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shall_v set_v themselves_o against_o his_o holy_a will_n be_v they_o never_o so_o many_a they_o shall_v be_v damn_v let_v such_o mark_n well_o what_o ignatius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v audiui_fw-la quosdam_fw-la dicentes_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la invenero_fw-la evangelium_fw-la in_o antiquis_fw-la non_fw-la credam_fw-la talibus_fw-la autem_fw-la ego_fw-la dico_fw-la quia_fw-la mihi_fw-la antiquit_fw-la as_o jesus_n christus_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la obeaire_n manifestus_fw-la &_o irremissibilis_fw-la interitus_fw-la est_fw-la ignaty_n epist_n 5._o ad_fw-la philadel_n i_o have_v hear_v some_o which_o say_v unless_o i_o find_v the_o gospel_n in_o they_o of_o old_a time_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o but_o unto_o such_o i_o say_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v unto_o i_o antiquity_n who_o to_o disobey_v be_v manifest_a and_o unpardonable_a destruction_n let_v no_o man_n say_v i_o hope_v i_o do_v well_o my_o meaning_n be_v good_a i_o 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