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i_o refuse_v and_o that_o do_v give_v you_o a_o reason_n for_o my_o refusal_n have_v i_o excuse_v give_v in_o some_o reason_n to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n that_o i_o may_v suffer_v no_o damage_n by_o my_o refusal_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la causam_fw-la assignat_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la so_o plutarch_n use_v the_o word_n or_o manage_v the_o reason_n well_o for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v allege_v so_o much_o the_o greek_a word_n for_o excuse_v import_v sect._n 1_o observe_v there_o be_v those_o who_o be_v no_o wilful_a opposer_n nor_o yet_o true_a receiver_n of_o the_o gospel-message_n that_o presume_v they_o shall_v fare_v the_o better_a for_o gospel-messenger_n and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o such_o as_o do_v not_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o gallio_n who_o be_v not_o like_o those_o wicked_a jew_n who_o hale_v st._n paul_n to_o the_o judgment-seat_n to_o have_v his_o person_n condemn_v for_o that_o doctrine_n which_o they_o have_v condemn_v act._n 18.12_o 13._o 2._o such_o as_o do_v not_o abide_v insensible_a under_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o come_v to_o conviction_n and_o semi-perswasion_n convince_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o be_v speak_v and_o almost_o persuade_v to_o close_v with_o it_o as_o agrippa_z act._n 26.27_o 28._o 3._o such_o as_o do_v not_o persecute_v gospel-preacher_n nor_o think_v they_o fit_a to_o be_v persecute_v as_o those_o hearer_n of_o st._n paul_n who_o say_v this_o man_n do_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o death_n or_o bond_n act._n 26.31_o 32._o these_o be_v not_o so_o furious_a as_o those_o elder_n with_o their_o orator_n tertullus_n who_o call_v paul_n all_o to_o naught_o act._n 24.5_o 4._o such_o as_o do_v not_o