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crucifixum_fw-la dicis_fw-la v._o 〈◊〉_d martyrii_fw-la s._n ignatii_n editionis_fw-la usserianae_n 〈◊〉_d simplicius_n a_o roman_a judge_n of_o tarsus_n under_o diocletian_a and_o maximinian_n to_o bonifatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o passionem_fw-la s._n bonifatii_n ex_fw-la edit_fw-la e._n bigotii_fw-la p._n 319._o which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v a_o translation_n out_o of_o the_o latin_a first_o publish_v at_o rome_n by_o holstenius_fw-la arnobius_n adv_o gentes_fw-la lib._n 1._o caecilius_n in_o minucius_n fellix_fw-la hominem_fw-la summo_fw-la supplicio_fw-la pro_fw-la facinore_fw-la punitum_fw-la nempe_fw-la colunt_fw-la see_v also_o lactantius_n divinar_a institut_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 16._o lucian_n de_fw-fr morte_fw-la peregrini_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o wretch_n blaspheme_v the_o most_o usual_a reproach_n be_v deus_fw-la vester_fw-ge patibulo_fw-la affixus_fw-la est_fw-la or_o hominem_fw-la colitis_fw-la hominem_fw-la palaestinum_n crucifixum_fw-la adoratis_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la deo_fw-la thus_o eusebius_n say_v of_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la ipsius_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o his_o oration_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la constantini_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 9_o p._n 6â—8_n exit_fw-la edit_fw-la valesii_n valesii_n v._o euseb._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantini_n lib._n 1._o c._n 31._o 31._o cap._n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n hieronymus_n ad_fw-la lâ—â—tam_fw-la ep._n 7._o vexilla_fw-la militum_fw-la crucis_fw-la insignia_fw-la sunt_fw-la regum_fw-la purpuras_fw-la &_o ardentes_fw-la diadematum_fw-la gemmas_fw-la patibuli_fw-la salutaris_fw-la pictura_fw-la condecorat_fw-la condecorat_fw-la for_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n sometime_o the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v full_o and_o clear_o prove_v by_o the_o excellent_a dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o annot._n on_o act._n 1.13_o mark_v 14.15_o luke_n 22.12_o 22.12_o v._o eurychii_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la alexandrini_n annales_n part_n 1._o pag._n 322._o josephum_fw-la aegyptium_fw-la in_o codice_fw-la arabico_n conciliorum_fw-la titulo_fw-la canonum_fw-la apostolicorum_fw-la librum_fw-la constitutionum_fw-la syriacarum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la maroniticae_fw-la à _fw-la davide_n archiepiscopo_fw-la ante_fw-la sexcento_n annos_fw-la arabicè_fw-la scriptum_fw-la apud_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la ecchellensem_fw-la de_fw-la origine_fw-la nominis_fw-la papae_fw-la p._n 225._o romae_fw-la 40_o 1st_a et_fw-la petrum_fw-la d_o d._n basilii_n &_o gregorii_n fratrem_fw-la episcopum_fw-la sebastes_n in_fw-la opere_fw-la arabicè_fw-la translato_fw-la quod_fw-la inscribitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d libre_fw-la demonstrationis_fw-la apud_fw-la eundem_fw-la p._n 236._o sancti_fw-la jacobi_n liturgiam_fw-la in_o 2._o vol._n bibliothecae_fw-la patr._n editionis_fw-la parisiensis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 15._o geographiam_fw-la nubiensem_fw-la climate_n 3._o part_n 5._o p._n 113._o claudium_fw-la regem_fw-la aethiopiae_fw-la in_o confession_n sidei_fw-la ab_fw-la eruditissimo_fw-la viro_fw-la d._n ludolfo_n editâ_fw-la num_fw-la 4._o epiphanium_fw-la de_fw-la ponderibus_fw-la sect_n 14_o ubi_fw-la de_fw-fr hadr_n ano_fw-la imperatore_n dicit_fw-la quod_fw-la itinere_fw-la suscepto_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la causà _fw-la aegyptum_fw-la &_o palaestinam_fw-la petiit_fw-la hierosolyma_n lustrandi_fw-la cupidus_fw-la ubi_fw-la nihil_fw-la serè_fw-la relictum_fw-la erat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joannem_fw-la damascenum_n de_fw-la fide_fw-la orthodoxa_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 14._o joannis_n phoâ—â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pag._n 20._o 20._o mr._n gregory_n in_o his_o observation_n upon_o some_o passage_n of_o scripture_n p._n 9_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2.44_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 11.20_o 11.20_o v._o inscriptionem_fw-la apud_fw-la onuphrium_fw-la pauvinium_n in_o commentario_fw-la in_o â—astos_fw-la ad_fw-la annum_fw-la dcccliii_o dcccliii_o epist._n l._n 10._o ep_n â—â—_o â—â—_o contra_fw-la psychicos_fw-la cap._n 14._o 14._o s._n cyprian_n epist._n 58._o edit_fw-la oxon._n plebi_fw-la thibari_fw-la consistenti_fw-la milites_fw-la christi_fw-la considerantes_fw-la iccirco_fw-mi se_fw-la quotidie_fw-la calicem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la bibere_fw-la ut_fw-la possint_fw-la ipsi_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fundere_fw-la p._n 120._o de_fw-fr oratione_fw-la dominica_n eucharistiam_fw-la quotidie_fw-la ad_fw-la cibam_fw-la salutis_fw-la accipere_fw-la p._n 147._o 147._o epist._n 54._o edit_fw-la rigatlianae_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la epist._n 57_o edit_fw-la oxon._n p._n 118._o he_o have_v say_v before_o p._n 117._o ut_fw-la quos_fw-la excitamus_fw-la &_o hortamur_fw-la ad_fw-la praelium_fw-la non_fw-la inermes_fw-la &_o nudos_fw-la relinquamus_fw-la sed_fw-la protectione_n sanguinis_fw-la &_o corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la muniamus_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la fiat_fw-la eucharistia_n ut_fw-la possit_fw-la accipientibus_fw-la esse_fw-la tutela_fw-la quos_fw-la tutos_fw-la esse_fw-la contra_fw-la adversarium_fw-la voluimus_fw-la munimento_fw-la dominicae_fw-la saturitatis_fw-la armemus_fw-la armemus_fw-la s._n basil._n ad_fw-la caesariam_n patriciam_fw-la epist_n 289._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caâ—â—â—_n 18._o seculares_fw-la qui_fw-la natale_n domini_fw-la pascha_fw-la &_o pentecosten_n non_fw-la communicaverint_fw-la catholici_fw-la non_fw-la credantur_fw-la nec_fw-la inter_fw-la catholicos_fw-la habeantur_fw-la habeantur_fw-la de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 4._o
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