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judiciorum_fw-la capitalium_fw-la adempta_fw-la fuit_fw-la posteris_fw-la judae_fw-la per_fw-la pompeium_n qui_fw-la judaeam_fw-la in_o formam_fw-la provinciae_fw-la redegit_fw-la imperioque_fw-la romanorum_fw-la subjecit_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la gubernationis_fw-la ademptionem_fw-la paulò_fw-la post_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la sub_fw-la augusto_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la potestas_fw-la illa_fw-la judaeis_n per_fw-la romanos_fw-la fuerit_fw-la adempta_fw-la fatentur_fw-la ipsi_fw-la joh._n 18._o 31._o gubernatio_fw-la vero_fw-la imminuta_fw-la ademptâ_fw-la scilicet_fw-la potestate_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la capitalium_fw-la relictâ_fw-la potestate_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la civilium_fw-la &_o religionis_fw-la duravit_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la illud_fw-la quo_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la immo_fw-la etiam_fw-la quo_fw-la patefactus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o orbo_fw-la terrarum_fw-la per_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la quip_n judaeos_fw-la 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this_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o roman_n catholic_n all_o that_o whole_a society_n and_o body_n of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v one_o among_o themselves_o in_o their_o public_a profession_n so_o in_o this_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o man_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n here_o be_v nota_fw-la maximè_fw-la propria_fw-la three_o the_o mark_n agree_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o beast_n kingdom_n at_o all_o time_n for_o not_o only_o at_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o spiritual_a monarchy_n he_o cause_v every_o man_n to_o receive_v a_o mark_n but_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o do_v impose_v this_o law_n upon_o his_o subject_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o dominion_n that_o the_o first_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o they_o that_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o worship_v his_o image_n chap._n 16._o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o those_o soul_n that_o live_v again_o to_o reign_v with_o 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