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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philaster_n de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la in_o regard_v whereof_o some_o of_o the_o christian_n use_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o their_o ring_n some_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o their_o door_n as_o cirill_n report_v some_o in_o their_o forehead_n and_o some_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n brand_v their_o own_o flesh_n withal_o the_o like_a also_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o jew_n call_v our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o great_a disgrace_n suspensum_fw-la the_o hang_v man_n to_o who_o that_o of_o hierome_n may_v very_o fit_o be_v oppose_v as_o argue_v both_o the_o antiquity_n and_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o ceremony_n end_n in_o his_o preface_n upon_o job_n towards_o the_o end_n and_o more_o special_o direct_v by_o the_o author_n himself_o to_o aquila_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o rest_n who_o word_n be_v these_o ego_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la christianis_fw-la parentibus_fw-la natus_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o vexillum_fw-la crucis_fw-la in_o frontem_fw-la portâ—_n &c_n 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