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in_o unoquoque_fw-la genere_fw-la est_fw-la regula_fw-la sequentium_fw-la the_o first_o and_o best_a of_o every_o kind_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o that_o follow_v now_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o first_o and_o best_a preacher_n for_o their_o learning_n for_o their_o integrity_n for_o their_o freedom_n from_o secular_a interest_n for_o their_o wisdom_n and_o zele_n in_o save_v soul_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o their_o labour_n in_o bring_v so_o many_o heathen_n to_o christianity_n so_o many_o christian_n to_o mortification_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o martyrdom_n itself_o but_o to_o give_v a_o perfect_a account_n of_o their_o practice_n i_o confess_v require_v a_o man_n better_o verse_v in_o antiquity_n than_o myself_o who_o through_o want_n of_o time_n book_n and_o other_o encouragement_n have_v be_v keep_v from_o those_o flight_n which_o other_o have_v make_v into_o the_o lofty_a region_n of_o antiquity_n where_o the_o great_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o bishop_n in_o a_o speech_n instruct_v and_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o the_o imitation_n of_o such_o excellent_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o good_a thing_n signanter_n rehearse_v in_o the_o lesson_n that_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o after-age_n optatus_n signify_v in_o his_o writing_n against_o the_o donatist_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o donatist_n say_v he_o and_o of_o parmenian_a by_o name_n when_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o preach_v upon_o the_o lesson_n for_o the_o day_n to_o fall_v from_o a_o due_a explication_n of_o they_o to_o the_o rail_n upon_o the_o orthodox_n nullus_fw-la vestrum_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la initiet_n aliud_fw-la explicet_fw-la lectiones_fw-la dominicas_fw-la incipitis_fw-la &_o tractatus_fw-la vestros_fw-la ad_fw-la nostras_fw-la injurias_fw-la explicatis_fw-la if_o the_o authority_n of_o optatus_n be_v not_o sufficient_a we_o have_v st._n augustine_n own_o practice_n record_v by_o himself_o to_o second_v it_o who_o in_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la do_v
not_o only_o handle_v the_o gospel_n read_v but_o refer_v to_o they_o as_o the_o subject_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o treat_v on_o audivimus_fw-la evangelium_fw-la &_o in_fw-la eo_fw-la etc._n etc._n serm._n 1_o sancti_fw-la evangelii_n capitulum_fw-la quod_fw-la modo_fw-la cum_fw-la legeretur_fw-la audivimus_fw-la valde_fw-la i_o vexavit_fw-la serm._n 4._o de_fw-fr lectione_n sancti_fw-la evangelii_n hortatus_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la dominus_fw-la serm._n 5._o happy_o the_o gospel_n read_v then_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o we_o read_v now_o in_o our_o second_o service_n before_o the_o communion_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o use_n of_o dominicâ—ls_n epistle_n and_o gospel_n for_o the_o day_n be_v very_o ancient_a walafridus_n strabo_n will_v have_v they_o as_o ancient_a as_o st._n jerom_n cap._n 22._o and_o not_o without_o some_o ground_n for_o st._n jerom_n himself_o do_v make_v mention_n of_o they_o in_o his_o book_n against_o vigilantius_n per_fw-la totas_fw-la orientis_fw-la 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