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his_o danger_n see_v then_o what_o i_o have_v to_o defend_v myself_o withal_o both_o of_o ancient_a &_o late_a father_n &_o doctor_n rsâ—_o of_o the_o church_n the_o first_o application_n as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o ever_o be_v make_v of_o this_o psalm_n be_v only_o to_o the_o purpose_n i_o allege_v it_o by_o â—ucius_fw-la a_o devout_a bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o bloody_a age_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n about_o 225._o year_n after_o christ_n of_o who_o to_o let_v pass_v cyprian_a bale_n 3._o a_o man_n of_o our_o own_o 1â—_n give_v this_o testimony_n that_o he_o be_v a_o faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o enrich_v his_o church_n with_o healthful_a doctrine_n and_o afterward_o be_v purify_v in_o the_o lamb_n blood_n he_o pierce_v the_o heavenly_a paradise_n be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o valentinian_o commandment_n anno_fw-la 255._o this_o lucius_n as_o i_o note_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o my_o book_n 60._o pag._n 39_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o gallia_n and_o spain_n have_v determine_v many_o thing_n touch_v the_o church_n &_o somewhat_o also_o against_o spoiler_n and_o defrauder_n thereof_o conclude_v they_o by_o the_o example_n of_o judas_n to_o be_v thief_n and_o sacrilegious_a person_n he_o proceed_v with_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n de_fw-fr talibus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o qui_fw-la facultates_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la rapiunt_fw-la fraudant_fw-la &_o auferunt_fw-la dominus_fw-la comminans_fw-la omnibus_fw-la per_fw-la prophetam_fw-la loquor_fw-la dicens_fw-la deus_fw-la ne_fw-la taceas_fw-la tibi_fw-la ne_fw-la sileas_fw-la etc._n etc._n recite_v the_o whole_a 83._o psalm_n every_o word_n as_o you_o may_v see_v tom._n 1._o council_n of_o binnâ—us_a edition_n pa._n 180._o col_fw-fr 2._o i_o take_v this_o reverend_a father_n and_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n live_v in_o the_o purity_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o so_o near_o the_o
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this_o book_n glaber_n hist._n lib._n 2_o ca._n 11._o of_o oblation_n &_o offering_n offering_n vrban_n epist._n circiter_fw-la anno._n christi_fw-la 227._o 227._o constantine_n &_o valentinian_n make_v law_n that_o rich_a man_n which_o be_v able_a to_o support_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v into_o religious_a house_n because_o their_o possâ—ssions_n and_o good_n be_v thereby_o a_o mortize_v mortize_v 2_o chron._n 31._o 11._o 11._o tertullian_n in_o apologetico_fw-la apologetico_fw-la justinius_n in_o apol._n 2._o hist._n ecles_n ecles_n sermone_fw-la 1_o de_fw-fr eleemosymis_fw-la eleemosymis_fw-la he_o call_v the_o treasury_n corban_n of_o that_o at_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la novam_fw-la docuit_fw-la filz_n christâ—us_n oblationem_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n accipiens_fw-la in_o universo_fw-la mundo_fw-la offer_v deo_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la alimenta_fw-la nobis_fw-la 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dioecefim_fw-la primum_fw-la &_o terras_fw-la ei_fw-la deputet_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la &_o clericos_fw-la qui_fw-la ibidem_fw-la sua_fw-la officia_fw-la impleant_fw-la ut_fw-la sacratis_fw-la locis_fw-la reverentia_fw-la condigna_fw-la tribuatur_fw-la aur._n conc._n c._n 23._o in_o conc._n tom._n 2._o ubi_fw-la nota_fw-la quod_fw-la dioecesis_fw-la accipitur_fw-la pro_fw-la libertate_fw-la condendi_fw-la oratoria_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la itaque_fw-la in_o argumento_fw-la huius_fw-la capituli_fw-la oratorium_fw-la exponitur_fw-la exponitur_fw-la tom._n council_n 1._o 1._o coloniam_fw-la vestitam_fw-la vestitam_fw-la council_n tolet._n 3._o cap._n 15._o 15._o chrysost._n hom_n 18_o in_o acta_fw-la acta_fw-la syn._n lond._n ca._n 16._o antiq_n britan._n ca._n 34._o 34._o alias_o adulphus_n adulphus_n iâ—gulf_n in_o hist._n croil_n croil_n sim._n dumelm_n cita_fw-la antiquit._fw-la brit._n cap._n 27_o 27_o deciviam_fw-la mansionem_fw-la ubi_fw-la mininum_fw-la sit_fw-la sit_fw-la 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euseb._n 〈◊〉_d orat_fw-la de_fw-fr laudib_n constant_n ibideus_fw-la gen._n 28._o 22._o chrys._n hom_n 18._o in_o act._n council_n mogunt_fw-la ca._n 7._o holy_a right_n and_o temple_n how_o respect_v by_o heathen_n gen._n 47._o 22._o biblioth_n hist._n lib._n 5._o john_n 10._o 3._o how_o fearful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o violate_v the_o church_n 2._o chron._n 24._o vers_fw-la 7._o david_n zeal_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n god_n this_o psalm_n be_v allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o lucius_n who_o be_v martyr_v about_o an._n chr._n 255._o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o gallia_n and_o spain_n tom._n council_n 1._o the_o zeal_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n mat._n 21._o 12_o mar._n 11._o 17._o luke_n 19_o 45._o num._n 18._o 5._o ebr._n 9_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n etc._n christ_n come_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n &_o not_o to_o break_v it_o therefore_o doubtless_o he_o observe_v the_o rule_n 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