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he_o have_v both_o his_o shirt_n or_o inner_a coat_n and_o breeches_n on_o he_o thus_o king_n saul_n sing_v naked_a before_o samuel_n 19.24_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 19.24_o thus_o peter_n be_v naked_a in_o the_o boat_n 21.7_o boat_n joh._n 21.7_o who_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o have_v put_v on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o certain_o his_o innermost_a garment_n or_o shirt_n but_o as_o its_o name_n intimate_v that_o which_o be_v put_v on_o above_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n his_o robe_n which_o as_o we_o say_v be_v make_v fast_o about_o they_o with_o the_o girdle_n whence_o it_o be_v also_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o gird_v his_o upper_a coat_n young_a man._n saul_n who_o be_v here_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o young_a man_n be_v according_a to_o chrysostom_n upward_o of_o 30_o year_n of_o age_n when_o he_o keep_v the_o clothes_n of_o the_o witness_n that_o be_v lay_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o true_o a_o little_a after_o when_o he_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v call_v by_o ananias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n c._n 9_o v._n 13._o nor_o be_v it_o likely_a the_o high_a priest_n will_v have_v confer_v so_o much_o power_n on_o a_o young_a man_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o under_o tutor_n against_o the_o christian_n see_v the_o same_o chap._n 9.2_o and_o paul_n himself_o below_o c._n 26._o v._n 4._o testify_v that_o he_o spend_v all_o his_o youthful_a year_n among_o the_o jew_n before_o his_o conversion_n estius_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o philemon_n say_v that_o saul_n the_o persecutor_n be_v call_v a_o youth_n or_o rather_o a_o young_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o age_n of_o youth_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o 35th_o year_n or_o as_o other_o say_v even_o to_o the_o 40th_o cicero_n when_o he_o plead_v sextus_n roscius_n cause_n call_v himself_o a_o young_a man_n when_o yet_o at_o that_o time_n according_a to_o gellius_n 28._o gellius_n l._n 15._o c._n 28._o he_o be_v 27_o year_n 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strabo_n l._n 14._o by_o sect_n a_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi do_v at_o this_o time_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o cilician_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o frequent_v the_o school_n of_o gamaliel_n a_o doctor_n of_o the_o great_a repute_n among_o the_o pharisee_n be_v a_o strict_a observer_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o also_o of_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o father_n see_v below_o c._n 21.39.22_o 3._o 23_o 6-34.26.4_a 5._o 2_o cor._n 11.22_o gal_n 1.14_o phil._n 3.5_o 6._o 59_o and_o they_o stone_v stephen_n call_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o subsequent_a word_n the_o most_o learned_a curcellaeus_n say_v 21._o say_v institut_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 21._o num_fw-la 21._o there_o be_v no_o small_a weight_n in_o these_o word_n of_o christ_n joh._n 14.13_o 14._o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v and_o if_o you_o shall_v ask_v any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n i_o 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lord_n while_o absent_a lay_v not_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbal_o render_v say_v grotius_n it_o be_v weigh_v not_o so_o ezra_n 8_o 25-32_a job_n 28.15_o jer._n 32.9_o 10._o zech._n 11.12_o this_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o account_v or_o appoint_v be_v instead_o of_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 1_o king_n 20.39_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o weigh_v exod._n 22.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o render_v isa_n 55.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o weigh_v ancient_o money_n be_v heavy_a brass_n which_o use_v first_o to_o be_v weigh_v and_o then_o pay_v thence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a a_o weight_n in_o latin_a libripen_v impendia_fw-it expensae_fw-la pendere_fw-la pensiones_fw-la and_o the_o like_a but_o because_o in_o balance_a account_n that_o which_o i_o charge_v another_o with_o do_v discharge_v i_o as_o much_o as_o if_o i_o have_v weigh_v it_o that_o be_v pay_v it_o hence_o it_o 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ch._n 20._o v._n 6._o and_o 2_o tim._n 4._o v._n 13._o that_o it_o be_v this_o city_n troas_n paul_n come_v thither_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n as_o be_v clear_a 2_o cor._n 2.12_o 9_o there_o stand_v a_o man_n of_o macedonia_n and_o pray_v he_o say_v that_o be_v there_o appear_v as_o it_o be_v the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n clothe_v with_o a_o macedonian_a garment_n and_o speak_v in_o the_o macedonian_a language_n come_v over_o into_o macedonia_n and_o