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septuagint_n in_o the_o four_o text_n there_o be_v a_o concord_n betwixt_o all_o except_o only_o in_o one_o word_n what_o the_o septuagint_n cc._n cc._n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plain_n near_a the_o hebrew_n isai_n xl_o 4._o s._n luke_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n iii._o 5._o smooth_a way_n i_o do_v not_o esteem_v this_o difference_n worth_a the_o account_v in_o the_o five_o s._n luke_n vary_v a_o little_a both_o from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o septuagint_n and_o s._n matthew'_v greek_a the_o hebrew_n run_v thus_o deut._n viij_o 3._o but_o upon_o all_o that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n shall_v man_n live_v the_o septuagint_a gloss_n it_o thus_o upon_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v etc._n etc._n and_o s._n matthew_n as_o we_o have_v see_v follow_v they_o s._n luke_n take_v it_o short_a chap._n four_o 4._o but_o by_o every_o word_n of_o god._n i_o esteem_v not_o this_o variation_n worth_a reckon_n and_o therefore_o here_o again_o 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different_a render_n depend_v upon_o a_o criticism_n in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o open_v proper_o say_v the_o master_n the_o eye_n and_o ear_n however_o s._n luke_n follow_v it_o chapter_n four_o 18._o but_o withal_o present_o add_v another_o render_n which_o plain_o show_v he_o have_v the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o his_o eye_n to_o set_v at_o liberty_n or_o send_v away_o they_o that_o be_v bruise_v this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o in_o the_o septuagint_n and_o evident_o answer_v though_o it_o do_v not_o strict_o express_v the_o hebrew_n open_v of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v so_o that_o consider_v both_o he_o may_v be_v say_v here_o to_o have_v follow_v both_o septuagint_n and_o hebrew_n take_v out_o of_o the_o septuagint_n what_o be_v there_o emphatical_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o yet_o not_o neglect_v what_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o so_o full_o translate_v by_o the_o septuagint_n but_o give_v a_o gloss_n b._n b._n of_o it_o 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