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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o who_o forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v create_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n of_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o know_v the_o truth_n chap._n i._n the_o author_n be_v three_o reason_n for_o his_o translate_n the_o text_n different_o from_o the_o common_a version_n that_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n signify_v through_o or_o by._n other_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o it_o signify_v likewise_o causam_fw-la or_o modum_fw-la actionis_fw-la of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o solemn_a defection_n which_o be_v to_o come_v i_o have_v speak_v hitherto_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o division_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n and_o the_o mean_n whereby_o it_o be_v to_o enter_v and_o be_v advance_v which_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o verse_n now_o read_v which_o 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unto_o life_n apply_v this_o and_o improve_v it_o by_o your_o meditation_n vale._n you_o jos._n mede_n february_n 27._o epistle_n lxxxv_o mr._n mede_n letter_n to_o mr._n hartlib_n touch_v the_o acta_fw-la lipsiaca_n as_o also_o touch_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o way_n of_o determine_v fundamental_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v short_a easy_a and_o evident_a worthy_a sir_n i_o have_v receive_v the_o acta_fw-la lipsiaca_n but_o if_o i_o can_v have_v give_v you_o notice_n in_o time_n i_o will_v have_v save_v you_o that_o labour_n and_o borrow_v of_o dr._n w._n for_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o lend_v i_o he_o when_o i_o have_v read_v it_o over_o lord_n i_o think_v what_o little_a difference_n be_v these_o to_o break_v communion_n for_o viz._n for_o one_o or_o two_o speculative_a subtlety_n for_o some_o logical_a or_o metaphysical_a notion_n so_o i_o believe_v much_o of_o these_o dispute_n when_o the_o wise_a and_o moderate_v of_o both_o side_n have_v expound_v themselves_o be_v 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to_o martyr_n who_o among_o the_o faithful_a while_o the_o priest_n be_v stand_v at_o the_o altar_n build_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n nay_o though_o it_o be_v over_o the_o holy_a body_n of_o the_o martyr_n i_o say_v who_o ever_o hear_v the_o priest_n to_o say_v thus_o in_o prayer_n to_o thou_o o_o peter_n or_o o_o paul_n do_v i_o offer_v sacrifice_n here_o sacrificium_fw-la be_v expound_v by_o preces_fw-la and_o preces_fw-la put_v for_o sacrificium_fw-la and_o lib._n 22._o cap._n 8._o concern_v one_o hesperius_n a_o man_n of_o quality_n in_o the_o city_n whereof_o austin_n be_v bishop_n who_o by_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o cattle_n and_o servant_n perceive_v his_o country-grange_n liable_a to_o some_o malignant_a power_n of_o evil_a spirit_n rogavit_fw-la nostros_fw-la say_v s._n austin_n my_o absente_n presbyteros_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la eorum_fw-la illò_fw-la pergeret_fw-la cujus_fw-la orationibus_fw-la cederent_fw-la perrexit_fw-la unus_fw-la 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