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agree_v unto_o peter_n for_o his_o continual_a most_o affectionate_a love_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n as_o the_o jasper_n do_v represent_v the_o green_a spring_n ribera_n joâ—chim_n ribera_n the_o saphire_n they_o which_o be_v for_o andrew_n say_v agree_v well_o unto_o he_o because_o it_o be_v sky_n colour_v represent_v the_o heaven_n with_o some_o stream_n of_o little_a cloud_n for_o he_o be_v most_o heavenly_a mind_v but_o they_o which_o be_v for_o paul_n apply_v it_o to_o his_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n they_o which_o apply_v the_o second_o unto_o andrew_n proceed_v to_o apply_v the_o calcedony_n to_o james_n the_o elder_a the_o smaragd_n to_o john_n the_o sardonix_n to_o philip_n the_o sardis_n to_o bartholomew_n the_o chrysolite_n to_o matthew_n the_o berill_n to_o thomas_n the_o topaz_n to_o james_n the_o lesser_a the_o chrysoprasus_fw-la to_o judas_n the_o brother_n of_o james_n the_o hyacinth_n to_o simon_n and_o the_o amethyst_n to_o mathias_n but_o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o always_o reckon_v up_o in_o the_o same_o order_n but_o in_o a_o diverse_a mat._n 10._o mark_n 3.16_o luk._n 6.13_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v certain_a in_o what_o order_n they_o be_v to_o be_v place_v for_o that_o the_o order_n of_o their_o call_n be_v uncertain_a i_o hold_v with_o they_o that_o decline_v this_o particular_a apply_v of_o each_o precious_a stone_n to_o each_o disciple_n etc._n bl._n viegas_n pareus_n bullinger_n etc._n etc._n as_o a_o point_n of_o curiosity_n and_o think_v rather_o that_o only_o in_o general_a these_o twelve_o stone_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o foundation_n inscribe_v with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o glory_n as_o in_o the_o diverse_a virtue_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o have_v excel_v here_o to_o represent_v which_o these_o precious_a stone_n do_v fit_o serve_v the_o jasper_n beside_o the_o most_o 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of_o the_o apostle_n be_v void_a of_o all_o fear_n and_o most_o courageous_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o suffering_n viegas_n blas_n viegas_n other_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o fire_n which_o appear_v abroad_o but_o not_o in_o the_o house_n and_o so_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o their_o light_n and_o open_o set_v forth_o of_o the_o gospel_n not_o in_o corner_n and_o secret_a place_n the_o smaragd_n be_v of_o a_o most_o delightful_a green_a colour_n and_o grow_v in_o scythia_n pareus_n pareus_n they_o ascribe_v unto_o it_o virtue_n against_o poison_n and_o against_o the_o fall_a sickness_n be_v hang_v about_o the_o neck_n or_o wear_v in_o a_o ring_n it_o help_v chastity_n recreat_v the_o sight_n cherish_v the_o memory_n and_o increase_v wealth_n which_o last_v i_o think_v be_v to_o he_o that_o have_v store_n of_o they_o by_o their_o price_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o manifold_a good_a come_n to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o apostle_n viegas_n blas_n viegas_n other_o say_v that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o virtue_n to_o change_v any_o thing_n near_o it_o into_o its_o own_o colour_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o may_v well_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o apostle_n who_o convert_v other_o to_o the_o fame_n faith_n to_o which_o they_o have_v be_v convert_v before_o the_o sardonix_n be_v like_o the_o nail_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n from_o whence_o also_o it_o have_v the_o name_n pareus_n pareus_n for_o onyx_n be_v such_o a_o nail_n it_o grow_v in_o india_n and_o arabia_n it_o be_v good_a against_o disdainfulness_n and_o all_o hurtful_a affection_n viegas_n blas_n viegas_n to_o this_o other_o add_v that_o it_o be_v like_o the_o nail_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n with_o the_o flesh_n appear_v through_o which_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o red_z and_o of_o itself_o white_a and_o so_o it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o a_o sardis_n which_o be_v red_a and_o onyx_n the_o nail_n of_o the_o hand_n which_o be_v white_a the_o whiteness_n may_v set_v forth_o 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