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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o by_o saint_n paul_n unquietness_n exagitation_n tumult_n or_o as_o we_o new_o render_v it_o confusion_n and_o indeed_o that_o word_n be_v most_o proper_a to_o the_o state_n and_o church_n where_o the_o deus_fw-la pacis_fw-la have_v nought_o to_o do_v confusion_n there_o there_o necessary_o peace_n be_v the_o nurse_n both_o of_o strength_n and_o plenty_n if_o it_o be_v fax_fw-la dei_fw-la but_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o peace_n that_o the_o deus_fw-la pacis_fw-la will_v not_o father_n and_o there_o he_o be_v deus_fw-la eversionis_fw-la as_o tertullian_n tell_v the_o marcionist_n in_o his_o 4._o book_n 3._o chapter_n in_o schism_n heresy_n sedition_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o peace_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o agent_n though_o not_o of_o their_o end_n and_o agreement_n in_o their_o intention_n though_o not_o in_o their_o execution_n if_o this_o be_v not_o more_o proper_o a_o combination_n than_o a_o agreement_n now_o god_n be_v not_o there_o 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