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same_o county_n p._n 8._o l._n 36._o r._n judge_n for_o judhe_v finis_fw-la eph._n 2._o 10._o tit._n 2._o 14._o rom._n 15._o 13_o doct._n use_n doct._n use_n doct._n est_fw-la ignis_fw-la ab_fw-la igne_fw-la spiritus_fw-la accensus_fw-la pros._n isa._n 5._o 8._o aa_fw-la 2._o 12._o mat._n 6._o 2._o etc._n etc._n see_v my_o english_a martyrology_n pag._n 64._o isa._n 58._o 10._o see_v his_o life_n in_o my_o first_o part_n of_o life_n p._n 97._o eodem_fw-la p._n 100_o 2_o cor._n â—_z 7._o see_v my_o mirror_n in_o charity_n paulus_fw-la diaconus_fw-la ps._n 112._o 6._o 9_o 1_o king_n 18._o 13._o act._n 10._o 2_o act._n 9_o 36._o see_v my_o mirror_n p._n 117._o etc._o etc._o see_v her_o life_n in_o my_o second_o part_n of_o life_n object_n answ._n use_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 18_o