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3.7_o 1._o john_n 4.6_o john_n 5.35_o psal_n 119.18_o &_o 34_o revel_v 51._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o be_v s._n irenaeus_n l._n 2._o cap._n 47._o origen_n l._n cont_n cell_n s._n amb._n epist_n 44._o add_v constant_n where_o he_o call_v it_o a_o sea_n and_o depth_n of_o prophetical_a riddle_n s._n hier._n in_o praefat_fw-la comment_n in_o ephes_n 5._o and_o s._n aug._n epist_n 119._o cap._n 21._o say_v the_o thing_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o i_o know_v not_o be_v many_o more_o than_o those_o that_o i_o know_v so_o s._n greg._n hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n and_o many_o other_o father_n confess_v the_o same_o of_o themselves_o s._n denis_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n lib._n 7._o hist_o ec._n 20._o say_v of_o this_o book_n of_o scripture_n to_o wit_n this_o be_v my_o opinion_n that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v far_o more_o profound_a than_o my_o wit_n can_v reach_v unto_o they_o affirm_v iv._o that_o apostolical_a 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