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the_o prophet_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o their_o day_n for_o if_o they_o now_o hear_v they_o not_o they_o can_v no_o more_o hereafter_o be_v save_v than_o they_o will_v have_v be_v persuade_v though_o one_o have_v rose_n from_o the_o dead_a finis_fw-la irenaeus_n origen_n cyril_n hierom_n think_v it_o not_o a_o parable_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 15._o 27._o matt._n 22._o 23._o act_n 23._o 8._o 8._o vos_fw-fr quaeritis_fw-la a_fw-fr immortales_fw-la animae_fw-la sint_fw-la ego_fw-la jam_fw-la sciam_fw-la sciam_fw-la si_fw-mi quid_fw-la explorasset_fw-la circumiturum_fw-la amicos_fw-la &_o indicaturum_fw-la qui_fw-la esset_fw-la animarum_fw-la status_fw-la de_fw-fr tranquil_a c._n 14._o 14._o plus_fw-fr ut_fw-la puto_fw-la haberet_fw-la fidei_fw-la apud_fw-la to_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la revixisset_fw-la &_o in_o morte_fw-la nihil_fw-la mali_fw-la esse_fw-la narraret_fw-la expertus_fw-la epist._n 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