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a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n to_o dispute_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o then_o when_o divers_a be_v harden_v and_o believe_v not_o he_o separate_v the_o disciple_n and_o dispute_v daily_o in_o the_o school_n of_o tyrannus_n hitherto_o what_o convert_v there_o be_v to_o the_o gospel_n they_o resort_v still_o to_o the_o public_a service_n in_o the_o synagogue_n where_o paul_n reason_v daily_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o find_v dangerous_a opposition_n he_o get_v away_o the_o disciple_n from_o thence_o and_o in_o the_o school_n of_o one_o tyrannus_n they_o be_v a_o particular_a congregation_n in_o these_o great_a town_n where_o there_o be_v many_o jew_n both_o in_o judea_n and_o elsewhere_o they_o have_v a_o synagogue_n and_o a_o divinity-school_n this_o divinity-school_n they_o call_v beth_n midrash_n and_o thither_o they_o use_v to_o go_v every_o sabbath_n day_n after_o they_o have_v be_v at_o the_o synagogue_n whereupon_o they_o have_v this_o for_o a_o common_a 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luke_n prefix_v to_o his_o gospel_n may_v very_o fit_o be_v set_v before_o they_o all_o as_o a_o general_a proem_n to_o the_o whole_a if_o he_o write_v his_o gospel_n near_o about_o that_o time_n when_o he_o write_v his_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v not_o till_o paul_n have_v now_o wear_v out_o his_o two_o year_n imprisonment_n in_o rome_n or_o thereabouts_o act_v 28.30_o which_o be_v twenty_o seven_o year_n after_o christ_n ascension_n by_o which_o time_n the_o gospel_n have_v be_v carry_v by_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v eye-witness_n of_o christ_n action_n and_o by_o the_o disciple_n who_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n through_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n from_o these_o man_n sermon_n and_o relation_n many_o undertake_v to_o write_v gospel_n partly_o for_o their_o own_o use_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o which_o thing_n though_o they_o do_v lawful_o and_o with_o a_o good_a intent_n yet_o because_o they_o do_v it_o not_o by_o inspiration_n 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