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nos_fw-la membra_fw-la sva_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la christi_fw-la essemus_fw-la nam_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la sumus_fw-la that_o be_v concorporate_n we_o into_o himself_o he_o make_v we_o his_o member_n that_o in_o he_o we_o also_o shall_v be_v christ_n for_o all_o of_o we_o in_o he_o be_v both_o christ_n and_o christ_n himself_o also_o origen_n say_v thus_o fiunt_fw-la perunum_fw-la christum_fw-la multi_fw-la christi_fw-la transformati_fw-la ad_fw-la illius_fw-la imaginem_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la imago_fw-la dei_fw-la unde_fw-la inquit_fw-la per_fw-la prophetam_fw-la ne_fw-la tetegeritis_fw-la christos_fw-la meos_fw-la psal_n 105._o that_o be_v by_o one_o christ_n there_o be_v make_v many_o christ_n because_o they_o be_v transform_v into_o the_o image_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n from_o whence_o god_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n touch_v not_o my_o christ_n and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n psal_n 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