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himself_o and_o octavius_n ibid._n crederes_fw-la unam_fw-la mentem_fw-la in_o duobus_fw-la esse_fw-la divisam_fw-la ibid._n he_o that_o have_v know_v we_o will_v easy_o be_v draw_v to_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v but_o one_o mind_n divide_v in_o two_o body_n 39_o dilectionis_fw-la operatio_fw-la notam_fw-la nobis_fw-la inurit_fw-la penes_fw-la quosdam_fw-la vide_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la ut_fw-la inuicem_fw-la se_fw-la diligantâ—_n tert._n apol._n c._n 39_o such_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o this_o spiritual_a fraternity_n furthermore_o this_o kindred_n extend_v itself_o to_o the_o communication_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a to_o the_o good_a and_o comfort_n of_o one_o another_o he_o that_o be_v wise_a think_v himself_o bind_v to_o advise_v such_o as_o be_v simple_a and_o he_o that_o be_v rich_a think_v himself_o tie_v to_o relieve_v such_o as_o be_v poor_a brotherly_o love_n be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o entertain_v stranger_n 3._o heb._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o it_o remember_v they_o that_o be_v in_o bond_n and_o in_o adversity_n 39_o exsubstantia_fw-la familiari_fw-la fratres_fw-la sumus_fw-la quae_fw-la penes_fw-la vos_fw-la fere_n dirimit_fw-la fraternitatem_fw-la quia_fw-la animo_fw-la animaque_fw-la miscemur_fw-la nihil_fw-la de_fw-la rei_fw-la communione_fw-la dubitamus_fw-la tert._n apol._n c._n 39_o we_o be_v brethren_n say_v tertullian_n in_o regard_n of_o outward_a substance_n which_o among_o you_o do_v well-nigh_o break_v all_o fraternity_n we_o that_o be_v join_v in_o mind_n and_o soul_n make_v no_o question_n at_o all_o of_o communicate_v of_o our_o good_n to_o one_o another_o so_o free_a be_v the_o former_a christian_n of_o their_o purse_n to_o they_o who_o they_o have_v first_o set_v up_o in_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v such_o to_o want_v as_o suffer_v persecution_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n although_o they_o do_v not_o former_o know_v they_o the_o last_o thing_n be_v the_o continuance_n 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