 17._o he_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n that_o all_o the_o gentile_n may_v hear_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v go_v about_o and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o many_o nation_n ans._n mr._n o._n have_v unworthy_o invert_v the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n and_o so_o draw_v they_o to_o a_o wrong_a sense_n thus_o the_o apostle_n write_v the_o lord_n stand_v with_o i_o and_o strengthen_v i_o that_o by_o i_o the_o preach_a may_v be_v full_o know_v and_o that_o all_o the_o gentile_n may_v hear_v and_o i_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n the_o sense_n of_o which_o word_n be_v plain_o this_o that_o paul_n by_o some_o special_a assistance_n from_o god_n so_o well_o plead_v his_o own_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o caesar_n where_o all_o the_o gentile_n a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o principal_a courtier_n and_o other_o be_v present_a hear_v he_o that_o he_o escape_v condemnation_n at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n his_o deliverance_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o good_a management_n of_o this_o cause_n or_o vindicate_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n before_o the_o roman_a gentile_n but_o as_o for_o the_o gentile_n in_o other_o nation_n hear_v the_o gospel_n it_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o deliverance_n at_o this_o time_n as_o mr._n o._n by_o misplace_v the_o part_n of_o the_o text_n will_v have_v it_o understand_v beside_o when_o it_o be_v say_v i_o be_v deliver_v it_o be_v not_o say_v from_o his_o confinement_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v immediate_o set_v at_o liberty_n for_o then_o he_o will_v not_o have_v send_v for_o timothy_n but_o rather_o have_v go_v to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o intention_n as_o be_v suppose_v by_o mr._n o._n but_o because_o he_o send_v for_o timothy_n after_o the_o deliverance_n here_o speak_v of_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v still_o a_o prisoner_n though_o he_o have_v for_o once_o escape_v with_o life_n last_o if_o this_o be_v his_o deliverance_n from_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n than_o he_o can_v not_o write_v to_o timothy_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o because_o timothy_n be_v with_o he_o already_o suppose_v that_o be_v before_o his_o enlargement_n from_o his_o first_o bond_n philip._n 1._o 1._o colos._n 1._o 1._o heb._n 13._o 23._o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n this_o passage_n show_v the_o epistle_n be_v write_v not_o in_o the_o apostle_n first_o but_o second_o bond_n 7._o

mr._n oh_o next_z proof_n take_v from_o luke_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o his_o 5_o argument_n speak_v of_o tychicus_n the_o same_o reply_n therefore_o that_o i_o make_v to_o the_o 5_o will_v serve_v here_o 〈◊〉_d mutandis_fw-la 8._o mr._n o._n argue_v from_o the_o apostle_n cloak_n leave_v at_o troas_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 13._o which_o happen_v say_v the_o minister_n at_o his_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n just_a before_o his_o be_v send_v prisoner_n to_o rome_n this_o cloak_n be_v a_o roman_a habit_n which_o may_v have_v prejudice_v the_o jew_n against_o he_o therefore_o he_o leave_v it_o at_o troas_n but_o be_v arrive_v at_o rome_n he_o send_v for_o his_o cloak_n his_o roman_a habit._n ans._n though_o some_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o mention_v be_v paul_n cloak_n his_o penula_n a_o latin_a word_n make_v into_o greek_a by_o the_o transposition_n and_o alteration_n of_o some_o letter_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o very_o uncertain_a whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n for_o why_o may_v not_o penula_n be_v make_v out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o penula_n whatever_o it_o be_v suppose_v a_o roman_a habit_n which_o paul_n have_v bring_v with_o he_o from_o rome_n after_o his_o enlargement_n from_o his_o first_o bond_n according_a to_o my_o hypothesis_n why_o may_v he_o not_o leave_v it_o at_o troas_n at_o that_o time_n that_o he_o sail_v thence_o into_o macedonia_n for_o soon_o after_o he_o write_v his_o first_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n as_o i_o contend_v wherein_o he_o show_v that_o his_o intention_n be_v to_o return_v into_o 〈◊〉_d part_n once_o more_o 1_o ep._n 3._o 14._o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o leave_v his_o cloak_n there_o behind_o he_o intend_v afterward_o to_o call_v for_o it_o but_o haply_o be_v prevent_v and_o so_o make_v forward_o for_o rome_n when_o there_o be_v send_v for_o his_o cloak_n this_o be_v a_o fair_a account_n of_o this_o passage_n about_o the_o apostle_n cloak_n without_o strain_v it_o to_o a_o sense_n which_o no_o body_n ever_o think_v of_o before_o and_o which_o have_v no_o foundátion_n in_o scripture_n but_o after_o all_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o render_v cloak_n be_v a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o