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p._n 260._o to_o p._n 291._o epist._n apologet_n from_o p._n 72._o toâ—_n â—_z 84._o from_o n._n 53._o to_o n._n 72._o fanaticism_n sect_n 2._o n._n 10._o p._n 23._o aâ—madvers_fw-la p_o 26._o epist._n apologet_n sect_n 26_o â—_o 27._o ib._n fanaticism_n p._n 1._o p._n 11_o p._n 181._o epist._n apologet_n n._n 37._o maximil_n sandaei_fw-la clavis_fw-la mystica_fw-la c._n 3â—_n carol_n hâ—râ—â—â—nt_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o dioâ—ysâ—de_n mystiâ—â—_n theolog_fw-la prâ—â—fat_n româ—â—_n church_n devotion_n vindicate_v sect._n 1_o sect._n 6._o sect._n 7._o 〈…〉_z â—_o 16._o c_o 6._o â—_o 11._o sect._n 1._o c._n 4._o n._n 14._o sect._n 61._o sect._n â—_o epist._n apolog_n n._n 37â—_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 14_o tract_n apologâ—t_a intâ—g_n societ_fw-la de_fw-fr roâ—eâ—_n cruse_n dâ—fendens_fw-la a._n 1617._o p._n 17._o v._o joh._n à _fw-la jesu_fw-la maria_fw-la thâ—olog_fw-la mystiâ—_n c._n 6._o p._n 64._o 1_o john_n 5._o 3._o 4._o 20._o 12._o joh._n 14._o 15._o 15._o 14._o o._n n._n roman_a 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323._o p._n 324._o roman_n church_n devotion_n vindicate_v p._n 23._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 1_o 2_o 5_o 6._o p._n 364._o p._n 312._o o._n n._n sect_n 13._o o._n n._n â—â—ct_n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o o._n n._n sect_n 29._o o_o n._n sect_n 13._o p._n 20._o o._n n._n sect_n 14._o baâ—on_fw-fr a._n d._n 173_o n._n 7._o 25_o euseb._n eccl._n histor_n l._n 5._o c._n 16._o c._n 17._o epiphan_n harâ—s_n 48._o sect_n 2._o sect._n 3_o sect._n 4._o psal._n 115._o 11_o diâ—inarum_fw-la gâ—atiarum_fw-la cor_fw-la â—atio_fw-la oâ—rium_fw-la reâ—â—laâ—ionâ—m_fw-la mat_n riam_fw-la a_o eriens_fw-la venet_n 1626._o p._n 14._o p._n 34._o sâ—ct_n 7._o sect._n 10._o hieroâ—yâ—_n prafat_n in_o nahuâ—_n prafat_n in_o habac._n 1_o cor._n 14._o 30._o vâ—_n 33._o pâ—afat_n in_o isai._n l._n 1._o â—_o 1._o in_o isai._n 33._o s._n 〈◊〉_d in_o psa._n 45._o 1._o in_o 1_o cor._n 12._o hom_n 29._o s._n basil_n in_o isai._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d o._n n._n p._n 16._o tâ—rtull_n de_fw-fr aâ—imâ—â—9_n o._n n._n sect_n 6._o diaâ—o_o de_fw-fr diano_n â—_o 24._o o._n n._n p._n 13._o o_o n._n from_o sect_n 32._o to_o sect_n 40._o aug._n â—_o fortunat_fw-la tom._n 6._o confess_v l._n 7._o c._n 2._o c._n 1._o l._n â—_o c._n 4._o l._n 10._o c_o 40._o l._n 7._o c._n 10._o l._n 9_o c._n 10._o de_fw-fr quantit_fw-fr anim_fw-la c._n 33._o de_fw-fr mâ—rib_n eccles_n cathol_n c._n 31._o c._n 32._o joh._n boâ—a_o de_fw-fr discreet_a spirituum_fw-la c._n 14._o n._n 4._o lut._n paris_n 1673._o paul_n zacch_n quaest._n medico-legal_a l._n 4._o tit_n 1._o q._n 6._o n._n 4._o plato_n in_o coâ—viv_n in_o orat_fw-la alâ—ibiadis_n p._n 220._o ed._n serâ—_n a._n gâ—ll._n noct._n attâ—_n 1._o c._n 1._o cajâ—_n t._n iâ—â—_n 2._o 7._o 175._o aâ—t_n 1._o proâ—lâ—â—_n c._n 30._o bâ—rniers_fw-fr memoires_n par_fw-fr 2_o p._n 136_o 〈…〉_z c._n 4._o 2._o 2._o q._n 175._o art_n 1._o corp_n art_n card._n bona_n de_fw-fr dâ—ser_fw-fr spirit_n c._n 14._o n._n 5._o joh._n à _fw-la jesu_fw-la maria_fw-la theolog_fw-la myst._n c._n 8._o cajet_fw-fr in_o 1._o 2._o q._n 17._o art_n 7._o sanct._n sophia_n tr_fw-la 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 3._o n._n 11._o fortunat._n sâ—acch_n de_fw-mi not_o &_o sign_n sanct._n sect_n 8._o c._n 3._o 〈…〉_z sanct_n soph._n â—_o 19_o boâ—a_o ib._n p._n 250._o caset_n â—_o 12_o 2._o q._n 173._o art_n 3._o 〈…〉_z carol_n clâ—_n not_o in_o gaâ—â—_n ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n 3._o paul_n zacâ—h_o quâ—st_a medico_n lâ—g_v l._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o qu._n 7._o paâ—l_n zacch_n l._n 4._o tâ—t_n 1._o q._n 6._o n._n 33._o bona_fw-la the_o discreet_a spirit_n c._n 20._o p._n 411._o scacch_n p._n 612._o saâ—cta_fw-la sophia_n tr._n 3._o sect_n 3._o c._n 6._o n._n 22._o bona_fw-la ib._n &_o p._n 415._o saâ—cta_fw-la sophia_n tr._n 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 3._o n._n 10._o 14._o joh._n à _fw-fr