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but_o the_o glory_n which_o be_v not_o in_o word_n but_o substance_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o man_n do_v praise_n and_o magnify_v we_o be_v our_o riches_n honour_n authority_n all_o outward_a ornament_n which_o stir_v up_o the_o outward_a sense_n and_o man_n affection_n to_o admiration_n of_o our_o person_n place_n and_o call_v be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n as_o appeareth_z by_o these_o reason_n first_o the_o glory_n of_o fame_n be_v define_v by_o illyricus_n and_o also_o by_o melancthon_n in_o his_o common_a place_n to_o be_v approbatio_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la rectè_fw-la iudicantis_fw-la &_o alâ—crum_fw-la rectè_fw-la iudicantium_fw-la the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n approve_v we_o that_o we_o have_v walk_v sincere_o and_o the_o report_n of_o other_o man_n consent_v in_o judgement_n with_o we_o that_o we_o have_v so_o walk_v but_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o can_v be_v more_o glorious_a than_o aaron_n and_o moses_n 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world_n be_v convert_v for_o his_o word_n be_v these_o pâ—s_o oâ—châ—_n mallon_n e_fw-la diaconia_fw-la thou_fw-mi pneumatos_fw-la estai_fw-fr en_fw-fr doxe_n how_o shall_v not_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v more_o glorious_a where_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n in_o due_a time_n to_o be_v perform_v and_o not_o present_a and_o therefore_o where_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n pollo_n mallon_n perisseuâ—i_fw-la e_fw-la diaconia_fw-la tes_fw-fr dicaiosunes_fw-fr en_fw-fr doxe_n much_o more_o do_v the_o ministration_n of_o righteousness_n exceed_v in_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n call_v enalloge_n temporis_fw-la where_o one_o tense_n be_v use_v for_o another_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o event_n which_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o all_o
again_o that_o there_o be_v many_o church_n in_o those_o city_n which_o he_o name_v even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n i_o have_v already_o prove_v when_o i_o show_v out_o of_o eusebius_n that_o not_o only_a julian_n the_o 10._o do_v alexandrinarum_n ecclesiarum_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la accipere_fw-la take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o 16._o euseb_n hist_o l._n 5._o cap._n 9_o l._n 2._o c._n 16._o church_n of_o alexandria_n but_o also_o that_o saint_n mark_v do_v pâ—imus_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la alexandria_n constituere_fw-la first_o institute_v many_o church_n in_o alexandria_n and_o that_o the_o believer_n be_v not_o so_o few_o as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v assemble_v in_o one_o congregation_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o story_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o because_o he_o name_v jerusalem_n i_o will_v instance_n in_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o act_n there_o be_v man_n at_o jerusalem_n that_o fear_v god_n of_o every_o nation_n 5._o act._n 2._o 5._o under_o heaven_n which_o hear_v the_o gospel_n preach_v in_o their_o own_o language_n and_o concern_v the_o multitude_n of_o these_o say_v master_n beza_n they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v quicunqùâ—xâ—eri_fw-la illo_fw-la locum_fw-la beza_n in_o annotat_fw-la maiâ—rib_o in_o â—ilum_fw-la locum_fw-la tempore_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la ursabantur_fw-la adeò_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la exteros_fw-la comprehendat_fw-la quisedes_fw-la illic_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la maximâ_fw-la &_o frequentissimâ_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la eos_fw-la quoqùe_fw-la qui_fw-la studiorum_fw-la &_o religionis_fw-la discendae_fw-la cansâ_fw-la illic_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la commorabantur_fw-la quorum_fw-la distributa_fw-la fuisse_fw-la collegia_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la ex_fw-la ijs_fw-la quae_fw-la narrantur_fw-la cap_n 6._o verse_n 9_o and_o 9_o 29._o all_o stranger_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v resiant_a at_o jerusalem_n that_o such_o a_o multitude_n comprehend_v not_o only_o the_o stranger_n which_o have_v dwelling_n there_o be_v so_o great_a and_o populous_a a_o city_n but_o also_o those_o which_o be_v student_n and_o come_v thither_o as_o university_n man_n for_o learning_n sake_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o college_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o act._n ch_n 6._o 9_o where_o there_o arise_v certain_a of_o the_o synagogue_n which_o be_v call_v libertine_n &_o cyrenian_o and_o of_o alexandria_n and_o of_o they_o of_o silicia_n &_o asia_n which_o dispute_v with_o stephen_n and_o act_n ch_z 9_o 29_o where_o the_o grecian_n dispute_v with_o paul_n and_o again_o say_v he_o oportuit_fw-la tam_fw-la amplam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la undiqùe_fw-la judaei_n tanqum_fw-la ad_fw-la communem_fw-la academiam_fw-la suos_fw-la erudiende_n mittebant_fw-la in_fw-la varios_fw-la caeâ—us_fw-la distribuâ—_fw-la quos_fw-la apparet_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la pro_fw-la nationum_fw-la varietate_fw-la fuisse_fw-la distinctos_fw-la ut_fw-la hedie_n lutetiae_n multa_fw-la collegia_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o spacious_a a_o city_n to_o who_o the_o jew_n far_o and_o wide_o send_v their_o son_n as_o to_o a_o common_a university_n to_o be_v train_v up_o be_v of_o necessity_n divide_v into_o many_o college_n as_o it_o be_v now_o at_o paris_n according_a the_o diversity_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o out_o of_o this_o place_n it_o appear_v etc._n etc._n again_o how_o do_v they_o all_o hear_v the_o gospel_n preach_v in_o their_o own_o language_n narrat_fw-la apostolus_fw-la varijâ—_n linguis_fw-la loqui_fw-la coepisse_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la modò_fw-la hac_fw-la modò_fw-la iliâ_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la confusè_fw-la aut_fw-la furiosê_fw-la sed_fw-la prouâ—_n hâ—c_fw-la vel_fw-la ille_fw-la in_o varias_fw-la gentes_fw-la inciderat_fw-la the_o apostle_n show_v that_o they_o speak_v diverse_a language_n not_o confuse_o like_o mad_a man_n but_o as_o this_o or_o that_o apostle_n do_v happen_v upon_o this_o or_o that_o nation_n so_o he_o speak_v 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