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maintain_v wherefore_o i_o wave_v what_o may_v be_v say_v against_o what_o he_o there_o dispute_v chap._n ii_o §_o 1._o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o irenicum_fw-la he_o lay_v some_o hypothesis_n for_o a_o foundation_n of_o his_o follow_a discourse_n where_o i_o shall_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n these_o thing_n that_o have_v truth_n in_o they_o and_o these_o also_o the_o examine_n of_o which_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o the_o present_a purpose_n viz._n defend_v presbyterial_a government_n to_o be_v juris_fw-la divini_fw-la only_o i_o take_v notice_n that_o here_o and_o through_o his_o whole_a book_n he_o spend_v most_o of_o his_o pain_n and_o learning_n in_o prove_v these_o point_n which_o be_v either_o digression_n from_o the_o present_a business_n or_o be_v not_o deny_v by_o any_o of_o his_o opposite_n which_o be_v magno_fw-la conatu_fw-la nihil_fw-la agere_fw-la §_o 2._o in_o his_o four_o hypothesis_n p._n 38._o some_o thing_n need_v our_o 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