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and_o propagate_v it_o so_o that_o sive_fw-la per_fw-la angelos_n sive_fw-la per_fw-la prophetas_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la apostolos_fw-la etc._n etc._n whether_o by_o angel_n patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n pastor_n we_o shall_v still_o find_v god_n to_o be_v our_o husbandman_n say_v augustine_n and_o he_o that_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n say_v yet_o not_o i_o 15.10_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o the_o papist_n abuse_v that_o place_n as_o also_o the_o word_n of_o this_o text_n to_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o error_n of_o free_a will_n that_o thereon_o they_o may_v build_v their_o gainful_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n how_o impertinent_o every_o one_o may_v judge_v that_o can_v but_o read_v and_z reading_z consider_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o writer_n which_o be_v not_o to_o entreat_v of_o man_n in_o general_a but_o of_o minister_n nor_o to_o show_v any_o concurrence_n of_o nature_n with_o 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