never_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o again_o either_o in_o scripture_n or_o in_o the_o ancient_a classical_a greek_a author_n and_o therefore_o its_o signification_n be_v very_o uncertain_a it_o may_v denote_v a_o cloak_n and_o it_o may_v denote_v any_o thing_n else_o a_o hat_n ex_fw-la gr_n or_o a_o shirt_n it_o may_v signify_v some_o sort_n of_o write_n or_o cover_v to_o carry_v write_n in_o 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o last_o the_o best_a critic_n incline_v e._n in_o the_o synopsis_fw-la criticorum_fw-la think_v it_o be_v a_o little_a cheft_n box_n or_o portable_a cover_n to_o carry_v book_n and_o paper_n in_o ground_v himself_o on_o the_o syriac_a translation_n where_o it_o be_v render_v domus_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la dr._n ham._n gather_v from_o phavorinus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v parchment_n roll_v up_o and_o be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d call_v the_o parchment_n as_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bring_v with_o thou_o the_o parchment_n roll_v up_o and_o the_o book_n which_o i_o leave_v at_o troas_n but_o especial_o the_o former_a the_o parchment_n fail_v not_o to_o bring_v they_o other_o understand_v thereby_o a_o hebrew_n volume_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o liber_n or_o inward_a rind_n of_o a_o tree_n on_o arboris_fw-la which_o the_o ancient_n use_v to_o write_v from_o whence_o they_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derive_v last_o i_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hesychius_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o outward_a cover_n of_o book_n tabula_fw-la in_o this_o uncertainty_n about_o the_o signification_n of_o this_o word_n and_o the_o variety_n of_o opinion_n concern_v it_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o form_v any_o argumenr_n thence_o or_o of_o what_o force_n can_v the_o reason_v be_v which_o be_v ground_v on_o it_o see_v more_o of_o this_o word_n in_o suicerus_fw-la lexic_fw-la 9_o mr._n o._n argue_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o such_o as_o be_v 135._o more_o severe_o deal_v with_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v bind_v with_o two_o chain_n act._n 12._o 6._o but_o paul_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 16._o be_v bind_v but_o with_o one_o that_o all_o agree_v paul_n first_o imprisonment_n be_v more_o favourable_a than_o his_o second_o therefore_o he_o must_v have_v write_v this_o second_o epistle_n in_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n which_o be_v most_o favourable_a because_o he_o be_v then_o bind_v but_o with_o one_o chain_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 16._o ans._n whether_o peter_n be_v more_o severe_o deal_v with_o than_o ordinary_a can_v be_v determine_v from_o act._n 12._o 6._o except_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o some_o other_o mild_a treatment_n of_o he_o on_o some_o other_o occasion_n beside_o it_o may_v happen_v that_o one_o chain_n may_v be_v as_o long_o and_o as_o heavy_a as_o two_o other_o chain_n i_o have_v know_v one_o rope_n as_o long_o as_o two_o other_o rope_n and_o a_o prisoner_n may_v be_v as_o rough_o handle_v and_o as_o secure_o preserve_v from_o escape_v with_o one_o long_a chain_n as_o with_o two_o short_a one_o in_o the_o apostle_n first_o imprisonment_n which_o be_v indeed_o favourable_a although_o st._n luke_n describe_v his_o suffering_n in_o the_o singular_a act._n 28._o 20._o even_o as_o st._n paul_n himself_o do_v eph._n 6._o 20._o yet_o elsewhere_o we_o have_v they_o express_v in_o the_o plural_a philip._n 1._o 7._o insomuch_o as_o in_o my_o bond_n v_o 13._o my_o bond_n in_o christ._n v._n 14._o by_o my_o bond_n v_o 16._o to_o my_o bond_n colos._n 4._o 18._o my_o bond_n philem_n 10._o my_o bond_n and_o v_o 13._o in_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o that_o paul_n in_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n be_v tie_v with_o many_o bond_n or_o chain_n as_o also_o he_o be_v in_o his_o second_o as_o i_o reckon_v it_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 9_o for_o which_o gospel_n i_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o bond_n the_o difference_n then_o between_o his_o first_o and_o second_o imprisonment_n be_v not_o as_o to_o the_o number_n of_o his_o bond_n and_o chain_n but_o other_o hardship_n which_o he_o endure_v in_o his_o latter_a imprisonment_n if_o any_o one_o will_v consider_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o imprisonment_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o act_n and_o again_o as_o it_o be_v very_o plain_o set_v forth_o by_o several_a intimation_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n whereof_o i_o speak_v particular_o in_o the_o t._n n._n he_o will_v be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o that_o in_o the_o act_n be_v his_o first_o imprisonment_n and_o that_o other_o refer_v to_o in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n to_o 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