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gerere_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la domino_fw-la gerere_fw-la veteres_fw-la enim_fw-la haeredes_fw-la pro_fw-la dominis_n appellabant_fw-la and_o such_o lord_n of_o all_o than_o be_v the_o heir_n that_o though_o ordinary_o they_o can_v not_o have_v their_o legitima_fw-la pars_fw-la in_o their_o father_n life-time_n and_o so_o we_o find_v it_o but_o in_o the_o parable_n in_o st._n luke_n that_o the_o prodigal_a son_n say_v father_n give_v i_o the_o portion_n of_o good_n that_o fall_v to_o i_o and_o he_o divide_v unto_o they_o his_o live_n yet_o if_o the_o father_n be_v re_fw-mi verâ_fw-la a_o prodigal_n the_o son_n may_v by_o implore_v the_o office_n of_o the_o judge_n obtain_v in_o the_o father_n life-time_n somewhat_o like_o the_o legitima_fw-la to_o be_v allow_v for_o his_o subsistence_n and_o moreover_o grotius_n on_o the_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la silij_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la say_v sententia_fw-la est_fw-la conveniens_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la israelitico_fw-la numerorum_fw-la 28._o sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la gentium_fw-la juri_fw-la nam_fw-la lex_fw-la quaedam_fw-la tacita_fw-la liberis_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la parentum_fw-la addicit_fw-la l._n cum_fw-la initio_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la damnatorum_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la jus_o hebraeum_n respexerit_fw-la paulus_n ideóque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d silij_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la utrique_fw-la sexui_fw-la christianorum_fw-la aptari_fw-la possint_fw-la quae_fw-la dicit_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la jure_fw-la mosis_fw-la silij_fw-la necessariò_fw-la haeâ—edes_fw-la filiae_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la filiis_fw-la deficientibus_fw-la none_o need_v therefore_o wonder_v at_o de_fw-fr castro_n have_v pronounce_v the_o heir_n to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o dominus_fw-la and_o at_o his_o leave_v it_o out_o of_o doubt_n that_o direct_a descendant_n be_v a_o man_n heir_n in_o his_o 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