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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la quâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nascitur_fw-la virium_fw-la non_fw-la imbecillitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la omnem_fw-la destitutionem_fw-la declarat_fw-la beza_n non_fw-la dicit_fw-la quod_fw-la legi_fw-la erat_fw-la grave_n &_o difficile_a sed_fw-la quod_fw-la etc._n etc._n quibus_fw-la sanè_fw-la verbis_fw-la adimit_fw-la legi_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la justificandi_fw-la vim_o etc._n etc._n muscul_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la legis_fw-la accipe_fw-la quomodo_fw-la solet_fw-la usurpare_fw-la apostolus_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la pro_fw-la modicâ_fw-la imbecillitate_fw-la verùm_fw-la pro_fw-la impotentiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la significet_fw-la legem_fw-la nihil_fw-la prorsus_fw-la momenti_fw-la habere_fw-la ad_fw-la conferendam_fw-la justitiam_fw-la calv._n quamquam_fw-la per_fw-la verbum_fw-la infirmari_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la interpret_v versum_fw-la sit_fw-la vis_fw-la tamen_fw-la 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