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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctus_fw-la so_o it_o be_v read_v act_v 16._o 16._o 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n or_o knowledge_n in_o brief_a nolebat_fw-la hoc_fw-la testimonium_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la christ_n will_v not_o have_v any_o testimony_n from_o the_o devil_n he_o want_v no_o such_o testimony_n helper_n or_o upholder_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v act_n 16._o 18._o 18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paul_n rebuke_v the_o spirit_n of_o divination_n in_o the_o like_a kind_n so_o say_v austin_n god_n will_v let_v the_o devil_n know_v no_o more_o than_o what_o he_o please_v that_o please_v god_n which_o be_v fit_v for_o the_o devil_n in_o lib._n 9_o c._n 21._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la and_o further_o christ_n know_v well_o that_o the_o devil_n speak_v this_o to_o tempt_v he_o for_o the_o devil_n in_o all_o his_o action_n have_v a_o ill_a and_o indirect_a end_n and_o last_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n be_v no_o way_n agreeable_a for_o the_o 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