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&_o quoth_v in_o ijs_fw-la non_fw-la benâ—_n intelligitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la temere_fw-la &_o audacter_fw-la asseritur_fw-la aug._n expos_n in_o joh._n trac_fw-la 18._o habent_fw-la â—cripâ—urasâ—_n aâ—_n spâ—ciem_fw-la non_fw-la aâ—_n salutem_fw-la deâ—_n baptis_n contra_fw-la donat._n lib._n 4_o the_o first_o main_a ground_n of_o this_o schism_n ignorance_n he_o quidem_fw-la homâ—nes_fw-la indocti_fw-la sunt_fw-la ac_fw-la idiotae_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la evolvendis_fw-la chartis_fw-la sunt_fw-la exercitati_fw-la ut_fw-la exijs_fw-la deâ—â—ria_fw-la sua_fw-la addiscâ—re_fw-la potuerint_fw-la instruct._n advers._fw-la libert_n cap._n 1._o alter_fw-la cubicularius_fw-la alter_fw-la hostiarius_fw-la libenter_fw-la fieri_fw-la sustinuerâ—t_fw-la cap_n 4._o câ—usdem_fw-la libri_fw-la june_n 12._o ignorance_n of_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_n 2._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 1._o 5._o 3._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o 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