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ut_fw-la in_fw-la se_fw-la à _fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la prout_fw-la apparent_a lap_n in_o loc._n exod._n 14._o 21._o josh._n 3._o 22._o omne_fw-la agens_fw-la naturale_fw-la agit_fw-la necessario_fw-la cause_n naturalis_fw-la agit_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la cyr._n glaph_n ib._n â—bod_v psal._n 29._o 7._o desistendo_fw-la ab_fw-la influentia_fw-la in_fw-la ignem_fw-la etc._o etc._o vide_fw-la tostat._n in_fw-la loc._n greg._n mor._n l._n 16._o ger._n â—_z come_v de_fw-fr provid._n math_n 5._o 45._o act._n 17._o 18._o aquin._n part._n 1._o q_n 104._o art_n 1._o mat._n 4._o 4._o vide_fw-la tostat._n l_o d._n iob._n 19_o 7._o math._n 8._o 26._o psal._n 148._o 8._o orig._n hom._n 6._o in_o divers_a prov._n 6._o 6._o eo_fw-la majus_fw-la erat_fw-la miraculum_fw-la quòd_fw-la spinae_fw-la facilius_fw-la flammas_fw-la conc_fw-la ipiunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n river_n in_o exod._n see_v this_o doctrine_n enlarge_v upon_o in_o my_o sermon_n call_v mercy_n in_o her_o beauty_n mat._n 14_o 29._o tu_fw-la praecipe_fw-la et_fw-la illico_fw-la solidabuntur_fw-la aequae_fw-la hier._n in_o math._n vide_fw-la and_o just_a mart_n resp._n ad_fw-la quâ—â—_z 117._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o philo_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la moys._n lib._n 1._o pind._n ode_n 1._o stat_fw-la martyr_n intrepidus_fw-la et_fw-la triumphans_fw-la toto_fw-la licet_fw-la lacero_fw-la corpore_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n serm_v 61._o in_o cant._n aldhelm_n de_fw-fr verg._n c._n 26._o colos._n 11._o ambros._n in_o cap._n 6._o aporal_a cyr._n gleph_n in_o exod_n l_n 1._o vide_fw-la porrect_v in_fw-la pentat_fw-la aquin._n ps._n 130._o q_o â—6_n art_n 8._o cyril_n d._n psal._n 16._o 10._o quid_fw-la rubus_fw-la ille_fw-la quondam_fw-la mosaicâ—â—_n portendebat_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n hom._n 2._o super_fw-la missus_fw-la est_fw-la possumus_fw-la per_fw-la rubum_fw-la qui_fw-la flammas_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la producebat_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la comburebatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambros._n in_o c_o 6._o apocal._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o etc._n etc._n gr._n nys._n in_o natal_n aug._n serm._n de_fw-la temp._n 86._o divinum_fw-la rubus_fw-la pertavit_fw-la non_fw-la concepit_fw-la incendium_fw-la etc._n etc._n chrysol._n greg._n in_o ezek._n hom._n 7._o de_fw-la la_fw-fr haye_n lapid._n in_fw-la loc._n hoc_fw-la viso_fw-la deus_fw-la ipsum_fw-la mosen_n initio_fw-la vocationis_fw-la suae_fw-la confirmare_fw-la voluit_fw-la river_n in_fw-la loc._n gen._n 15._o 17._o judg._n 6._o 7._o philo_n de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la moys._n l._n 1._o jun._n analyt_v expl_fw-mi in_o exod_n olea_v in_fw-la loc._n act_n 9_o 5._o isa._n 41._o 14._o luk._n 12._o 32._o psal._n 66._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 9_o cant._n 1._o 6._o mat._n 5._o 12._o psal._n 129._o 1._o micah_n 8._o 9_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 19_o ps._n 66._o 10._o aug._n ibid._n psal._n 14_o 5._o isa._n 43._o 2._o psal._n 76._o 10._o philo_n l._n d._n john_n 11._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 8_o 9_o gen._n 2d_o mat._n 23._o 38._o cant._n 1._o 14._o mat._n 13._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o judg._n 11._o 34._o math._n 2._o 21._o 8._o 24._o zech._n 9_o 9_o luk._n 2._o 11._o act._n 2._o 7._o 9_o 11._o psal._n 46._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 24._o isa._n 26._o 11._o psal._n 8._o 3._o micah_n 6._o 9_o ps._n 107._o 43._o psal._n 41._o 1._o math_n 24._o 40._o 41._o lam._n 3._o 24._o