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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la orig._n hom._n 11._o in_o ex._n hom._n 7._o in_o leu._n euseb_n l._n 6._o c._n 19_o 11_o in_o the_o objection_n of_o their_o adversary_n to_o who_o perusal_n the_o scripture_n be_v permit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_a mart._n apol._n 2._o p._n 82._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tryph._n dial_n inspice_fw-la dei_fw-la voces_fw-la literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la quas_fw-la neque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la supprimimus_fw-la &_o plerique_fw-la casus_fw-la ad_fw-la extraneos_fw-la transferunt_fw-la tertull._n apol._n c._n 31._o 12_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n receive_v they_o for_o such_o non_fw-fr per_fw-la alios_fw-la dispositionem_fw-la salutis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la evangelium_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la tunc_fw-la praeconiaverunt_fw-la postea_fw-la vero_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la in_o scripture_n nobis_fw-la 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