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1._o f._n that_o his_o piety_n r._n that_o if_o his_o piety_n p._n 109._o l._n 8._o f._n know_v r._n know_v p._n 116_o l._n 6._o f._n that_o then_o holy_a spirit_n r._n then_o the_o holy_a spirit_n p._n 172._o l._n 25â—…_n f._n while_o his_o soul_n in_o his_o body_n r._n his_o soul_n in_o his_o body_n p._n 193._o l._n 24._o f._n psal._n 75._o r._n 95._o p._n 198._o l._n 12._o f._n felicity_n r._n facility_n p._n 208._o l._n 30._o f._n begin_v love_n r._n begin_v to_o give_v love_n p._n 220_o l._n 20._o f._n proceed_v r._n precede_v p._n 222._o l._n 9_o f._n of_o man_n r._n to_o man_n p._n 227._o l._n 10._o f._n and_o it_o be_v r._n it_o be_v p._n 239._o l._n 24._o f._n the_o way_n r._n these_o way_n p._n 240._o l._n 35._o f._n will_v r._n shall_v p._n 241._o l._n 29._o f._n justice_n r._n justify_v p._n 244._o l._n 12._o f._n purpose_n in_o such_o manner_n r._n purpose_n and_o desuâ—…_n in_o etc._n etc._n this_o note_n be_v the_o french_a translator_n this_o note_n be_v the_o french_a translator_n these_o 32_o and_o 33_o consideratioâ—…s_n be_v read_v together_o may_v vindicate_v the_o author_n good_a meaning_n from_o his_o dubi_fw-la ous_a and_o offen_n sive_z expression_n in_o the_o present_a consideration_n see_v the_o preface_n this_o xxxvi_o coâ—…sideration_n say_v the_o translator_n seem_v express_v in_o difficult_a and_o ambiguous_a word_n which_o may_v just_o breed_v exception_n if_o so_o it_o be_v not_o take_v altogether_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o it_o be_v one_o of_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o full_o understand_v see_v the_o preface_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la homo_fw-la the_o week_n before_o easter_n pretend_v â—…erit_n