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not_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n with_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o as_o saint_n augustine_n against_o maximinus_n a_o arrian_n bishop_n say_v nec_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la ariminense_n nec_fw-la ego_fw-la tibi_fw-la nicenum_n concilium_fw-la obijcâ—am_fw-la â—um_fw-la ego_fw-la illi_fw-la tuque_fw-la isti_fw-la non_fw-la detinearis_fw-la sed_fw-la scripture_n testibus_fw-la communibus_fw-la agamus_fw-la res_fw-la cum_fw-la re_fw-la causa_fw-la cum_fw-la causa_fw-la ratio_fw-la cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la concertet_fw-la neither_o do_v thou_o object_v to_o i_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n nor_o will_v i_o object_v the_o nicene_n unto_o thou_o see_v neither_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o the_o one_o nor_o thou_o to_o the_o other_o but_o let_v the_o scripture_n be_v common_a witness_n or_o umpire_n to_o we_o both_o let_v thing_n with_o thing_n cause_n with_o cause_n reason_n with_o reason_n plead_v nor_o let_v any_o man_n here_o impute_v 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