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of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o sigwerd_n of_o east_n hoolon_n ê§_n ada_z getacnude_v þeonðam_n sixtan_a dâ—â—ge_n geseaÆ¿en_fw-mi Æ¿aes_fw-it þurh_fw-mi god_n usne_fw-fr hâ—elend_v crist_n þe_v come_v to_o þissere_fw-la Æ¿orulde_v on_o þaere_n sixtan_n ylde_v &_o we_o geedniÆ¿ode_o to_o his_o gelicnesse_n that_o adam_n who_o be_v shapen_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n betoken_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o come_v into_o this_o world_n in_o the_o six_o age_n thereof_o and_o renew_v we_o after_o his_o own_o likeness_n for_o this_o duration_n of_o the_o world_n i_o think_v it_o well_o enough_o retort_v upon_o lactantius_n by_o one_o of_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n have_v not_o make_v haste_n to_o do_v according_a to_o this_o say_n for_o as_o lactantius_n compute_n the_o time_n be_v already_o past_a and_o go_v and_o yet_o the_o world_n continue'_v to_o be_v as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a etc._n etc._n r._n azarias_n in_o imre_n binah_n c._n 43._o
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