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may_v add_v st._n ambrose_n since_o foolish_a thing_n say_v he_o dress_v up_o with_o word_n though_o weak_a in_o virtue_n appear_v as_o if_o they_o be_v wise_a god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o preach_v commend_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o word_n but_o of_o power_n that_o the_o foolishness_n of_o the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v judge_v may_v demonstrate_v itself_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o wise_a man_n be_v found_v after_o a_o spiritual_a manaer_n n._n c._n it_o will_v tire_v we_o to_o follow_v the_o stream_n any_o further_a and_o i_o see_v already_o which_o way_n it_o run_v c._n i_o may_v save_v myself_o the_o labour_n if_o this_o bold_a undertaker_n will_v believe_v master_n calvin_n who_o he_o much_o commend_v but_o care_v not_o to_o imitate_v who_o as_o become_v a_o know_v and_o a_o honest_a man_n express_o acknowledge_v that_o most_o restrain_v these_o word_n to_o miracle_n restringunt_fw-la miracle_n demonstrationem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o pot_n quam_fw-la plerique_fw-la ad_fw-la miracula_fw-la restringunt_fw-la why_o do_v you_o shrug_v n._n c._n i_o see_v what_o be_v like_a to_o become_v of_o my_o good_a friend_n philagathus_n c._n never_o trouble_v yourself_o he_o can_v prove_v if_o need_v be_v that_o most_o signify_v few_o or_o none_o musculus_fw-la indeed_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o word_n power_n in_o the_o evangelical_n history_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n always_o use_v for_o miracle_n and_o under_o these_o two_o word_n he_o comprehend_v all_o that_o the_o spirit_n wrought_v in_o and_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o preach_v which_o methinks_v be_v excellent_o express_v by_o arias_n montanus_n he_o prove_v what_o he_o saâ—â—_n by_o the_o manifest_a power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o those_o that_o believe_v and_o by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o healing_n and_o other_o divine_a sign_n nay_o his_o great_a friend_n peter_n martyr_n who_o he_o make_v we_o believe_v he_o consult_v be_v please_v to_o say_v little_o less_o than_o mr._n calvin_n that_o there_o be_v very_o many_o who_o restrain_v these_o word_n to_o miracle_n and_o prodigy_n which_o paul_n wrought_v etc._n wrought_v permulti_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la haec_fw-la ad_fw-la miracula_fw-la contrahant_fw-la &_o prodigia_fw-la quae_fw-la paulus_n edâ—bat_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o he_o think_v of_o their_o opinion_n you_o shall_v hear_v present_o let_v we_o first_o hear_v what_o face_n have_v to_o say_v to_o i_o the_o stream_n of_o interpreter_n run_v anâ—ther_o way_n 10._o way_n sober_a answ_n p._n 10._o it_o be_v the_o sense_n wherein_o most_o divine_v do_v construe_v it_o ib._n it_o ib._n you_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o oppose_v the_o body_n of_o interpreter_n 11._o interpreter_n pag._n 11._o and_o give_v we_o a_o uncouth_a and_o less_o acknowledge_v interpretation_n 122._o interpretation_n pag._n 122._o a_o interpretation_n that_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v once_o mention_v in_o opposition_n to_o other_o interpreter_n other_o p._n 197._o and_o pag._n 279._o the_o general_n current_n of_o interpreter_n brave_o say_v bold_a bayard_n and_o like_o a_o blind_a b._n that_o fear_v no_o colour_n stand_v toâ—â—_n stout_o and_o rub_v thy_o forehead_n hard_o for_o within_o that_o skull_n of_o thou_o be_v more_o contain_v than_o in_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o a_o whole_a body_n of_o interpreter_n be_v lodge_v there_o which_o mr._n calvin_n himself_o never_o see_v there_o be_v a_o depth_n of_o learning_n that_o no_o body_n know_v run_v in_o the_o wide_a channel_n of_o thy_o brain_n n.c._n you_o have_v better_o have_v say_v the_o wide_a crack_n in_o his_o brain_n c._n we_o have_v do_v with_o that_o merriment_n and_o you_o may_v rather_o suspect_v 〈◊〉_d crack_v in_o his_o conscience_n for_o how_o dare_v a_o honest_a man_n presume_v to_o abuse_v the_o world_n on_o this_o fashion_n who_o but_o a_o man_n of_o a_o debauch_a conscience_n will_v repeat_v a_o thing_n so_o often_o and_o with_o such_o assurance_n of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o 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