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〈◊〉_d a_o good_a work_n of_o great_a eminency_n and_o more_o notable_a for_o certain_o there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o bless_a work_n nor_o more_o holy_a call_v in_o the_o clergy_n than_o to_o succeed_v the_o glorious_a apostle_n and_o martyr_n in_o their_o place_n and_o calling_n as_o heir_n do_v their_o parent_n in_o their_o estate_n and_o possession_n and_o to_o deliver_v and_o teach_v sacred_a doctrine_n to_o faithful_a man_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o teach_v other_o also_o as_o st._n paul_n bid_v timothy_n tim._n 2.2_o to_o this_o purpose_n st._n austin_n upon_o the_o 45th_o psal_n thus_o gloss_n pro_fw-la patribus_fw-la tibi_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la child_n shall_v be_v instead_o of_o father_n say_v patres_fw-la missi_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostoli_fw-la pro_fw-la apostolis_n silij_fw-la tibi_fw-la nati_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la hodie_fw-la enim_fw-la episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la orbem_fw-la unde_fw-la nati_fw-la 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