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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 15.41_o joh._n 5.28_o psal_n 8.5_o l._n 3._o off._n rom._n 8._o cap._n ult_n 1_o joh._n 3.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n matth._n galat._n 5._o psal_n 119._o v._n 34._o psal_n 137._o heb._n 11._o psal_n 120._o v._n 5._o fortior_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la fortissima_fw-la vincit_fw-la moenia_fw-la coloss_n 3.2_o cor._n mat._n 5.11_o heb._n psal_n 144.1_o est_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la agitante_fw-la calescicimus_fw-la illo_fw-la psalm_n 56._o maxim_n tyr._n heb_n 12.14_o mat._n 5.8_o phil._n acts._n isa_n 40.13_o v_o 22._o v_o 13._o ps_n 1â—_n 44._o isa_n 28.29_o jer._n 39.19_o mal._n 1.8_o psal_n 139._o ephes_n psal_n 13.5_o 6._o matth._n psal_n 119._o psal_n psal_n 19_o psal_n 69.9_o psal_n 119.111_o psal_n v_o 127_o psal_n 40.1_o psal_n 4._o 1_o cor._n 16.13_o eph._n 6.11_o eccl._n 9.10_o st._n john_n tit._n 3.3_o 2_o cor._n 7.11_o proverb_n jeremiah_n luke_n 9.62_o 1_o cor._n 9.24_o 1_o john_n 2._o coloss_n 3.1_o vid._n grot._n in_o alterquae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri_n epist_n 1_o epist_n s._n john_n john_n isa_n 48._o v._n 8._o 8._o psal_n 51._o 51._o rom._n 11_o 11_o eph._n 2.1_o job_n 15.14_o v_o 15._o rom._n 1._o isa_n 1.18_o jer._n 2.5_o v_o 10_o 11._o ezek._n 18.25_o jer._n 13.27_o vid._n orig._n cont_n cell_n mat._n 22.5_o psalm_n psalm_n act_n 26.18_o 2_o thess_n 1.7_o 8._o heb._n 11._o 1_o john_n 2.14_o coloss_n 3._o 1_o john_n 2._o 1_o joh._n 3.2_o heb._n 11.13_o 2_o cor._n 4.16_o 17_o 18._o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 1_o joh._n 3.3_o matth._n 5._o heb._n 4.1_o psal_n 106.12_o 13_o &c_n &c_n hoseah_o heb._n 1.3_o phil._n 2.6_o 7_o 8._o matth._n heb._n 2.3_o heb._n 10.28_o 29._o rev._n 5.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o heb._n 9.13_o 14._o jer._n 31.35_o 36._o rom._n 9_o heb._n 6.17_o 18_o 19_o 1_o john_n 2.25_o 1_o pet._n 1.3_o 4._o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o hierocl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 1.12_o ver_fw-la 13._o 1_o joh._n 3.1_o matth._n 10.37_o v_o 38._o heb._n 12.14_o 1_o joh._n 3.3_o isa_n 1.11_o v_o 17._o james_n ezek._n 18.21_o mic._n 6.8_o mat._n 3.8_o mat._n 7.21_o 2_o tim._n 2.19_o vid._n alcibiad_n plat._n matthew_n psal_n 18.1_o 2._o 1_o phil._n 2.15_o 2.15_o rom._n 3.13_o 3.13_o 2_o pet._n 2.20_o matth._n 5.44_o 45_o 46._o 1_o john_n dilherus_fw-la isa_n 35.6_o gen._n 27.28_o 29._o hosea_n 14._o roman_n pope_n pius_n iu._n his_o creed_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o rom._n 11.33_o psalm_n 2._o isaiah_n 2_o cor._n 4.4_o dilherus_fw-la virg._n psal_n 45._o corinth_n corinth_n jacob._n vitriac_n apud_fw-la carolum_fw-la maria_n du_fw-mi viel_fw-ge dâ—n_n non_fw-la donum_fw-la sed_fw-la donantis_fw-la animus_n psal_n 136._o rom._n 9.3_o exod._n psal_n 14.2_o 3_o 4._o luke_n 15._o psal_n 51.1_o dan._n 9.19_o phil._n 2.1_o heb._n 2.3_o chap._n 10.28_o 29._o joh._n 3.19_o cor._n luke_n 20.13_o 20.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lactant._n hic_fw-la verus_fw-la est_fw-la cultus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la mens_fw-la colentis_fw-la seipsam_fw-la deo_fw-la victimam_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la sistit_fw-la john_n 4.23_o 24._o john_n 4._o psalm_n 50.12_o 13_o 14._o isa_n 66.1_o 2_o 3._o isa_n 1.11_o 16._o micah_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o rev._n 1_o 5._o psalm_n 4._o res_fw-la severa_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la gandium_fw-la psal_n 119._o jerem._n 7.22_o joh._n 4.