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40_o be_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condemnation_n but_o the_o other_o evangelist_n seem_v to_o affirm_v the_o two_o thief_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n 3â—_n mat._n 27.44_o mar._n 15_o 3â—_n how_o then_o do_v luke_n speak_v but_o of_o one_o 16._o aug._n l_o 3_o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la evang_fw-la c._n 16._o augustine_n resolve_v the_o doubt_n thus_o matthew_n and_o mark_n do_v take_v there_o the_o number_n of_o multitude_n for_o the_o number_n singular_a as_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o holy_a writ_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o prophet_n 37_o heb._n 11.33_o 37_o how_o they_o silence_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n how_o they_o be_v stone_v they_o be_v hew_v asunder_o how_o they_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o sheep_n skin_n and_o in_o goat_n skin_n and_o notwithstanding_o he_o which_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n be_v only_a daniel_n and_o he_o that_o be_v stone_v be_v only_a jeremiah_n and_o he_o that_o be_v hew_v asunder_o be_v only_a isaias_n some_o 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