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martyr_n idem_fw-la p._n 198._o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n afterward_o as_o corruption_n grow_v in_o the_o church_n the_o read_n of_o homily_n and_o of_o martyr_n life_n be_v permit_v but_o beside_o the_o evil_a success_n thereof_o that_o use_v and_o custom_n be_v control_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o council_n of_o collen_n albeit_o otherwise_o popish_a the_o bring_n in_o of_o homily_n and_o martyr_n life_n have_v thrust_v the_o bible_n clean_o out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o into_o a_o corner_n the_o apocalypse_n apocalypse_n t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 381._o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o simple_a read_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o church_n a_o number_n of_o church_n which_o have_v no_o such_o order_n of_o simple_a read_n can_v be_v in_o this_o point_n charge_v with_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n commandment_n which_o they_o may_v be_v 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16._o cypr._n l._n 2._o epist_n 5._o &_o l._n 4._o epist_n 5._o amb._n l._n 1._o offic_n c._n â—_o &_o epist_n 75._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr helio_n arque_fw-la jejunio_fw-la cap._n 20._o just._n quaest_n 101._o august_n quaest_n 33._o in_o num._n wâ—s_n stâ—ab_n de_fw-mi rebe_v ecsiast_n cap._n 22._o â—eron_fw-gr in_o â—rolâ—g_n galeat_fw-la ruffinus_n in_o symbol_n apost_n apud_fw-la cypr._n cypr._n vâ—le_a gelas._n decree_v non_fw-la council_n 2._o p._n 532._o 532._o cires_fw-la an._n dom._n 366._o 366._o council_n carâ—â—ag_n 3._o c._n 47._o praeâ—eâ—_n sâ—ipâ—â—_n as_o canoâ—â—_n câ—s_v nihil_fw-la in_o ecclesis_n ligatur_fw-la suâ—_n nomine_fw-la divinarum_fw-la scriprerarum_fw-la cireâ—_n an._n dom._n 401._o 401._o council_n vasen_n â—_o habitum_fw-la an._n dom._n 444._o tom_n council_n p._n 19_o si_fw-mi presbyter_n all_o qua_fw-la infirmiraprehibente_fw-la pee_n seâ—psum_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la praeliâ—are_fw-la â—anctorum_fw-la partum_fw-la homilly_n à _fw-la diaconibus_fw-la recitentur_fw-la recitentur_fw-la council_n carâ—tlug_n 3._o can._n 13._o &_o greg._n tuâ—on_n de_fw-fr gloris_fw-la inâ—eâ—_n ca._n 16._o &_o â—adria_a epist_n ad_fw-la coral_n magu_n magu_n gelas._o câ—eâ—_n an._n do._n 432._o to_o council_n p._n 451._o 451._o council_n coâ—on_n celebraâ—_n an._n dom._n 1535_o paâ—â—a_fw-la cap._n 5._o melch._n can._n â—ocor_fw-la theol_fw-it lib._n 1â—_n vir._n the_o trâ—d_n â—â—se_n lib._n 5._o 5._o in_o cremum_fw-la â—arâ—aâ—heum_n sicliterrumâ—_n qui_fw-la conceptus_fw-la propitus_fw-la â—atrum_fw-la desiaiâ—i_fw-la onibus_fw-la antepodunt_fw-la c._n â—nde_v religâ—o_o in_o extra_n hieron_n praes_fw-la ad_fw-la libros_fw-la â—alom_n aug_n de_fw-fr pâ—â—â—d_n sanct._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o praefat._n gloss_n ord_n &_o lyr._fw-la ad_fw-la prâ—â—_n hieron_n in_o job._n t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 400_o 401._o â—â—arm_n conse_n sect_n 1._o â—d_a con_fw-mi art_n 6._o lubert_n de_fw-fr pincip_n christ._n dougâ—_n lâ—â—â—â—_n lâ—â—â—â—_n 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