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against_o nestorius_n that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n may_v and_o ought_v to_o be_v call_v the_o deipara_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deipara_n mother_n of_o god_n the_o arian_n press_v athanasius_n to_o decet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quomodo_fw-la â—â—cu_fw-la in_o scripture_n 〈…〉_o ego_fw-la de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d pater_fw-la unum_fw-la sumus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la potest_fw-la aliquid_fw-la certü_fw-la esse_fw-la certitudine_fw-la fidei_fw-la nisi_fw-la aut_fw-la immediate_a contineatur_fw-la in_o verb_n dei_fw-la aut_fw-la ex_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la per_fw-la avidentem_fw-la consequentiam_fw-la deducatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n neque_fw-la de_fw-fr ho_o principio_fw-la vel_fw-la catholici_fw-la vel_fw-la haretici_fw-la dubitant_fw-la salmer_n proleg_n 9_o prima_fw-la quinquagena_fw-la can._n 7._o non_fw-fr tantun_n divinam_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la habent_fw-la &_o siâ—â—_n ea_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o scripture_n express_v conâ—â—entur_v sed_fw-la etlam_fw-la ea_fw-la omne_fw-la qua_fw-la exilla_fw-la necessaria_fw-la &_o evidenti_fw-la consequentia_fw-la deducuntus_fw-la qua_fw-la doctrina_fw-la a_o magno_fw-la ille_fw-la theologo_fw-la gregory_n ad_fw-la nos_fw-la derivat_a a_o est_fw-fr et_fw-la paulo_n post_fw-la dupliciter_fw-la aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la dicitur_fw-la aut_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la express_v in_o ea_fw-la contentum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la literal_n deinde_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la virtute_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la contentum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o necessaria_fw-la consequentia_fw-la extractum_fw-la atque_fw-la his_fw-la duobus_fw-la modis_fw-la agere_fw-la licet_fw-la in_o haeretieos_fw-la vazq_n in_o 1._o partem_fw-la thomae_fw-la tomo_fw-la 2._o disp_n 110._o cap._n 1._o §._o quarto_o nihil_fw-la refere_o have_v vacam_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la fi_fw-la vox_fw-la â—â—_o signifieat_a quod_fw-la scriptura_fw-la decet_fw-la show_v they_o 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