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A68942 The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John.; Paraphrases in Novum Testamentum. Vol. 2. English. 1549 Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.; Allen, Edmund, 1519?-1559. 1549 (1549) STC 2854.7; ESTC S107068 904,930 765

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which_o be_v baptize_v into_o jesus_n christ_n be_v baptize_v to_o dye_v with_o he_o even_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o resurrection_n that_o hence_o forth_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v servant_n un_fw-fr to_o sin_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o touch_v that_o he_o die_v he_o die_v concern_v sin_n once_o let_v not_o sin_n reign_v therefore_o in_o your_o mortalbody_n and_o ge●e_v over_o your_o membre_n as_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n his_o servant_n you_o be_v to_o who_o you_o obey_v etc._n etc._n you_o have_v yet_o obey_v with_o heart_n unto_o y●_z rule_v of_o y●_z doctrine_n of_o that_o you_o be_v bring_v unto_o for_o when_o ●●_o wer_fw-ge servant_n of_o sin_n you_o be_v void_a of_o all_o righteousness_n for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n for_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_v be_v death_n but_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n know_v you_o not_o etc._n etc._n how_o that_o the_o law_n have_v power_n over_o 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