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indâ—_n surorâ—â—ulâ—o_fw-la quod_fw-la numina_fw-la viâ—inorum_fw-la oâ—it_fw-la u_fw-la tâ—â—q_fw-la locus_fw-la juuâ—nali_fw-la 2_o reason_n 3_o reason_n 1_o use_v use_v eph._n 4._o 3._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 6â—_n 14._o doct._n observat_fw-la zecharias_n cum_fw-la lâ—qui_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la scripsit_fw-la observe_v observe_v judg._n 5â—14_n †_o scribant_fw-la doctique_fw-la indoctique_fw-la poemata_fw-la passion_n juvenal_n juvenal_n counsel_n have_v think_v it_o worthy_a their_o care_n vide_fw-la canon_n apostolorum_fw-la ut_fw-la vocaâ—t_fw-la can._n 60_o synod_n dordraâ—_n concilia_fw-la de_fw-la corrigâ—ndis_fw-la tyâ—ographiae_n abusibus_fw-la session_n â—22_n â—22_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la numae_fw-la numae_fw-la alternù_fw-fr viâ—bus_fw-la contensiosâ—suâ—e_fw-fr sune_n uâ—e_v â—_o dâ—eâ—_n in_o â—eâ—eram_fw-la traximuâ—_n â—bstreâ—entâ—bus_n â—tâ—aâ—_n quâ—busdam_fw-la spectantâ—â—us_fw-la â—ingâ—lo_fw-la umnâ—bâ—â—o_fw-la quodam_fw-la veritas_fw-la â—â—â—â—_o bâ—abatuâ—_n â—er_o ul_a coâ—tra_fw-la luâ—aeâ—s_fw-la observe_v observe_v observe_v gemmam_fw-la anâ—â—lâ—_n câ—rvae_fw-la iuclâ—sam_fw-la amplectitur_fw-la &_o gigas_fw-la a_o â—_o plectitur_fw-la &_o puâ—rulus_n â—eeâ—_n gâ—gas_fw-la â—oâ—tius_fw-la â—am_fw-la aâ—pâ—ctatur_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la pew_n â—lus_fw-la tâ—mâ—n_fw-la mâ—net_fw-la annâ—lus_fw-la aeqâ—e_fw-la â—reâ—iâ—sâ—s_fw-la &_o gâ—mmâ—_n aeque_fw-la pâ—â—ciosa_fw-la â—â—theâ—nâ—â—_n â—â—theâ—nâ—â—_n fides_n â—na_fw-la &_o â—adâ—oâ—â—oâ—_n respectu_fw-la subjeâ—â—oruâ—_n graduâ—m_fw-la sed_fw-la speciti_fw-la object_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z tertul._n in_o â—raesâ—â—â—p_n adversus_fw-la haeâ—â—â—cos_fw-la observe_v observe_v observe_v 2_o pet._n 1._o 12._o observe_v observe_v fides_n est_fw-la duplex_fw-la â—iâ—es_fw-la qâ—ae_fw-la credâ—tur_fw-la &_o â—ides_fw-la qua_fw-la câ—â—dâ—â—uâ—_n câ—â—dâ—â—uâ—_n â—liquid_fw-la tibi_fw-la â—râ—ditum_fw-la non_fw-la a_o te_fw-la inventum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la acâ—episâ—i_fw-la non_fw-la exaâ—iâ—asti_fw-la etc._n etc._n vincensius_fw-la lyrinensiâ—_n observe_v observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v fâ—eâ—â—y_o fâ—eâ—â—y_o john_n 6._o 44_o 45_o observe_v observe_v 2_o thes_n 3._o 2._o 2._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 3._o observe_v 1._o observe_v 2._o 2._o quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la creditum_fw-la non_fw-la a_o te_fw-la intentum_fw-la quod_fw-la accepisti_fw-la non_fw-la excogitasti_fw-la vinc._n lyr._fw-la mensis_fw-la 1._o observat_fw-la 1._o 1._o josh_n 24._o 3_o gen._n 39_o 2._o 2._o exo._n 24._o 12_o 12_o gal._n 1._o 6_o 7._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o 3._o monstra_fw-la diabolica_fw-la colâ—bant_fw-la aâ—gâ—ptiaca_n nunc_fw-la numero_fw-la vincentia_fw-la gildas_n use_v observat_fw-la 2._o 2._o isai_n 43._o 10_o non_fw-fr crederen_fw-mi scripturae_fw-la nisi_fw-la i_o ecclesia_fw-la moveret_fw-la author_n it_o as_o aug._n aug._n deut._n 4._o 2._o &_o 12._o 32._o 2._o observat_fw-la 3._o 3._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 14_o 15._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 15_o 17._o hold_v fast_o till_o i_o come_v rev._n 2._o 25._o 25._o act_n 2._o 17_o heb._n 1._o 1._o 3._o observat_fw-la observat_fw-la erubescit_fw-la quamvis_fw-la â—â—_o praedam_fw-la dâ—â—_n ctrina_fw-la quam_fw-la propria_fw-la reprehendit_fw-la conscientia_fw-la hieron_n in_o epitaph_n marcellae_fw-la we_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 5._o psa_fw-la 25._o 14_o john_n 7._o 17._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazi_n orat._n ut_fw-la memini_fw-la 40._o holiness_n do_v not_o blunt_a the_o wit_n but_o sharpen_v none_o have_v a_o worse_a spiritual_a sight_n than_o they_o that_o lack_v grace_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o doct._n doct._n mat._n 11._o 19_o 19_o quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la malum_fw-la in_o christiana_n religione_fw-la