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will_v show_v i_o good_a reason_n for_o his_o think_v so_o otherwise_o i_o shall_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o he_o say_v but_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o confirm_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v offer_v in_o brief_a i_o have_v reject_v the_o wild_a comment_n and_o gemara_n which_o have_v be_v make_v on_o this_o text_n and_o i_o have_v serious_o apply_v myself_o to_o the_o give_v you_o the_o true_a and_o uncorrupted_a mean_v of_o the_o word_n i._n e._n to_o show_v you_o who_o these_o spirit_n in_o prison_n be_v i_o have_v i_o hope_v let_v in_o some_o light_n to_o they_o yea_o i_o have_v open_v their_o prison-door_n which_o be_v so_o fast_o lock_v up_o by_o the_o seveal_v mistake_v gloss_n on_o there_o word_n but_o in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o other_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n which_o i_o have_v tender_v i_o be_o always_o ready_a to_o submit_v to_o those_o who_o be_v of_o more_o sagacious_a judgement_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 21._o line_n 9_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 61._o l._n 27._o r._n lose_v p._n 67._o l._n 9_o r._n deviation_n p._n 72._o l._n 21._o deal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 75._o against_o l._n 12_o add_v in_o the_o margin_n de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la p_o 76._o l._n 21._o deal_n the._n p._n 81._o 1._o 9_o r._n cynic_n p._n 94._o l._n 23._o r._n curl_n curl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n 36._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la corinth_n corinth_n i_o tam_fw-la caecutire_fw-la sentic_a â—t_z nihil_fw-la omnino_fw-la videam_fw-la selden_n de_fw-fr dâ—s_n syr._n syntag._n 2._o c._n 14._o 14._o act_n chain_n 12._o 16._o 16._o adu._n martion_n l._n 4._o 4._o demonstr_n evang._n l._n 7._o c._n 1._o 1._o nazarenus_fw-la sanctâ—â—_n interpretatur_fw-la sanctam_fw-la autem_fw-la dominum_fw-la futurum_fw-la omnis_fw-la seripturâ—commemerat_fw-la seripturâ—commemerat_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o evangelio_n matthâ—â—i_fw-la omnes_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la &_o non_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la ubiscriptum_fw-la sit_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nazarenus_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la eruditi_fw-la hebraecrum_fw-la de_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la loco_fw-la assumptum_fw-la putant_fw-la hieron_n comment_fw-fr in_o esai_n cap._n 11._o v._n 1._o and_o again_o possuâ—us_a &_o aliter_fw-la dicere_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la iisdem_fw-la verbis_fw-la juxta_fw-la hebraicam_fw-la veritatem_fw-la in_o esâ—iâ_fw-la scriptum_fw-la sit_fw-la exiet_fw-la yirga_fw-la de_fw-la radice_fw-la etc._n etc._n comment_fw-fr in_o mattâ—_n cap._n 2._o v._n 23._o 23._o antiqu._n jud._n l._n 12._o c._n 14._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o philopatr_n philopatr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n adu._n hâ—res_n l._n 1._o hare_n 29._o 29._o thence_o it_o be_v sometime_o nazara_n as_o well_o as_o nazareth_n according_a to_o that_o of_o juvencus_n lib._n 1._o ubi_fw-la nazara_n felix_fw-la felix_fw-la viro_fw-la mediâ—â—te_fw-la veluticapite_fw-la subordinato_fw-la estius_n in_o loc_n loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n à _fw-la naseâ—â—do_fw-la naseâ—â—do_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil._n in_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leu._n 21._o 5._o 5._o bonfrerius_n bochart_n grotiâ—â—_n heinsius_n heinsius_n in_o thaliâ_fw-la thaliâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o cap._n 36._o 36._o gen._n 41._o 14._o 14._o lib._n 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n â—_o â—_o in_o thesis_n thesis_n in_o aâ—ibus_fw-la aâ—ibus_fw-la '_o ev_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rbet_n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o 9_o hom._n iliad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n in_o thes._n