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the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o you_o all_o amen_n v_o 5.6_o 5.6_o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 3._o 〈…〉_z 21._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 62.12_o 62.12_o 〈◊〉_d 61.6_o ca._n â—2_n 11_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 9_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 4._o ex_fw-la 28.30_o 28.30_o hos._n 14.3_o 14.3_o rom._n 12.1_o 12.1_o heb._n .3_o 6._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 3.16_o 3.16_o psal._n 93.5_o 93.5_o eph._n 4.24_o 4.24_o 1._o pet._n 1.15.16_o 1.15.16_o eph._n 2.19_o 2.19_o psal._n 3.20_o 3.20_o eph_n 1.4_o 1.4_o luk._n 1.74_o 1._o thes_n 4.4.7_o psal._n 37._o â—6_n prou._n 15.16_o &_o cap._n 16.18_o 16.18_o 1._o tim._n â—_o 6_o 6_o ca._n 4.8_o 4.8_o psal._n 84.11_o 84.11_o luk._n 9.25_o 9.25_o deut._n 28_o 37_o jer._n 24_o 9_o 9_o jer._n 25_o 9_o 9_o rome_n 2.29_o 2.29_o iâ—sa_n 5.24_o 5.24_o 1._o mac._n 2.62_o v_o 10._o 10._o 1_o maca._n 2.18_o 2.18_o vers._n 4._o 4._o vers._n 21_o 21_o verse_n 2._o 2._o verse_n 5._o 5._o vers._n 1._o 1._o verse_n 3._o 3._o â—ul_a gâ—l_n li._n 17._o cap._n 17._o 17._o 1._o cor._n 13_o 2._o 2._o lib._n 15._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la ca._n 18._o phil._n 1.9_o 2._o pet._n 1.6.7_o phil_n 3_o 8._o 8._o 1_o joh._n 2.4_o 2.4_o joh._n 17_o 3._o 3._o mala._n 2.2_o 2.2_o heb._n 12.14_o 12.14_o quiâ—_n quid_fw-la de_fw-fr deâ—_n dicitur_fw-la vel_fw-la intelâ—gâ—tur_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la accideâ—_n sed_fw-la secunduâ—â—_n substantiam_fw-la diâ—itur_fw-la lib._n 5._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o psal._n 78_o 41._o 41._o isa._n 6.3_o 6.3_o jam._n 1.17_o 1.17_o exo._n 31.16_o levit._n 20_o 8._o 8._o lib._n 2_o de_fw-fr lib._n arb_n cap._n 17._o &_o 19_o 19_o verse_n 15._o 15._o 1._o cor_fw-la 2.14_o 2.14_o rom._n â—â—_o â—â—_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 3_o 5_o 5_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr gâ—_n &_o 〈◊〉_d ca_fw-mi 17._o 17._o eph_n 2_o 1._o â—_o â—_o i_o 〈…〉_z &_o 〈…〉_z &_o 〈…〉_z â—ampâ—_n etc._n etc._n 〈…〉_z 30._o 30._o reu._n 20.6_o 20.6_o eph._n 2.10_o &_o gâ—l_v 6.15_o joh_n 3_o 3.7_o &_o 1_o pet._n 1._o â—_o 23_o eph._n 2_o 5._o 1._o â—oh_o 2_o 20_o 20_o vers._n 26.27_o 26.27_o de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n ca._n 14._o 14._o lib._n de_fw-fr cor._n &_o gra_fw-mi cap_n 7._o &_o 9_o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi pâ—â—s_fw-mi cap._n 19_o 19_o cat._n 2._o §_o 〈◊〉_d cap._n 12._o §_o igitur_fw-la &_o §_o haâ—â—â—â—o_o &_o §._o â—ursus_fw-la â—ursus_fw-la â—idimus_fw-la vesse_fw-it nâ—llâ—um_fw-la fieri_fw-la a_o â—â—o_o non_fw-la per_fw-la physi_n aâ—â—_n actionem_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la vocationem_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la moraâ—uâ—nâ—â—natio_fw-la cap._n 12._o §_o rursus_fw-la rursus_fw-la cap._n 14._o §_o aâ—_n ut_fw-la ut_fw-la joh._n 6.44_o 6.44_o cant._n 1.3_o 1.3_o matt._n 22.14_o apoc_fw-la 3.20_o 3.20_o 3.20_o cap._n 34_o 34_o rom._n 11_o 33._o 33._o lâ—b_fw-la eâ—lâ—m_fw-la cap._n 14._o &_o 〈…〉_z 117._o 117._o 〈…〉_z 10_o cap._n 19_o 31.37_o &_o 〈…〉_z 11_o joh._n 11_o 4â—_n luk._n â—_o 54._o actâ—â—_n 4â—_n maâ—k_n 2._o â—1_n act._n 12_o 7_o psal_a 3â—_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 4.5_o etc._n etc._n luâ—_n 8_o 11._o 2._o sam._n â—_o 22._o isaiah_n 55.11_o 55.11_o mat_n 22.39_o 22.39_o joh._n 1â—_n 34_o 34_o gal._n 5_o 14_o 14_o rom._n 1â—_n 8._o 8._o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o 1.5_o 1._o joh._n 4.20_o 4.20_o 1._o pet_n 4_o 8._o 8._o joh._n 5._o the_o bap_n 〈◊〉_d &_o ca._n 23_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 1â—_n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 3â—_n gen._n 14_o â—_o abide_v â—8_o iâ—â—_n de_fw-fr mor._n 〈◊〉_d ca._n 10._o prin._n ca._n 20_o spâ—r_n dise_z 〈◊〉_d 17_o &_o qâ—â—d_v pa_n 69_o mat_n 12_o 2d_o sat._n lib._n 2._o ca._n 6._o 1._o king_n 3_o 2d_o 2d_o iâ—â—_n â—_o de_fw-fr lap_n ca_fw-mi 25._o 25._o