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o leu._n 2.13_o mar._n 9.49_o 1_o pet._n 2.1_o john_n 1.47_o mat._n 5.23_o 24_o 25._o isa_n 11.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o v_o 9_o col._n 4.6_o mal._n 1.8_o phil._n 2.15_o eccl._n 5.1_o leu._n 2.11_o mat._n 16.6_o 1_o cor._n 5.7_o 8._o isa_n 65.5_o psal_n 139.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o v_o 11._o heb._n 4.12_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n ham._n in_o loc_n psal_n 139.23_o 24._o vid._n valeria_n maxim_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr relig._n cornel._n cetheg_n &_o claud._n flaminio_n abire_fw-la jussi_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la exta_fw-la parum_fw-la curiose_fw-la deorum_fw-la immortalium_fw-la aris_fw-la admota_fw-la philo_z the_o animal_n sacrific_a pur_fw-it col._n 3.1_o 2._o psal_n 130.6_o leu._n 22.8_o 2_o pet._n 15_o 6_o 7._o rom._n 6.4_o vid._n mr._n mede_n be_v discourse_n on_o hallow_v be_v thy_o name_n name_n 2_o cor._n 6.17_o verse_n 16._o dan._n 5.3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 6.15_o 1_o john_n 2.15_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o vid._n spencer_n de_fw-fr legib._n hebâ—aeor_fw-la 1_o cor._n 10.14.15_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 21._o heb._n 10.23_o cant._n 1.7_o psal_n 112.1_o psal_n 137.6_o psal_n 42.1_o 2._o heb._n 11.4_o 1_o john_n 4._o 4._o the_o murder_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o saint_n andrews_n clem._n alexandr_n arnob._n orig._n contr_n cell_n &_o lact._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 1._o gen._n 1._o illic_fw-la postquam_fw-la se_fw-la lumine_fw-la vero_fw-la implevit_fw-la stellasque_fw-la vagas_fw-la miratur_fw-la &_o astra_fw-la fixa_fw-la polis_fw-la vidit_fw-la quanta_fw-la sub_fw-la nocte_fw-la jaceret_fw-la nostra_fw-la dies_fw-la risitque_fw-la svi_fw-la ludibria_fw-la trunci_fw-la trunci_fw-la luc_n tull._n de_fw-fr nat_n deor._n nulla_fw-la gens_n tam_fw-la barbara_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n caesar_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gallico_n vid._n grot._fw-la ad_fw-la matth._n c._n 20._o v._n 22._o 22._o isaiah_n 53._o 53._o heb._n 13._o lam._n 1._o v._n 12._o psal_n 129._o v._n 3._o matth._n 26.39_o matth._n 26.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 16.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o v_o 16._o psal_n 22._o seneca_n psal_n 40.7_o 40.7_o cic._n the_o offic_n nam_fw-la negligere_fw-la quid_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la cuique_fw-la sentiat_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la arrogantis_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la omnino_fw-la dissoluti_fw-la facinus_fw-la est_fw-la vincire_fw-la civem_fw-la romanum_fw-la scelus_fw-la est_fw-la verberare_fw-la prope_fw-la parricidium_fw-la necare_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la in_o crucem_fw-la tollere_fw-la verbo_fw-la quidem_fw-la satis_fw-la digno_fw-la tam_fw-la nefaria_fw-la res_fw-la appellari_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la potest_fw-la psal_n 22.6_o 7_o 8._o psal_n 22.17_o chap._n 23._o heb._n 12.4_o phil._n 2.6_o 7_o 8._o heb._n 9_o 25_o 26_o 28._o 28._o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o 2.24_o liturg._n graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d