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〈◊〉_d in_o the_o genitive_a case_n and_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o nazianzene_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d scholiast_n nazianz_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o any_o compound_a verb_n with_o a_o genitive_a case_n signify_v against_o but_o your_o power_n must_v not_o be_v so_o use_v vos_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la it_o must_v be_v with_o mildness_n meekness_n humility_n he_o who_o be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o servant_n it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n it_o be_v the_o ambitious_a seek_v of_o a_o temporal_a principality_n as_o an_o affix_v of_o the_o apostolate_a that_o christ_n interdict_v his_o disciple_n consider_n bern._n lib._n 10._o de_fw-fr consider_n forma_fw-la apostolica_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la dominatio_fw-la interdicitur_fw-la indicitur_fw-la ministratio_fw-la dominatio_fw-la be_v forbid_v be_v therefore_o the_o word_n dominus_fw-la be_v this_o so_o a_o temporal_a lord_n must_v go_v without_o 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