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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o moses_n tradition_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n st._n paul_n 15.3_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 15.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliver_v to_o the_o christian_n which_o he_o have_v also_o receive_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o scripture_n sto._n scripture_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sto._n st._n basil_n say_v that_o our_o baptism_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v according_a to_o the_o very_a tradition_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v 28.19_o be_v matth._n 28.19_o write_v with_o st._n pompeium_n st._n si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o evangelio_n praecipitur_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o apostelorum_fw-la epistolis_fw-la aut_fw-la actibus_fw-la continetur_fw-la observetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la sancta_fw-la traditio_fw-la in_o ep._n ad_fw-la pompeium_n cyprian_n 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