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athanasius_n creed_n notwithstanding_o never_o so_o many_o lewd_a and_o lie_a fancy_n of_o some_o heretic_n to_o the_o contrary_a so_o that_o totus_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la as_o saint_n austin_n speak_v the_o whole_a manhood_n be_v assume_v to_o and_o by_o the_o godhead_n and_o not_o one_o part_n of_o it_o alone_o and_o in_o the_o same_o whole_a nature_n he_o according_o suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n all_o those_o torture_n and_o torment_n former_o recount_v and_o at_o last_o die_v which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o then_o be_v we_o which_o have_v believe_v in_o christ_n of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a as_o be_v still_o in_o our_o sin_n our_o preach_n and_o your_o believe_v all_o but_o in_o vain_a as_o saint_n paul_n infer_v 1_o corinth_n 15._o for_o si_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ei_fw-la defuit_fw-la non_fw-la totum_fw-la redemit_fw-la say_v saint_n ambrose_n if_o he_o want_v any_o part_n of_o man_n than_o he_o save_v not_o the_o whole_a man_n for_o it_o be_v out_o of_o 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