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of_o the_o pious_a learned_a and_o judicious_a reader_n who_o i_o hope_v will_v pardon_v my_o imperfection_n correct_v my_o mistake_v accept_v my_o endeavour_n and_o if_o he_o find_v the_o work_n beneficial_a will_v give_v the_o praise_n and_o glory_n to_o god_n who_o be_v bless_v for_o evermore_o amen_o errata_fw-la page_n 1._o line_n 29._o 15._o read_v 19_o p._n 2._o l._n 57_o both_o infallible_a r._n that_o infallble_o p._n 3._o l._n 22._o deal_n sit_v p._n 4._o l._n 58._o there_o r._n three_o p._n 8._o l._n 1._o he_o r._n they_o p._n 10_o l._n 5._o deal_n zurick_n p._n 11._o l._n 10._o sore_n zanch._n diulnes_n r._n or_o the_o zurick_n divine_n ibid._n l._n 13._o zank_n read_v zurick_n p._n 14._o l._n 2._o the_o r._n they_o ibid._n l._n 12._o the_o r._n they_o ibid._n l._n 29._o the_o r._n their_o p._n 20._o l._n 38._o rivera_n r._n ribera_n p._n 21._o l._n 7._o that_o r._n they_o p._n 25._o l._n 2._o then_o some_o r._n yet_o some_o p._n 27._o l._n 28._o so_o must_v r._n so_o much_o p._n 30._o to_o angel_n r._n 1_o ot_fw-mi to_o angel_n p._n 4._o l._n 25._o in_o these_o r._n in_o thesi_fw-la ibid._n l_o 58._o of_o those_o r._n of_o those_o time_n p._n 42._o in_o the_o margin_n for_o sacrament_n r._n ser_n mons_fw-la p._n 50._o l._n 1._o our_o with_o r._n with_o our_o ibid._n l._n 8._o then_o those_o r._n then_o of_o those_o p._n 63._o l._n 12._o and_o invest_v man_n r._n but_o actual_o invest_v man_n p._n 66._o l._n 43._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 70._o l._n 39_o that_o they_o be_v r._n that_o there_o be_v p._n 77._o l._n 56._o sussabdi_fw-la r._n jus_o subditi_fw-la p._n 78._o l._n 11._o predicate_v r._n predicate_v p._n 88_o l._n 24._o in_o r._n in_o my_o theopolitica_fw-la p._n 193._o l._n 15._o r._n metaphorical_a not_o a_o metaphorical_a p._n 121._o l._n 33._o 9_o for_o 6._o p._n 127._o l._n 35._o he_o r._n they_o p._n 130._o l._n 24._o except_v r._n accept_v p._n 13_o r._n l._n 1._o he_o r._n they_o p._n 152._o l._n 33._o for_o 12._o r._n 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