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tertul._n de_fw-fr resurr_n c._n 11._o to_o be_v almighty_a and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o the_o scripture_n plain_o and_o plentiful_o testify_v and_o it_o have_v be_v abundant_o demonstrate_v 3_o demonstrate_v serm._n 3_o before_o now_o if_o god_n be_v almighty_a he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n and_o if_o all_o thing_n than_o this_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o the_o dead_a he_o that_o can_v make_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dust_n can_v pammach_n vtique_fw-la idoneus_fw-la est_fw-la reficere_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la quanto_fw-la plus_fw-la est_fw-la fecisse_fw-la quà m_fw-la refecisse_fw-la inâ—â—ium_fw-la dedisse_fw-la quà m_fw-la reddidisse_fw-la etam_a restitutionem_fw-la carnis_fw-la faciliorem_fw-la credas_fw-la institutione_n tertul._n ibid._n potest_fw-la utique_fw-la eadem_fw-la potentia_fw-la quâ_fw-la de_fw-la nihilo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la fabricatus_fw-la est_fw-la reddere_fw-la quae_fw-la fueraut_v quia_fw-la multo_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la restituere_fw-la quod_fw-la fuerit_fw-la 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