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unus_fw-la coeteris_fw-la superpoâerâtur_fw-la as_o for_o a_o council_n that_o first_o erect_v it_o there_o be_v none_o the_o canon_n ubique_fw-la which_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o they_o be_v call_v apostolorum_fw-la canon_n 4._o distinguish_v theâ_n degree_n as_o we_o now_o have_v they_o the_o nicen_n council_n which_o be_v the_o first_o general_n we_o have_v in_o print_n extant_a 7._o reckon_v they_o in_o the_o same_o order_n with_o the_o same_o prerogative_n and_o establish_v they_o to_o be_v continue_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a and_o former_a custom_n with_o this_o short_a aphorism_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o alteration_n there_o be_v none_o for_o 1500._o year_n together_o until_o young_a josua_n his_o emulation_n envy_v that_o some_o have_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n 29_o more_o than_o other_o envy_v thou_o for_o my_o sake_n join_v with_o corah_n his_o repine_n that_o some_o have_v the_o key_n of_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n above_o other_o you_o take_v 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3._o 13._o âct_n 21._o 35._o ãâã_d sardie_n chal._n nazi_n vit_fw-mi athâ_n vit_fw-mi basil._n hier._n ad_fw-la nepot_n idem_fw-la in_o epit_fw-la nep._n act._n 66._o ibid._n 14._o 27_o 1._o cor._n 16._o 9_o naziââ_n ãâã_d 2._o cor._n 2._o 16._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 6._o jam._n 3._o 1_o â_o lin_v nat_n hist._n hieron_n in_o tit._n cap._n 1._o &_o epist_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la 1_o cor._n 12._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 13._o ãâ¦ã_z plut._n in_o philopae_fw-la tit._n 1._o 5._o 1._o thes._n â_o 12._o â_o thes._n 3._o 14._o 1_o cor_n 4_o ult_n act._n 8._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o tit._n 1._o 5._o heb._n 7._o 7._o ambros._n in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o athanas._n apol._n 2_o in_o liâââis_n pres._n marit_n âpiphan_n ãâã_d 69._o chrysost._n theodoret._n oecumen_fw-la ambros._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la fuagr_n aiax_n ââagel_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o tit._n 1._o 5._o act._n 9_o verse_n 12â_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 14_o hierom_n in_o esa._n 3_o 2._o tim._n 1._o 6._o calvin_n justit_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 3._o rod._n 29._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o ãâã_d act._n and_o monument_n gal._n 2._o 9_o act._n 13._o 2._o tit._n 1._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 4._o ãâã_d gal._n 5._o 12._o 1._o cor._n 5._o â_o tim._n 5._o 29._o epiph._n lib._n â_o haeâ_n 75._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 4._o â_o tim._n 2._o 16._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o tit._n â9_n tit._n 2._o 15._o tit._n 2._o 15._o tit._n 1._o 5._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 10._o tit._n 3._o 10._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 5._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 10._o 1._o tim_n 6._o 14._o ambrose_n in_o ãâ¦ã_z cap._n 6._o mat._n 24._o 45._o 1._o cor._n 4â_n 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o hierom._n ad_fw-la âiparium_fw-la cyprian_a ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la 1._o tim._n 1._o 18._o oecumen_fw-la ibid._n luc._n 24._o 49._o ad_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la grad_v cap._n 23._o august_n de_fw-mi bapt_v contra_fw-la donat._n ca._n 24._o lib._n 4._o hier._n ad_fw-la euag._n can._n apost_n ubique_fw-la nicen._n con_n 4._o can._n 6._o etc._n etc._n 7._o numb_a 11._o 29_o numb_a 16._o 3._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 75._o gesip_n apud_fw-la ãâã_d lib._n 4._o cap._n 22._o euseb._n hist._n eccles._n âparââm_n socrat._n theodoret._n ãâã_d lib._n 4._o ca._n 63._o august_n ep_n 42._o 1._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n pag._n 145._o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la sarav_n high_a ad_fw-la evagr_a euseb._n li._n 1._o cap._n 24._o luke_n 24._o euseb._n li._n 4._o ca._n 22._o hieron_n pâoâem_fw-la in_o euang._n matthei_n hieron_n de_fw-fr scriptor_n eccles._n in_o lacobi_fw-la hieron_n in_o âgnatio_fw-la 1._o cor._n 15._o 6._o ignat._n ad_fw-la smyrn_n ignat._n ad_fw-la antioch_n idem_fw-la ad_fw-la trall_n ignat._n ad_fw-la antiochen_n idem_fw-la ad_fw-la sar_n euseb._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 23._o hieron_n advers._n ãâã_d hieron_n in_o tit._n 1._o hieron_n ibidem_fw-la 1._o cor._n 1._o cypr._n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la act._n 19_o 1._o cor._n 11._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d pâ_n â2_n 1._o cor._n â_o joan._n ãâã_d 1._o cor._n ãâ¦ã_z 1._o cor._n 7._o 6._o psalm_n 12._o verse_n 40._o vers_fw-la 25._o iâenae_fw-la gen._n 2._o exod._n 20._o apoc._n 1_o psalm_n 118._o heron_n ad_fw-la maâ_n aug._n in_o âs_n 44._o âââron_n ibid._n ãâ¦ã_z âoh_o 3._o cypâ_n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la âliod_n theodoâ_n in_o âhilip_n 1._o acts._n 1._o 20ââsal_n 109._o hilar._n in_o math._n 24._o apoc._n â_o 1._o 2._o 5_o instit._fw-la lib._n 4._o c_n â_o sect._n 1._o sect._n â_o ãâã_d
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