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&_o intelligentiae_fw-la insiderent_fw-la thesauri_fw-la per_fw-la evangelii_n praedicationâ—m_fw-la patesaciendi_fw-la avidâ—_n ipsis_fw-la angelâ—_n beatâ—_n totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la mysterium_fw-la cognoscare_fw-la cujus_fw-la etiam_fw-la exhibitionem_fw-la jam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la ipâ—is_fw-la christi_fw-la noscentu_fw-la incunabilu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la enarrâ—rant_fw-la beza_n in_o loc_n earthly_a angel_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n these_o i_o say_v shall_v be_v clear_o read_v and_o understand_v in_o that_o original_a wisdom_n wherein_o they_o be_v first_o conceive_v that_o profound_a and_o dark_a mystery_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n why_o god_n shall_v choose_v one_o and_o leave_v another_o why_o god_n shall_v love_v jacob_n and_o hate_n esau_n why_o the_o one_o shall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o first_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v a_o church_n and_o the_o gentile_n alien_n shall_v afterward_o 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