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monica_n and_o add_v lord_n i_o believe_v that_o thou_o have_v do_v what_o i_o crave_v yet_o approve_v the_o voluntary_n of_o my_o mouth_n for_o she_o do_v crave_v to_o be_v remember_v at_o thy_o altar_n bellarmine_n say_v that_o the_o church_n be_v wont_a to_o pray_v on_o the_o feast_n day_n for_o particular_a saint_n as_o on_o the_o feast_n of_o leo_n they_o say_v we_o beseech_v thou_o lord_n grant_v that_o this_o oblation_n may_v be_v helpful_a unto_o saint_n leo_fw-la but_o say_v he_o this_o sentence_n be_v now_o change_v and_o ambrose_n do_v pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o theodosius_n but_o as_o they_o who_o do_v so_o pray_v do_v never_o bring_v any_o warrant_n from_o scripture_n for_o it_o so_o neither_o can_v they_o tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o such_o prayer_n epiphanius_n contra_fw-la aâ—ri_fw-la haeres_fw-la 75._o say_v these_o prayer_n and_o oblation_n be_v at_o first_o institute_v partly_o as_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n to_o glorify_v he_o in_o his_o servant_n partly_o 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call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servant_n and_o soldier_n as_o the_o ancient_a greek_n call_v they_o but_o not_o the_o servant_n and_o soldier_n of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o pope_n as_o will_v be_v more_o clear_a hereafter_o 10._o into_o this_o centurie_n bellarmine_n cast_v the_o first_o acceptation_n of_o the_o latin_a bible_n the_o latin_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n translation_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o church_n universal_o which_o translation_n be_v call_v jerom_n in_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la cap._n 8._o he_o show_v that_o another_o translation_n which_o be_v call_v itala_n or_o vetus_n latina_n be_v in_o use_n in_o the_o church_n before_o this_o of_o jerom_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o gregory_n the_o i._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v use_v they_o both_o as_o gregory_n testify_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o leander_n before_o his_o moral_n and_o after_o that_o say_v bellarmine_n all_o latin_a 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