thes._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quaest._n roman_n roman_n lib._n 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr animal_n sacr_n sacr_n in_o vitâ_fw-la apollon_n l._n 7._o 7._o cyprian_a epist._n 77._o 77._o ut_fw-la ego_fw-la â—odie_fw-la raso_fw-la capite_fw-la calves_n accipiaâ—_n pileum_fw-la plaut_n in_o amphâ—â—r_n amphâ—â—r_n there_o rustic_a l._n 2._o 2._o his_o french_a dictionary_n dictionary_n fratres_n crinitos_fw-la de_fw-fr opere_fw-la monach._n cap_n 31._o 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sub_n syâ—vesâ—â—â—_n syâ—vesâ—â—â—_n cap._n vxcratûs_o vxcratûs_o matth._n westm._n a._n d._n 1127._o 1127._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persâ—â—s_n persâ—â—s_n ch_n 14._o last_v v._n v._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n plutarch_n de_fw-fr câ—mâ_fw-la câ—mâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la velamine_fw-la velamine_fw-la sat._n 8._o 8._o lib._n 2._o ode_n 5._o 5._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 3._o hâ—res_n 80._o 80._o de_fw-fr opere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cap_n 31._o 31._o ps._n 96._o 10_o &_o 110_o 3._o 3._o quod_fw-la decet_fw-la honesâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la honesâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la decet_fw-la cic._n cic._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fâ—rmâ—_n vites_fw-la neglâ—cta_fw-la decet_fw-la ovid._n ovid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr fâ—rtiludine_fw-la fâ—rtiludine_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n stobaeus_n iâ—_n serm._n 164._o 164._o nonvidentur_fw-la tibi_fw-la â—â—ntra_fw-la naturam_fw-la vivere_fw-la qui_fw-la câ—mmutant_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vestem_fw-la ad_fw-la lucil._n ep._n 123._o 123._o de_fw-fr câ—mâ_fw-la câ—mâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n ale_n â—and_n paedagâ—g_v l._n 2._o 2._o harmony_n of_o the_o n._n test._n 1_o corinth_n 11._o 11._o sueton._n in_o jul._n caes._n caes._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quaest._n rom._n rom._n 2_o cor._n 12._o 16._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cedren_n hist_o compeâ—â—_n compeâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velum_fw-la à _fw-fr radad_fw-es dominari_fw-la potestatem_fw-la in_o aliquem_fw-la exercere_fw-la so_o i_o can_v '_o observe_v that_o the_o word_n sadâ—k_n be_v use_v for_o petestas_fw-la andâ—egumentum_fw-la â—egumentum_z â—egumentum_z harmony_n of_o the_o n._n test._n test._n 2_o pet._n 3._o 16._o 16._o s_o t_o jerom_n chrysostom_n theodoret_n primasius_n sedulius_n sedulius_n melanchton_n cajetan_n etc._n etc._n etc._n philip._n à _fw-fr limborch_n theolog._n christian._n l._n 6._o c._n 10._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil_n in_o 1_o epist_n ad_fw-la corinth_n 15._o cap._n cap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not._n in_o 18_o can._n council_n carthag_n carthag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o lâ—cum_fw-la lâ—cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la jam_fw-la mortui_fw-la censeantur_fw-la &_o qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la â—mnino_fw-la desperaverint_fw-la desperaverint_fw-la peter_n martyr_n judâ—viâ—us_n capellus_n estius_n estius_n hâ—res_n 28._o 28._o socrat._v eccl._n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 26._o sozom._n l._n 2._o â—_o 32._o 32._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant._n l._n 4._o c_o 61._o 61._o damas_n 〈◊〉_d pontif_n pontif_n d_o r_o burnet_n travel_n travel_n constantine_n life_n book_n 4._o â—h_a 61_o 62._o 62._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n de_fw-fr syn._n arimini_fw-la &_o seleuc._n seleuc._n socrat._v l._n 5._o c._n 25._o 25._o oros._n l._n 7._o c._n 33._o 33._o orat._n de_fw-fr baptismum_fw-la differentibus_fw-la differentibus_fw-la orat._n 40_o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la baptismo_fw-la hom._n 1_o &_o 23_o in_o act._n apost_n apost_n serm._n 97._o de_fw-fr temp._n temp._n orat._n the_o baptism_n differentib_fw-la differentib_fw-la epist._n 7_o ad_fw-la magnum_fw-la magnum_fw-la eccl._n hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 43._o 43._o john_n 3_o 28._o 28._o john_n â—_o 23._o 23._o justellus_n ad_fw-la can._n 12._o council_n necessary_a scaliger_n l._n 3_o epist._n 236_o &_o 237_o epist._n erasmus_n casaubon_n grotius_n grotius_n de_fw-fr satis_fw-la factâ—â—â—â—_n factâ—â—â—â—_n nemo_fw-la ita_fw-la lâ—quitur_fw-la quâ—dsâ—iam_fw-la heins_n exerc_n sâ—â—_n sâ—â—_n de_fw-fr resurrect_v carn_v 〈◊〉_d 48._o &_o 〈◊〉_d mareion_n l._n 5._o c._n 10._o 10._o hâ—res_n â—8_o â—8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not._n in_o n._n t._n t._n câ—ntr_n martion_n l._n 5._o 5._o disputat_fw-la 17._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la baptismo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 6._o 4._o 4._o balsamon_n &_o zonar_n as_o as_o syâ—agoga_fw-la syâ—agoga_fw-la in_o exercitat_fw-la sacr._n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la quod_fw-la videlicet_fw-la plerumque_fw-la putelur_n exclusus_fw-la vitalis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la qui_fw-la calidac_fw-la aquâ—e_fw-la ablutione_n veluti_fw-la sopitus_fw-la excitatur_fw-la in_o aeneid_n 2._o 2._o aeneid_n 6._o 6._o iliud_fw-la 9_o 9_o mark_v 16._o 1._o 1._o joâ—n_n 19_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 40._o homil._n 84._o in_o johan._n johan._n poslqâ—am_fw-la peperit_fw-la pueros_fw-la lavare_fw-la jussit_fw-la in_o amphitrâ—on_n amphitrâ—on_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n sympos_fw-la l._n 8._o ammian_n marcellin_n marcellin_n quid_fw-la facient_fw-la qui_fw-la propersonis_fw-la mortuis_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la in_o cipp_n hebraiâ—_n hebraiâ—_n thes._n the_o resurrect_a caâ—â—_n caâ—â—_n harmony_n of_o the_o n._n test._n test._n de_fw-fr dâ—ctrinâ_fw-la christianâ_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 10._o psal._n 44._o 22._o for_o thy_o sake_n we_o be_v kill_v etc._n etc._n which_o the_o apostle_n render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8._o 36._o gen._n 37._o 8._o &_o 43._o 18_o &_o 2_o sam._n 1._o 26._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n the_o paaeposition_n gnale_a magnan_o lemagnan_o be_v use_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o be_v according_o translate_v either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o 70._o 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o publiccolâ_fw-la publiccolâ_fw-la cloppenburg_n syntagm_n select_a disput_n 14._o spanhemius_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la act_n 20._o 24._o 24._o act_n 5._o 41._o 41._o athanasius_n augustin_n oecumenius_n oecumenius_n epist._n 99_o ad_fw-la eucd_v eucd_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la permanebit_fw-la permanebit_fw-la nadan_n vagina_fw-la vagina_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o vagina_fw-la spiritus_fw-la mens_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la homine_fw-la omnia_fw-la corpora_fw-la vaginae_fw-la sunt_fw-la beatum_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la meretur_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la vagina_fw-la legis_fw-la talm._n sanedr_n sanedr_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o 5._o quis_fw-la ergo_fw-la nisi_fw-la infidelis_fw-la negaverit_fw-la fuisse_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la christum_fw-la epist._n 99_o 99_o clemens_n alexand._n storm_n 6._o origen_n câ—nt_fw-la cels._n l._n 2._o with_o who_o may_v be_v reckon_v cyril_n of_o alexandria_n and_o oâ—cumenius_n who_o seem_v to_o favour_v this_o opinion_n opinion_n de_fw-fr hâ—â—res_fw-fr ad_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la vult_fw-la deum_fw-la deum_fw-la luke_n 17._o 26._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o 5._o institut_n l._n 4._o c._n 30._o 30._o theolog._n christian._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o 13._o 1_o wisd._n 17._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o 70._o act_n 8._o 23._o 23._o 2_o tim._n 2_o 26._o 26._o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la intellingâ—_n intellingâ—_n epist._n 99_o ad_fw-la euodium_fw-la euodium_fw-la david_n cleric_a quâ—str_n sacr._n