psal._n 34.12.14_o psal._n 133_o 2._o 2._o v_o 3.4.5_o 3.4.5_o v_o 1.2_o 1.2_o v_o 10._o ad_fw-la 16._o 16._o 1._o joh._n 3.15_o 3.15_o ps._n 122.6.7_o 122.6.7_o rom._n 16.17.18_o 16.17.18_o 1._o cor._n 14.33_o 14.33_o â—ib_fw-la 6._o ca._n 21_o 21_o mark_n 9.50_o 9.50_o 2._o cor._n 13.11_o 13.11_o jam._n â—_o 2._o 2._o 1._o joh_n 1.8.10_o 1.8.10_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o 5.21_o heb._n 4_o 15._o 15._o lib._n 2._o cont_n 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d cap_n 32._o 32._o isa._n 53.6_o 53.6_o gal._n 3.22_o rom._n 2.23_o lib._n 2._o lib_fw-la 1_o cont_n dei_fw-la &_o cel._n ca_fw-mi 48._o â—para_fw-la psal_a â—_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d ca._n 115._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o lib._n 1._o psal._n 32.6_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o lib._n 1._o psal._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z cap._n 15_o &_o 16._o saâ—â—_n in_o ca._n 5_o ad_fw-la rom._n dâ—m_n soâ—â—_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la naâ—uâ—a_fw-la &_o graâ—â—a_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d conf_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 138._o 〈…〉_z ad_fw-la literam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n cap._n 2.10_o 2.10_o lib._n decent_a 〈◊〉_d apost_n ad_fw-la hâ—â—_n cap_n 6._o lib._n the_o audit_n 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la quia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la id_fw-la 〈◊〉_d auâ—cultâ—â—â—_fw-la dâ—benius_fw-la sed_fw-la qâ—ia_fw-la deus_fw-la pâ—ae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ca._n 11._o deut_n 6_o 5._o 5._o câ—â—_n 2._o â—2_n â—_o cap._n â—â—_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 28_o 1â—_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 7_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 10.11_o etc._n etc._n etc._n psal_n 51.6_o 51.6_o joh._n 4.13_o 4.13_o gen._n 1â—_n 1._o 1._o jer._n 17.10_o 17.10_o matt._n 23.25.28_o 23.25.28_o lib._n 1_o epist_n 16._o 16._o lib._n 27_o 28._o 28._o jer._n 16.17_o 16.17_o psal._n 13â—_n 1.23_o 1.23_o 1.23_o 1.23_o rome_n 12.1_o 12.1_o 〈◊〉_d 6.13_o 1â—_n 1._o cor._n â—_o 15.19_o 15.19_o 2._o pet._n 1.8_o 1.8_o v_o 14._o 14._o jer._n 20_o 9_o 9_o lib_fw-la quest_n 83_o qâ—_n 76._o 76._o iâ—m_fw-la ca._n 2.14_o etc._n etc._n opera_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la fâ—â—e_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la fides_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr grae_fw-la &_o lib._n arb_n cap._n 7._o sequuntur_fw-la opera_fw-la iustificatum_fw-la non_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la iustificandum_fw-la lib._n the_o fid_fw-we &_o op_n cap._n 14._o 14._o jam._n 2.19_o 2.19_o ca._n 14._o &_o 16._o 16._o v_o 5._o 5._o lib._n quâ—st_n 83._o qu._n 76._o 76._o rom._n 3.28_o 3.28_o comm_n in_o matt_n can_v 8._o 8._o in_o psat_fw-la 88_o ser_n 2_o 2_o in_o cap._n 4._o ad_fw-la rom._n rom._n inâ—dem_fw-la cap._n cap._n in_o ca._n 3._o ad_fw-la rom._n rom._n hâ—mil_n 3._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n tit._n serm._n 22._o de_fw-fr homilitate_fw-la homilitate_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbitr_n verb._n vit_fw-mi vit_fw-mi conf._n aug._n 〈◊〉_d 20._o 20._o capi._n ego_fw-la nâ—extr_n de_fw-fr iurâ—â—ur_fw-fr &_o coâ—â—_n try_v fess_v 25._o the_o refâ—r_n cap._n 2._o 2._o epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la 1.16_o 1.16_o caâ—_n 2_o 18._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la tit._n 3.14_o 3.14_o matt._n 5.16_o 5.16_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 24._o 24._o 2._o tim._n 4.7_o 4.7_o reu._n 3_o 7.17.26_o v_o 10._o 10._o psal._n 84_o 6._o 6._o gal._n 6.9_o 6.9_o epist_n 2_o v_o 9_o 9_o rom._n 2.7_o 2.7_o cap._n â—1_n 22_o 22_o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 13._o heb_n 2.7_o 2.7_o lib._n 8._o cons_n ca._n 5._o 5._o ibid._n ca._n 12._o 12._o heb._n 2.12_o 2.12_o gal._n 3.1_o 3.1_o 2._o pet._n 2.21_o 2.21_o cit._n de_fw-fr sen._n sen._n deut_n â—4_n 7._o 7._o apo._n 22_o 2d_o