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esset_fw-la summam_fw-la continens_fw-la &_o familiariter_fw-la explicans_fw-la omnium_fw-la fere_n religionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la capitum_fw-la in_fw-la quae_fw-la universa_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la consentire_fw-la sine_fw-la controversia_fw-la debet_fw-la pver_fw-la decennis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la se_fw-la offerret_fw-la ad_fw-la edendam_fw-la fidei_fw-la confessionem_fw-la rogaretur_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la capitibus_fw-la ad_fw-la singula_fw-la responderet_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la ignoraret_fw-la aut_fw-la minus_fw-la intelligeret_fw-la doceretur_fw-la ita_fw-la unicam_fw-la veram_fw-la &_o synceram_fw-la fidem_fw-la qua_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la deum_fw-la unum_fw-la colit_fw-la fidelium_fw-la populus_fw-la testâ—_n &_o spectante_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la profiteretur_fw-la haec_fw-la disciplina_fw-la si_fw-la hodiè_fw-la valeret_fw-la profectò_fw-la parentum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la ignavia_fw-la acuâ—retur_fw-la qui_fw-la liberorum_fw-la institutionem_fw-la quasi_fw-la rem_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la nihil_fw-la pertinentem_fw-la securè_fw-la negligunt_fw-la quam_fw-la tunc_fw-la sine_fw-la publico_fw-la dedecore_fw-la omittere_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la maior_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la christiano_n fidei_fw-la consensus_fw-la nec_fw-la tanta_fw-la multorum_fw-la inscitia_fw-la &_o ruditas_fw-la non_fw-la adeò_fw-la temerè_fw-la quidam_fw-la novis_fw-la &_o peregrinis_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la abriperentur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la denique_fw-la esset_fw-la quaedam_fw-la velut_fw-la methodus_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la christianae_n that_o be_v will_v to_o god_n we_o do_v observe_v the_o custom_n which_o i_o show_v the_o ancient_n use_v for_o then_o confirmation_n shall_v not_o be_v such_o