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of_o the_o gospel_n who_o be_v regenerate_v and_o renown_a and_o make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v free_a and_o exempt_a from_o those_o thing_n whereunto_o other_o man_n be_v subject_a in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o maintain_v himself_o in_o his_o regeneration_n and_o renovation_n and_o do_v not_o deprive_v himself_o of_o that_o sonship_n for_o which_o he_o be_v govern_v and_o rule_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n of_o all_o this_o you_o may_v serve_v yourself_o as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o guide_n by_o mean_n whereof_o you_o may_v understand_v many_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o you_o shall_v read_v in_o s._n paul_n and_o because_o it_o may_v perhaps_o cause_v admiration_n in_o you_o to_o see_v that_o s._n paul_n set_v himself_o to_o reprehend_v vice_n in_o some_o of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o write_v and_o admonish_v they_o of_o those_o vice_n from_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o beware_v name_n certain_a vice_n which_o be_v shameful_a even_o in_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o it_o 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translator_n these_o 32_o and_o 33_o consideratioâ—…s_n be_v read_v together_o may_v vindicate_v the_o author_n good_a meaning_n from_o his_o dubi_fw-la ous_a and_o offen_n sive_z expression_n in_o the_o present_a consideration_n see_v the_o preface_n this_o xxxvi_o coâ—…sideration_n say_v the_o translator_n seem_v express_v in_o difficult_a and_o ambiguous_a word_n which_o may_v just_o breed_v exception_n if_o so_o it_o be_v not_o take_v altogether_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o it_o be_v one_o of_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o full_o understand_v see_v the_o preface_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la homo_fw-la the_o week_n before_o easter_n pretend_v â—…erit_n