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for_o thus_o he_o write_v upon_o these_o word_n he_o that_o speak_v in_o a_o strange_a language_n edifi_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o how_o if_o he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o say_v but_o thus_o far_o he_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o understand_v what_o they_o say_v but_o know_v not_o how_o to_o express_v it_o to_o other_o but_o the_o word_n of_o theodoret_n be_v thus_o in_o the_o greek_a of_o oecumenius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o mean_v by_o spirit_n the_o spiritual_a grace_n but_o by_o understanding_n the_o declaration_n and_o interpretation_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v by_o thus_o expound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v a_o meaning_n understand_v he_o seem_v to_o reconcile_v the_o text_n with_o that_o afore_o without_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o understand_v not_o what_o they_o speak_v in_o strange_a language_n according_a to_o which_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bear_v this_o interpretation_n my_o meaning_n be_v fruitless_a to_o wit_n to_o the_o hearer_n not_o yield_v they_o the_o fruit_n require_v of_o it_o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v i_o will_v pray_v in_o a_o meaning_n understand_v whether_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v this_o meaning_n or_o not_o let_v man_n of_o learning_n judge_n the_o thing_n be_v probable_a enough_o see_v the_o fault_n which_o the_o apostle_n find_v vers_n 17._o be_v not_o that_o a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o edify_v but_o say_v he_o another_o be_v not_o edify_v and_o if_o we_o follow_v the_o intent_n of_o the_o apostle_n close_o it_o will_v easy_o appear_v that_o the_o purpose_n of_o his_o speech_n require_v more_o than_o that_o a_o man_n himself_o shall_v understand_v what_o he_o speak_v in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n to_o wit_n that_o his_o audience_n also_o shall_v understand_v it_o and_o therefore_o let_v who_o will_v