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writing_n with_o indignation_n he_o change_v his_o wont_a style_n and_o omit_v his_o usual_a introduction_n of_o paul_n a_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n not_o regard_v himself_o so_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v run_v and_o be_v glorify_v moreover_o he_o be_v design_v to_o be_v apostolus_fw-la gentium_fw-la the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o appear_v gal._n 2.7_o 8._o therefore_o think_v it_o best_o here_o to_o conceal_v his_o name_n and_o to_o waive_n his_o ordinary_a title_n lest_o he_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assume_v to_o himself_o also_o the_o title_n of_o apostolus_fw-la hebraeorum_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o hebrew_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o another_o and_o therefore_o though_o he_o may_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n be_v employ_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o write_v this_o epistle_n
his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o etc._n etc._n john_n 1.14_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n etc._n etc._n act_n 1.6_o when_o they_o therefore_o be_v come_v together_o etc._n etc._n act_n 1.7_o it_o be_v not_o for_o you_o to_o know_v the_o time_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.19_o for_o the_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o the_o creature_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.20_o for_o the_o creature_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.21_o because_o the_o creature_n also_o itself_o shall_v be_v deliver_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.22_o for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.29_o the_o first-born_a among_o many_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.25_o blindness_n in_o part_n be_v happen_v to_o israel_n until_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.26_o and_o so_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.27_o for_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o when_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 4.5_o to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n 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