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branch_n from_o his_o father_n but_o here_o the_o apostle_n make_v the_o gentile_n branch_n and_o a_o wild_a olive_n graff_v in_o beside_o nature_n and_o the_o jew_n only_a natural_a branch_n grow_v from_o the_o root_n v_o 21._o 24._o nor_o be_v it_o of_o any_o moment_n which_o be_v object_v that_o other_o parent_n be_v call_v root_n as_o jesse_n isai_n 11._o 1._o for_o here_o only_o the_o root_n note_v such_o a_o father_n as_o be_v holy_a and_o from_o who_o the_o branch_n be_v holy_a which_o agree_v not_o to_o every_o believe_a father_n 2._o positive_o the_o root_n be_v no_o other_o than_o abraham_n i_o say_v twice_o in_o my_o examen_fw-la pag._n 68_o 129._o abraham_n only_o be_v a_o holy_a root_n or_o at_o most_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n which_o i_o say_v only_o by_o concession_n that_o if_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o every_o godly_a parent_n be_v not_o a_o holy_a root_n and_o therefore_o it_o serve_v my_o turn_n there_o if_o it_o be_v so_o this_o mr_n martial_n pag._n 134._o call_v say_v and_o unsay_n but_o mr_n martial_n may_v have_v consider_v that_o i_o do_v in_o that_o addition_n only_o mention_v the_o judgement_n of_o other_o and_o not_o contradict_v it_o there_o where_o it_o be_v not_o against_o my_o purpose_n if_o it_o be_v grant_v but_o otherwise_o where_o i_o express_v my_o own_o judgement_n i_o mention_v only_a abraham_n as_o the_o root_n exercit._fw-la pag._n 10._o examen_fw-la pag._n 64_o 65._o and_o so_o do_v deodate_v annot_n on_o v_o 16_o 17._o the_o new_a annot._n on_o v_o 16._o beza_n on_o v_o 17._o neque_fw-la dubium_fw-la est_fw-la quin_fw-la radicis_fw-la nomine_fw-la intelligatur_fw-la abraham_n credentium_fw-la pater_fw-la which_o contain_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o opinion_n for_o he_o must_v be_v the_o root_n who_o be_v a_o father_n both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n who_o be_v also_o branch_n in_o this_o root_n the_o root_n be_v say_v to_o bear_v they_o v_o 18._o but_o we_o read_v not_o this_o of_o any_o other_o then_o of_o abraham_n 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