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and_o rest_v upon_o we_o all_o evermore_o amen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la errata_fw-la the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o excuse_v and_o amend_v the_o follow_a errata_fw-la occasion_v by_o the_o author_n great_a distance_n from_o the_o press_n preface_n page_n 8._o read_v pet._n p._n 8._o mark_fw-mi l._n 12._o r._n infirmorum_fw-la p._n 12._o l._n 5._o r._n recover_v it_o ib._n mark_fw-mi l._n 3._o r._n confectus_fw-la p._n 18._o l._n 2._o r_o not_o approach_n p._n 21._o l._n 1._o r._n have_v need_n be_v p._n 22._o mark_fw-mi l._n 13._o r._n accipiat_fw-la ib._n l._n 21._o r._n magistri_fw-la ib._n l._n 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 29._o mark_fw-mi l._n 3._o r._n acies_fw-la p._n 32._o l._n 21._o r._n not_o be_v p._n 35._o l._n 14._o mark_fw-mi r._n quinque_fw-la p._n 43._o l._n 3._o r._n sec._n 1._o §_o 5._o p._n 22_o p._n 66._o mark_fw-mi l._n 8._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 70._o mark_fw-mi l._n 4._o r._n tribus_fw-la p._n 72._o l._n 22._o r._n bloodshot_a p._n 81._o mark_fw-mi l._n 10._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 90._o mark_fw-mi l._n 13._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 94._o l._n 12._o r._n in_o your_o p._n 96._o l._n 4._o r._n sectile_a p._n 105._o mark_fw-mi l._n 8._o r._n ignoscentium_fw-la p._n 114._o mark_fw-mi l._n 1._o r._n r._n leu._n 10.13_o p._n 118._o l._n 29._o r._n it_o act_n ib._n mark_fw-mi l._n 11._o r._n nisi_fw-la p._n 129_o mark_fw-mi l._n 12._o r._n med._n p._n 174._o l._n 24._o r._n reference_n p._n 184_o l._n 30._o deal_n 11_o p._n 199._o mark_fw-mi l._n 14._o r._n è_fw-it p._n 216._o mark_fw-mi l._n 13._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 229._o l._n 35_o r._n his_o divinity_n p_o 259._o l._n 21._o r._n therefore_o it_o p._n 260._o mark_fw-mi l._n 13._o r._n hi_o veâ—o_o p._n 269._o mark_fw-mi l._n 1._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 271._o l._n 3._o r._n ennoble_v p._n 313._o mark_fw-mi l._n 3._o r._n prus_n ib._n mark_fw-mi l._n ult_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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his_o authority_n much_o more_o may_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n do_v so_o and_o we_o be_v teach_v who_o he_o do_v choose_v ult_n choose_v matth._n 28._o ult_n the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n who_o be_v his_o ambassador_n 5.20_o ambassador_n 2_o cor._n 5.20_o his_o minister_n and_o steward_n of_o divine_a mystery_n 4.1_o mystery_n 1_o cor._n 4.1_o nay_o the_o precedent_n of_o soul_n 10._o soul_n heb._n 13.17_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o thess_n 5.12_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o levit._n 10._o and_o the_o familiar_a friend_n of_o god_n locum_fw-la god_n ver._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propinqui_fw-la dei_fw-la fagius_n in_o locum_fw-la and_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o angel_n domino_fw-la angel_n jud._n 2.1_o c._n p._n ascendit_fw-la propheta_fw-la in_o legatione_fw-la à _fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la because_o they_o have_v the_o same_o employment_n which_o the_o ancient_n ascribe_v to_o angel_n mysteriis_fw-la angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo._n the_o plant._n noe._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divinorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la patefactores_fw-la traducunt_fw-la divina_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o nostra_fw-la vicissim_fw-la ad_fw-la divina_fw-la perducunt_fw-la jamblith_n de_fw-fr mysteriis_fw-la to_o conâ—ey_v message_n between_o god_n and_o man_n to_o present_v our_o prayer_n to_o he_o and_o bring_v back_o to_o we_o the_o news_n of_o his_o love_n and_o especial_o to_o bring_v this_o pardon_n to_o the_o penitent_a and_o to_o proclaim_v it_o even_o to_o the_o impenitent_a wherefore_o let_v those_o that_o despise_v the_o priest_n or_o invade_v his_o office_n or_o allow_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o pardon_n pronounce_v by_o he_o and_o a_o ordinary_a person_n let_v they_o take_v heed_n of_o contemn_v those_o who_o god_n so_o high_o honour_n and_o beware_v they_o entrench_v not_o upon_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o sender_n in_o disallow_v the_o subordinate_a power_n of_o those_o that_o be_v 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