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sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la ignaviae_fw-la suae_fw-la potius_fw-la quà m_fw-la religioni_fw-la consulant_fw-la therefore_o they_o will_v reform_v the_o order_n and_o add_v some_o new_a rite_n for_o distinction_n from_o other_o of_o the_o same_o order_n who_o be_v become_v loose_a and_o by_o these_o mean_n the_o number_n of_o order_n be_v multiply_v 10._o theodoricus_n abbot_n of_o st._n trudo_n at_o leodium_n about_o the_o year_n 1120._o say_v simon_n magus_n now_o reign_v at_o rome_n and_o not_o simon_n peter_n and_o simony_n be_v in_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n what_o may_v we_o not_o have_v if_o we_o have_v money_n in_o catal._n test_n verit_fw-la lib._n 14._o be_v some_o of_o his_o verse_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n he_o say_v ut_fw-la mopso_n nisa_n corvo_fw-la datur_fw-la ecâ—e_fw-la columba_fw-la qualis_fw-la pullus_fw-la erit_fw-la quem_fw-la fert_fw-la commixtio_fw-la talis_fw-la hence_o it_o appear_v that_o good_a man_n at_o that_o time_n bewail_v the_o 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lord_n show_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o bread_n he_o give_v and_o which_o they_o do_v eat_v in_o the_o wilderness_n say_v i_o be_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n for_o he_o be_v the_o bread_n wherewith_o a_o hungry_a soul_n be_v refresh_v which_o be_v when_o true_a faith_n embrace_v he_o for_o by_o faith_n we_o love_v he_o and_o by_o love_n we_o be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n which_o be_v our_o life_n therefore_o this_o spiritual_a bread_n be_v eat_v by_o faith_n even_o without_o sacramental_a eat_n and_o be_v profitable_a unto_o salvation_n daily_o we_o have_v need_n of_o this_o bread_n while_o this_o present_a life_n endure_v and_o so_o say_v augustine_n why_o prepare_v thou_o thy_o tooth_n and_o stomach_n believe_v and_o thou_o have_v eat_v on_o chapter_n 20._o he_o say_v who_o sin_n you_o forgive_v i._n e._n who_o sin_n be_v forgive_v by_o you_o god_n also_o forgive_v they_o this_o be_v speak_v general_o not_o only_o unto_o the_o apostle_n as_o some_o say_v this_o be_v the_o 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