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quiequid_fw-la est_fw-la summum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la annè_fw-la tam_fw-la tristi_fw-la atque_fw-la multiplici_fw-la ministerio_fw-la non_fw-la pollui_fw-la credamus_fw-la dubitemusuè_fw-la ibidem_fw-la verùm_fw-la in_o his_o deos_fw-la agere_fw-la curam_fw-la rerum_fw-la humanarum_fw-la credi_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la est_fw-la ibidem_fw-la verùm_fw-la in_o his_o deos_fw-la agere_fw-la curam_fw-la rerum_fw-la humanarum_fw-la credi_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la est_fw-la paenasquè_fw-fr maleficiis_fw-la aliquandò_fw-la seras_fw-la occupato_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o tanta_fw-la mole_n nunquam_fw-la autem_fw-la irritas_fw-la esse_fw-la ibid._n and_o you_o will_v think_v he_o have_v fathom_v the_o very_a bottom_n of_o nature_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o god_n say_v he_o god_n whosoever_o he_o be_v if_o haply_o there_o be_v any_o other_o but_o the_o world_n again_o say_v he_o that_o the_o chief_a power_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v meaning_n god_n have_v care_n 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