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sanctis_fw-la in_o which_o he_o speak_v thus_o have_v receive_v these_o our_o vow_n by_o thy_o prayer_n obtain_v pardon_n for_o our_o sin_n what_o we_o offer_v let_v it_o by_o thou_o be_v pardonable_a what_o we_o ask_v with_o a_o faithful_a mind_n let_v it_o become_v attainable_a receive_v what_o we_o offer_v return_v we_o what_o we_o ask_v etc._n etc._n the_o last_o proof_n the_o minister_n offer_v and_o which_o he_o value_v most_o be_v that_o one_o isidore_n be_v quote_v in_o that_o twenty_o five_o sermon_n de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la thus_o hence_o isidore_n observe_v it_o be_v uncertain_a by_o this_o say_v whether_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v mean_v or_o the_o sword_n of_o persecution_n now_o isidore_n of_o sevil_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o saint_n chap._n 68_o have_v these_o word_n which_o indeed_o be_v