help_v we_o to_o wit_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o salvation_n macedonia_n one_o of_o the_o large_a region_n in_o europe_n be_v bound_v upon_o the_o east_n with_o the_o eugean_a sea_n upon_o the_o south_n by_o thessaly_n and_o epirus_n upon_o the_o west_n by_o the_o ionian_a sea_n upon_o the_o north_n by_o mount_n scardus_n and_o orbelus_n it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v its_o name_n from_o macedo_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n beget_v by_o thyia_n deucalion_n daughter_n it_o be_v also_o call_v ematia_n and_o macetia_n whence_o its_o inhabitant_n be_v call_v macetes_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n macetis_n the_o most_o famous_a city_n of_o macedonia_n be_v thessalonica_n for_o its_o bigness_n ege_n for_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n and_o pella_n for_o alexander_n birth_n the_o most_o famous_a of_o its_o river_n be_v strymon_n of_o its_o mountain_n athos_n which_o because_o it_o be_v situate_a between_o macedonia_n and_o thrace_n it_o be_v by_o some_o annex_v to_o thrace_n the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n boast_v that_o they_o have_v descend_v of_o hercules_n hence_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o crown_n and_o kingly_a purple_n they_o appear_v crown_v with_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o lion_n head_n in_o which_o ornament_n they_o delight_v more_o than_o in_o any_o precious_a stone_n this_o kingdom_n begin_v to_o flourish_v in_o king_n caranus_n it_o be_v enlarge_v by_o philip_n alexander_n the_o great_a be_v father_n but_o it_o increase_v to_o such_o greatness_n under_o alexander_n 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companion_n from_o troas_n if_o not_o from_o antioch_n assure_o gather_v the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a say_v hesychius_n signify_v confer_v that_o be_v say_v one_o to_o another_o ludowic_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr say_v that_o the_o word_n be_v also_o render_v by_o hesychius_n to_o make_v to_o join_v to_o induce_v in_o love_n and_o assent_v in_o which_o signification_n it_o be_v also_o take_v intransitive_o as_o in_o plato_n de_fw-fr repub._n lib._n 6._o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o budaeus_fw-la and_o so_o the_o greek_a word_n may_v here_o be_v fit_o render_v consent_v unanimous_o determine_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n unto_o they_o to_o wit_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o macedonia_n 11._o we_o come_v with_o a_o straight_a course_n the_o greek_a have_v it_o we_o sail_v with_o a_o prosperous_a wind_n as_o below_o ch_z 21._o v._n 21._o to_o samothracia_n samothrace_n be_v a_o island_n in_o the_o aegean_a sea_n border_v upon_o thrace_n not_o far_o from_o the_o mouth_n 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wrought_v upon_o lydia_n be_v heart_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o she_o true_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o give_v up_o her_o name_n to_o he_o before_o she_o be_v admit_v to_o baptism_n by_o paul_n and_o her_o household_n that_o be_v and_o her_o domestic_n who_o believe_v the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v baptize_v also_o lydia_n say_v calvin_n have_v not_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o her_o family_n in_o her_o hand_n so_o as_o at_o her_o pleasure_n to_o convert_v who_o she_o will_v to_o christ_n but_o the_o lord_n bless_v her_o holy_a endeavour_n so_o that_o her_o domestic_n become_v obedient_a she_o beseech_v we_o that_o be_v she_o pray_v and_o obte_v we_o with_o many_o prayer_n say_v if_o you_o have_v judge_v i_o to_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o lord_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v see_v you_o have_v approve_v my_o faith_n in_o christ_n by_o the_o seal_n of_o baptism_n the_o particle_n if_o denote_v not_o doubt_v but_o confirm_v 14._o see_v act_n 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instruct_v in_o the_o christian_a religion_n instruction_n of_o any_o doctrine_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v the_o way_n as_o may_v be_v see_v above_o because_o say_v wozogenius_n etc._n ch._n 9.2_o &_o 13.10_o etc._n etc._n by_o it_o we_o go_v any_o whither_o in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n fervent_a in_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v burn_v with_o zeal_n and_o desire_n of_o advance_v god_n glory_n he_o speak_v and_o teach_v diligent_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o wit_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o knowledge_n with_o which_o he_o be_v endue_v know_v only_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n that_o be_v know_v no_o more_o of_o christ_n except_o so_o much_o as_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o doctrine_n which_o john_n the_o baptist_n christ_n forerunner_n preach_v and_o seal_v with_o the_o symbol_n of_o baptism_n 26._o
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