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the_o church_n and_o s._n ambrose_n descant_v very_o well_o upon_o the_o place_n lest_o they_o shall_v unreasonable_o press_v matter_n of_o religion_n in_o a_o evil_a time_n whereby_o they_o may_v raise_v up_o scandal_n therefore_o he_o subjoin_v this_o caution_n serve_v the_o time_n the_o great_a matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n 12._o ambros_n ad_fw-la rom._n 12._o he_o will_v have_v they_o discourse_v of_o modest_o and_o discreet_o in_o a_o fit_a time_n and_o in_o a_o convenient_a place_n and_o among_o fit_a person_n for_o there_o be_v some_o esaith_o he_o even_o among_o ourselves_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n so_o the_o epist_n for_o the_o 2d_o sunday_n after_o the_o epiphany_n in_o the_o old_a liturgy_n read_v it_o so_o who_o do_v so_o abhor_v the_o way_n of_o christ_n that_o they_o can_v no_o soon_o hear_v but_o they_o will_v blaspheme_n it_o and_o s._n paul_n himself_o make_v it_o his_o practice_n sometime_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o
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alexandrinam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la mareus_n constituit_fw-la diuque_fw-la illic_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la functus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la romae_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la petro._n to_o gerrad_n i_o shall_v add_v the_o judgement_n of_o dr._n john_n lightfoot_n ad_fw-la 1_o cor._n addend_n ad_fw-la cap._n 14._o 14._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 117._o 118._o where_o he_o have_v these_o observation_n cum_fw-la celebrentur_fw-la tres_fw-la apostoli_fw-la circumcisionis_fw-la jacobus_n petrus_n &_o johannes_n gal._n 11._o 9_o hinc_fw-la diaecesin_n unicuique_fw-la bene_fw-la distribuas_fw-la palaestinam_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la ei_fw-la contigua_fw-la &_o connumerata_fw-la syriam_fw-la jacobo_n babyloniam_fw-la &_o assyriam_fw-la petro_n &_o hellenistas_n asianos_fw-la praesertim_fw-la ulterioresque_fw-la johanni_n babyloniam_fw-la inquam_fw-la &_o assyriam_n petro_n quod_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la firmat_n cum_fw-la epistolam_fw-la svam_fw-la primam_fw-la dictat_fw-la a_o babylone_a &_o in_o 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