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meekness_n and_o peace_n than_o of_o heat_n party_n and_o controversy_n they_o may_v have_v object_v that_o this_o be_v a_o encroachment_n upon_o christian_a liberty_n whereby_o they_o be_v free_a from_o the_o whole_a yoke_n of_o moysaicall_a ceremony_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o countenance_v the_o distinction_n of_o thing_n clean_a and_o unclean_a and_o to_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o gentile_a christian_n to_o judaize_v as_o the_o galatian_n do_v it_o may_v also_o have_v be_v say_v that_o that_o decree_n have_v a_o appearance_n of_o establish_v christianity_n upon_o judaisme_n because_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o sort_n of_o proselyte_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proselyte_n of_o converse_n 〈◊〉_d gemar_fw-la sanhedr_n c._n 7._o sect._n 5._o cocceius_n ibidem_fw-la buxt_n lexic_a rab._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v not_o circumcise_v but_o only_o enjoin_v to_o observe_v the_o seven_o precept_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n to_o who_o blood_n be_v prohibit_v 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