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superbus_n sio_fw-la quod_fw-la video_fw-la nomen_fw-la pessimum_fw-la mihi_fw-la crescere_fw-la gaudeo_fw-la rebellis_fw-la dici_fw-la luth._o gratias_fw-la ago_o deo_fw-la quòd_fw-la dignus_fw-la sum_fw-la quem_fw-la mundus_fw-la oderit_fw-la hier._n hatred_n be_v ever_o the_o companion_n of_o truth_n as_o that_o which_o satan_n oppose_v must_v needs_o be_v good_a so_o that_o which_o be_v good_a must_v needs_o be_v by_o he_o oppose_v a_o good_a man_n once_o say_v he_o much_o suspect_v his_o own_o faithfulness_n in_o deliver_v that_o sermon_n for_o which_o he_o get_v not_o some_o hatred_n from_o wicked_a man_n hatred_n as_o one_o say_v be_v the_o genius_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o have_v give_v they_o say_v christ_n thy_o word_n and_o the_o world_n have_v hate_v they_o wicked_a man_n rage_n shall_v rather_o make_v we_o thankful_a than_o discourage_v i_o be_o proud_a say_v luther_n because_o i_o hear_v i_o have_v a_o ill_a name_n among_o bad_a man_n i_o bless_v god_n say_v jerom_n that_o 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clean_o etc._n etc._n but_o more_o particular_o the_o byway_n in_o which_o they_o go_v the_o subtle_a artifices_fw-la and_o insinuation_n by_o which_o they_o creep_v into_o the_o company_n and_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o deceitful_o enter_v unaware_o be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o they_o conceal_v their_o opinion_n 7.8_o vid._n aug._n contr_n pelag._n l._n 1._o pelagius_n dixit_fw-la liberum_fw-la sic_fw-la confitemur_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ut_fw-la dicamus_fw-la nos_fw-la semper_fw-la indigere_fw-la dei_fw-la auxilio_fw-la ita_fw-la homi_fw-la nis_fw-la laudamus_fw-la naturam_fw-la ut_fw-la dei_fw-la semper_fw-la gratiam_fw-la addamus_fw-la auxilium_fw-la anathema_n qui_fw-la docet_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la per_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la nostros_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la necessariam_fw-la diligenter_n est_fw-la interrogandus_fw-la pelagius_n quam_fw-la dicat_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la fateatur_fw-la homines_fw-la adjuvari_fw-la etc._n etc._n mihi_fw-la 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