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5._o â—…_n jon._n 2._o 1._o john_n 2._o john_n 1_n mare_fw-la 16._o legenda_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la s._n francis._n john_n 17._o 1._o john_n 2._o matth._n 7._o john_n 6._o ephes._n 1_n rom._n 8._o john_n 13._o john_n 5._o 1_o cor._n 6._o gen._n 3._o gala._n 6._o john_n 12_o john_n 17._o rom._n 10_o marc._n 16._o rom._n 10._o gala._n 3_n rom._n 4._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 1._o cor._n 2._o lbi._n 1_n dâ—…_n doct_n christiana_fw-la 1._o tim._n 2._o rome_n 9_o prouer._n 15._o rome_n 9_o rom._n 9_o matth._n 26._o ephes._n 1_n rom._n 8._o aug_n li._n 50._o homiliâ—…r_n homili_fw-la 17._o act._n 9_o psalm_n 117_o phil._n â—…_n john_n 6._o john_n 17._o ephes._n â—…_n rom._n 9_o ezech._n 33._o 1._o tim._n 2._o matth._n 23._o psalm_n 17._o exod._n 6._o malach._n 3_n rom._n 〈◊〉_d hebr._n 13._o exod._n 3._o 2_o cor._n â—…_n lâ—…c_fw-la â—…_n rom._n 8._o psalm_n 13._o 1._o tim._n â—…_n matth._n 6._o matth._n 5._o â—…_n tim._n 3._o jerem_n 2._o john_n 4._o gen_n 3._o rom._n 13._o esa_fw-la 48_o prouer._n 25_o 1_o pet_n 4._o 1_o cor._n 13._o â—…_n cor._n 11._o matth._n 22._o matth._n 10._o john_n 8._o 2._o cor._n 6._o john_n 8._o matth._n 4._o 1._o john_n 2._o matth._n 4._o luc._n â—…2_n job._n 1._o â—…_n pet_n 5._o matth._n 16._o 2._o cor._n 12._o job._n 13._o rom._n 5._o rom._n 8._o 1._o john_n 3._o collos._n 1_n marc._n 8._o 2_o reg._n 6._o gen._n 19_o 4_o reg_n 6._o 2._o tim_n 3_n luc_n 10._o 2._o tim._n â—…_n 2._o tim._n 1._o rom._n 3._o rome_n 8._o rome_n 4._o psalm_n 126_o rom._n 11._o ezech._n 16._o ezech._n 16._o esai_n 1._o &_o 57_o gen_n 12._o iosu._n 24._o â—…sa_fw-la 59_o act._n 7._o rom._n 5._o gal._n 5._o rom._n 3._o rom._n 3._o rome_n 6._o gal._n 3._o gen._n 18._o rom._n 7._o matth_n 7._o luc._n 6._o john_n 15._o ephes._n 1_n 1_o cor._n 2._o psalm_n 48_o psalm_n 31._o 2._o cor._n 2._o rom._n 5._o ephes._n 2._o rom._n 7._o jacobi_fw-la 1._o rom._n 8._o rom._n 7._o matth_n 12._o poveâ—…b_a 〈◊〉_d matth._n 15._o jerem_n 17._o gen._n 6._o gen._n 8._o psalm_n 13._o pigghius_n de_fw-fr origin_n peccato_fw-la rome_n 5._o 1._o john_n 3._o job._n 14._o psal._n 50._o ruth_n 4._o 1._o cor_fw-la 7_o â–ª_o heb._n 1â—…_n john_n 3._o gen._n 2._o rom._n 5._o rom._n 6._o john_n 8._o rome_n 8._o rome_n 8._o rome_n 5._o rom._n 5._o rom._n 8._o 2._o tim_n 1_n gala._n 3_n tit_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…phes_fw-fr 2._o gala._n 5._o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n quâ—…st_n 2_o de_fw-fr â—…ide_n &_o operibus_fw-la cap_n 14_o â—…_n thâ—…ss_v 2_o rome_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 1._o cor._n 2._o augu_n in_o psal._n 6â—…_n psaâ—…m_fw-la 1â—…_n job._n 〈◊〉_d john_n 17._o â—…xod_n 9_o rome_n 9_o psalm_n 77._o jud_n epist_n psalm_n 15._o gen_n 3._o heb._n 12._o exod._n 19_o job_n