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xerxes_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 30_o king_n 36_o armametres_fw-fr anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 38_o king_n 36_o belochus_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 35_o king_n 36_o baleus_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 52_o king_n 36_o altadas_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 32_o king_n 36_o mamitus_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 30_o king_n 36_o mancaleus_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 30_o king_n 36_o ipheréus_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 20_o king_n 36_o mamylas_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3197_o 30_o king_n 36_o spaâ—êtus_fw-la anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 1948_o reign_a year_n anno_fw-la 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and_o his_o anoint_a magistrate_n for_o so_o much_o the_o rare_a inflict_v punishment_n do_v evident_o convince_v chap._n xiiii_o of_o nestorius_n and_o his_o heresy_n nestorius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n albeit_o he_o deny_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v god_n as_o arrius_n do_v 433_o yet_o he_o affirm_v pure_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n &_o that_o she_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n who_o heresy_n be_v condemn_v in_o the_o ephesine_n council_n under_o theodosius_n junior_a then_o emperor_n of_o rome_n nestorius_n his_o heresy_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o since_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v a_o woman_n god_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o and_o consequent_o she_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n for_o although_o he_o neither_o deny_v in_o christ_n the_o deity_n nor_o the_o humanity_n yet_o do_v he_o place_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n together_o with_o the_o 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