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sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la domino_fw-la mentientem_fw-la qui_fw-la labiis_fw-la sibi_fw-la dicit_fw-la dimitti_fw-la velle_fw-la &_o cord_n dicit_fw-la quae_fw-la sibi_fw-la dimitrantur_fw-la debita_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la this_o council_n be_v hold_v at_o carthage_n by_o aurelius_n and_o 214._o bishop_n honorio_n twelve_o &_o theodosio_n coss_n kmalâ—majas_v quaero_fw-la utrum_fw-la oar_n oratione_fw-la dominicâ_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la unde_fw-la aliam_fw-la didicisti_fw-la pro_fw-la majoribus_fw-la meritis_fw-la tuis_fw-la excedentem_fw-la merita_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la si_fw-mi sic_fw-la quomodo_fw-la dicis_fw-la dimitte_n nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc._n etc._n ista_fw-la verba_fw-la orationis_fw-la aut_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la permittunt_fw-la esse_fw-la dei_fw-la deprecatorem_fw-la aut_fw-la aperiunt_fw-la esse_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la but_o when_o they_o leave_v the_o use_n of_o that_o prayer_n he_o will_v no_o long_o call_v they_o brethren_n tum_o desinent_z 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shall_v be_v establish_v and_o it_o be_v a_o frequent_a boast_n of_o the_o donatist_n against_o the_o catholic_n oravit_fw-la donatus_n &_o respondit_fw-la ei_fw-la deus_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la when_o donatus_n pray_v god_n answer_v he_o from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o to_o he_o they_o go_v as_o to_o a_o oracle_n when_o they_o will_v attempt_v any_o design_n that_o he_o may_v seek_v god_n and_o then_o give_v they_o direction_n to_o this_o optatus_n reply_n 84._o opt._n p._n 84._o ut_fw-la quid_fw-la pulsetis_fw-la coelum_fw-la cum_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o evangelio_n habetis_fw-la testamentum_fw-la in_o vain_a do_v you_o expect_v new_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n have_v the_o complete_a will_n and_o testament_n of_o christ_n here_o on_o earth_n agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o tertullian_n before_o he_o baptis_n st._n aug._n de_fw-fr unico_fw-la baptis_n non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la revelatione_fw-la post_fw-la evangelium_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o pollution_n 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