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the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n viz._n as_o to_o the_o day_n whereon_o they_o observe_v it_o which_o plain_o show_v the_o author_n of_o these_o epistle_n to_o have_v be_v some_o latter_a obscure_a and_o absurd_a fellow_n antioch_n altogether_o unlike_o ignatius_n moreover_o in_o these_o epistle_n there_o be_v some_o mention_n of_o some_o style_v laborantes_fw-la who_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o order_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o diaconissae_n polycarp_n &_o cujusdam_fw-la divini_fw-la cursoris_fw-la or_o letter-carrier_n of_o which_o function_n or_o office_n ecclesiastical_a there_o be_v a_o deep_a silence_n among_o the_o ancient_n which_o how_o can_v it_o have_v be_v have_v ignatius_n write_v so_o plain_o of_o they_o last_o write_v to_o polycarp_n he_o thus_o speak_v attend_v unto_o your_o bishop_n that_o god_n may_v to_o you_o what_o have_v he_o forget_v that_o he_o write_v to_o a_o bishop_n almost_o throughout_o this_o whole_a epistle_n i_o find_v epist._n say_v scultetus_n the_o genuine_a ignatius_n want_v and_o well_o may_v he_o say_v so_o have_v he_o only_o take_v notice_n of_o those_o two_o word_n which_o argue_v the_o author_n to_o have_v be_v but_o a_o mean_a grecian_a and_o very_o unskilful_a in_o that_o language_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o the_o copious_a greek_a be_v destitute_a of_o word_n by_o which_o to_o express_v the_o latin_a deposita_fw-la and_o accepta_fw-la upon_o such_o consideration_n as_o these_o the_o famous_a whitaker_n thus_o conclude_v concern_v five_o of_o these_o latter_a epistle_n 6._o for_o he_o account_v the_o genuine_a to_o be_v seven_o because_o that_o to_o palycarp_n be_v reckon_v as_o distinct_a from_o that_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n both_o by_o eusebius_n and_o jerom_n it_o be_v apparent_a say_v he_o that_o five_o of_o these_o be_v without_o doubt_n adulterate_a and_o spurious_a again_o it_o be_v certain_a these_o be_v suppositious_a and_o foist_v in_o by_o 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the_o second_o rank_n of_o epistle_n between_o which_o two_o collection_n there_o can_v therefore_o be_v no_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n thus_o now_o at_o last_o they_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o the_o number_n of_o fifteen_o the_o three_o last_v add_v be_v 1._o one_o unto_o the_o virgin_n mary_n together_o with_o her_o answer_n 2._o two_o unto_o the_o apostle_n john_n which_o eccles._n say_v bellarmine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o his_o epistle_n 34._o nor_o do_v they_o at_o all_o savour_n of_o the_o gravity_n of_o ignatius_n his_o stile_n and_o baronius_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o pious_a reader_n whether_o he_o will_v allow_v they_o any_o credit_n or_o no_o only_o say_v he_o we_o know_v that_o they_o be_v cite_v by_o bernard_n apparat._n and_o some_o late_a author_n make_v mention_n of_o they_o but_o say_v possevine_a they_o be_v of_o no_o such_o certain_a credit_n as_o the_o other_o yea_o see_v they_o be_v not_o find_v write_v 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