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episcopis_fw-la &_o clericis_fw-la l._n qui_fw-la divine_a c._n the_o 〈◊〉_d sacrilegij_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr sepulchro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o levit._fw-la 2â—…_n zach._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17._o q._n 4._o quisquiâ—…_n 2_o king_n 4._o â—…_n mac._n 3._o joh._n 12._o citatuâ—…_n qu._n 2._o aurum_fw-la ex._n lib._n de_fw-fr off_z 12._o q._n 2._o aurum_fw-la ex_fw-la lib_n the_o offiâ—…_n â—…2_n q._n 2._o â—…loria_fw-la delegihâ—…_n lib._n 1â—…_n 2._o king_n 18._o esai_n 1._o psal._n 50._o exod._n 22._o â—…d_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d peeulatus_fw-la l._n 1._o &_o l._n 4._o c._n de_fw-fr sepul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n â—…_n mal._n â—…_n â—…d_n de_fw-fr usâ—…_n et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n le_z gatuâ—…_n levit._fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n de_fw-fr donationibus_fw-la l_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la argentum_fw-la §_o sin_n autem_fw-la deut._n 7._o deut._n 13._o â—…_n cor._n 10._o â—…osua_fw-la 6._o 7._o iâ—…g_v 6._o 1._o king_n 21_o â—…_n cassamus_fw-la &_o l._n deceruimuâ—…_n c._n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la s._n eccleijs_fw-la authent_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la aliâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d ecclesiasti_fw-la â—…oll_n 2._o gen._n 14._o gen._n 28._o â—…erit_fw-la 27._o num._n 18_o council_n matisc._n 2_o can._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d li._n 9_o f._n 192._o council_n carthag_fw-mi 5_o cap._n 6._o contradâ—…_n â—…d_a leg_n 〈◊〉_d l_o pâ—…ecia_fw-la deut._n 7._o mal._n 3._o josua_n â—…_n act._n 5._o carthag_n council_n 4_o c_o 95._o council_n agâ—…then_n c._n 3._o &_o alibi_fw-la liâ—…_n â—…_n de_fw-fr â—…ogibus_fw-la l._n sacrilegâ—…_n l._n &_o sacrilegij_fw-la dâ—…_n leg._n julian_n 〈◊〉_d latuâ—…_n l._n peculatus_fw-la â—…d_n eâ—…d_n tit_n â—…_n sâ—…m_n 1._o 3._o dan._n 1._o dan._n 4._o dan_o â—…_n â—…_n mac._n â—…_n â—…_n mac._n 12._o exod._n 36._o num._n 7._o psal._n 12â—…_n 2._o sam_n 7._o 1._o châ—…o_o 22_o 2._o chro._n 29_o mal._n 3._o ezech._n 36_o