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which_o be_v in_o thou_o and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thy_o mouth_n and_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n and_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o thy_o seed_n say_v our_o lord_n from_o hence_o forth_o for_o ever_o it_o may_v also_o be_v easy_o prove_v to_o be_v universal_a in_o respect_n of_o place_n 21._o by_o these_o plain_a testimony_n of_o holy_a scripture_n conuertenâ—â—r_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la universi_fw-la fine_n terrae_fw-la all_o the_o â—ounds_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n dominabitur_fw-la à _fw-fr mari_fw-fr usque_fw-la admare_fw-la 71._o 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la flumine_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la terminos_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la he_o to_o wit_n christ_n shall_v rule_v and_o have_v dominion_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n &_o from_o the_o flood_n â—ntill_o the_o furthermost_a limit_n of_o the_o earth_n omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la seruient_fw-fr ei_fw-la ibidem_fw-la all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o upon_o all_o which_o place_n and_o some_o other_o see_v s._n austen_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n note_v his_o interpretation_n of_o those_o word_n à _fw-fr slumiâ—â—_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la terminos_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la which_o word_n say_v he_o do_v signify_v that_o the_o dominion_n of_o christ_n begin_v à _fw-fr slumine_fw-la jordano_n from_o the_o flood_n of_o jordan_n where_o he_o be_v baptize_v be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o father_n voice_n from_o whence_o he_o begin_v to_o choose_v his_o disciple_n and_o from_o hence_o say_v he_o doctrina_fw-la oius_fw-la incipiâ—â—s_fw-la dilatatur_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la terminos_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrae_fw-la 71._o cum_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la euangelium_fw-la regni_fw-la in_o universo_fw-la orbe_fw-la in_fw-la testimonium_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la veniâ—â—_n finis_fw-la his_o doctrine_n beginning_n be_v dilate_v or_o spread_v abroad_o unto_o the_o further_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v preach_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o a_o testimony_n to_o all_o nation_n after_o which_o do_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v come_v see_v also_o the_o same_o s._n austen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la especial_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o chapter_n where_o he_o cit_v and_o urge_v that_o place_n of_o saint_n luke_n where_o our_o saviour_n say_v necesse_fw-la est_fw-la impleri_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la 24._o prophetis_fw-la &_o psalmis_fw-la de_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n quoniam_fw-la sic_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la oportebit_fw-la christum_fw-la pati_fw-la &_o resurgere_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la &_o predicari_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la eius_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la &_o remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la incipientibus_fw-la ab_fw-la jerosolima_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v write_v of_o i_o in_o the_o law_n the_o prophet_n and_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o it_o be_v write_v and_o so_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v &_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a the_o three_o day_n and_o that_o penance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o his_o name_n throughout_o all_o nation_n begin_v from_o jerusalem_n by_o which_o place_n and_o diverse_a other_o he_o show_v plain_o that_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n can_v be_v contain_v in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n but_o must_v be_v universal_a that_o be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o the_o same_o s._n austen_n beside_o his_o other_o proof_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o very_a name_n catholica_fw-la the_o which_o name_n say_v 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