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celebrate_v mass_n 700._o year_n before_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o yet_o this_o scribbler_n affirm_v it_o almost_o in_o every_o page_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o priest_n which_o numa_n constitute_v he_o call_v they_o masspriest_n 55._o and_o in_o his_o 13._o chap._n allege_v the_o place_n of_o blondus_fw-la concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o pagan_a rite_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n that_o which_o blondus_n speak_v of_o the_o gentile_n dijs_fw-la superis_fw-la sacra_fw-la facturi_fw-la about_o to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o god_n this_o man_n turn_v who_o be_v about_o to_o say_v mass_n in_o his_o 15._o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o priest_n 62._o learn_v to_o say_v their_o conâ—iteor_fw-la before_o massâ—_n of_o numa_n the_o magician_n for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a idolater_n also_o to_o look_v heavy_o and_o confess_v themselves_o before_o their_o offering_n of_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o custom_n of_o confess_v which_o otherwise_o no_o 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48._o lin_v 16._o for_o a_o name_n read_v and_o a_o name_n pag._n 52._o lin_v 24._o for_o as_o it_o read_v as_o if_o it_o pag._n 67._o lin_v 5._o for_o receive_v read_v crown_v pag._n 68_o lin_v 2._o for_o against_o read_v a_o great_a pag._n 73._o lin_v 19_o add_v in_o the_o margin_n see_v the_o admonition_n to_o darâ—y_v nazianz._n orat._n 3._o pag._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n 8_o 9_o 21._o pag._n 85_o 86._o s._n aug._n contra_fw-la faâ—stâ—â—_n lâ—b_fw-la 19â—_n c._n 13._o 13._o exeâ—c_fw-la 16._o 16._o num._n 47._o pag._n 10._o 11_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 15._o pag._n 63._o 65._o 66._o 70_o etc._n etc._n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n pag._n 27._o 28._o pag._n 28._o pag._n 29._o pag._n 30._o pag._n 32._o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o preacher_n pag._n 31._o s._n aug._n the_o bapt_a contra_fw-la donat._n l._n 4._o cap._n 24._o exerc._n pag._n â—71_n pag._n 33._o pag._n 35._o 35._o pag._n 41._o 41._o pag._n 61._o 61._o pag._n â—1_n â—1_n pag._n 41._o 41._o pag._n 46._o 46._o pag._n 59_o 59_o pag._n 73._o 73._o pag._n 40._o 40._o pag._n 64._o 64._o pag._n 68_o 68_o pag._n 67._o pag._n 48._o 49._o pag._n 49._o &_o 72._o ibid._n pag._n 52._o pag._n 54._o pag._n 59_o pag._n 55._o pag._n 62._o â—g_z 25_o 25._o pag._n 63._o greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 3._o the_o pace_n pag._n 40._o 41._o pag._n 73._o 74._o pag._n 434._o pag._n 43._o s._n ambros_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la valent_n idem_fw-la lib._n 1._o cont_n relationâ—m_fw-la symmachi_n casaâ—bon_n to_o the_o reader_n in_o his_o exercit._n uâ—on_n baronius_n exercit._fw-la pag._n 587._o