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quapiam_fw-la quae_fw-la irrumpâ—…ibus_fw-la hostibus_fw-la diripitur_fw-la erugens_fw-la erugens_fw-la impitu_fw-la quodam_fw-la in_o illud_fw-la pâ—…pitur_fw-la junius_n obseru._n 1._o 1._o quâ—…_n non_fw-la prohibet_fw-la cum_fw-la potest_fw-la jubet_fw-la 2._o 2._o solertèr_o &_o strenuè_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—…st_n nec_fw-la in_o tanto_fw-la rerum_fw-la cardine_fw-la â—…ssandum_fw-la cum_fw-la hâ—…c_fw-la una_fw-la râ—…s_fw-la naturà _fw-la ho_o ninis_fw-la dignasit_fw-la in_o qâ—…a_fw-la vires_fw-la impâ—…dat_fw-la oâ—…es_fw-la svas_fw-la clarius_n 1._o clamitat_fw-la iâ—…_n câ—…lum_fw-la vox_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n pâ—…ius_fw-la ruat_fw-la coeâ—…m_fw-la quà â—…_n pâ—…eat_fw-la â—…mica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d luther_n luther_n pulchrior_fw-la â—…st_fw-la verâ—…t_fw-la as_o christianorum_fw-la quam_fw-la helen_n graecoâ—…_n aug._n ep._n ad_fw-la hieâ—…_n hieâ—…_n â—…d_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la primum_fw-la terâ—…ull_a terâ—…ull_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n chrys._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d veritas_fw-la irradiat_a intellectum_fw-la animat_fw-la sidem_fw-la beâ—…n_n 2._o 2._o jansen_n beza_n gerhard_n 3._o 1._o 1._o qui_fw-la regni_fw-la dei_fw-la desidâ—…rio_fw-la tenentur_fw-la violentiâ_fw-la quâdam_fw-la irrumpuâ—…_n ut_fw-la participes_fw-la illius_fw-la fiant_fw-la cum_fw-la dispendio_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la munster_n 2._o 2._o volunt_fw-la at_o sequitur_fw-la dictamen_fw-la intellectus_fw-la intellectus_fw-la qui_fw-la vim_o faâ—…it_fw-la vehementi_fw-la study_v properat_fw-la ambr._n in_o juc_n lib._n 8._o 8._o kimchi_n abon-ezra_a 3._o 4._o 1._o 1._o regno_fw-la vis_fw-la inserri_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la nisi_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la vim_o inferamus_fw-la brugens_fw-la brugens_fw-la membra_fw-la tâ—…rrena_n vocat_fw-la apostolus_fw-la affectus_fw-la pravos_fw-la hi_o enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la membra_fw-la veteâ—…is_fw-la hominis_fw-la lap._n faelix_fw-la mors_fw-la quae_fw-la vitam_fw-la â—…on_fw-la auâ—…ert_fw-la sed_fw-la traâ—…rt_n in_o meâ—…ius_fw-la meâ—…ius_fw-la carnis_fw-la desideria_fw-la nâ—…_n uno_fw-la ictu_fw-la sed_fw-la sensim_fw-la resâ—…anda_fw-la suâ—…t_fw-la corn._n lap._n lap._n in_o quantum_fw-la non_fw-la pepâ—…ris_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_fw-la taâ—…tum_fw-la tibi_fw-la deus_fw-la paâ—…_n cet_fw-fr tertul._n metaâ—…hora_fw-it à _fw-la pugilibus_fw-la sumpta_fw-la chemâ—…it_fw-la quest._n resp._n quest._n answ._n answ._n pasâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d litiis_fw-la viâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d ambrose_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la poenit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…o_fw-la erius_fw-la 1._o 1._o 2._o 2._o 1._o 1._o et_fw-la linguam_fw-la alloâ—…uitur_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d &_o cor_fw-la muscul._n 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 26._o 3._o 1._o 1._o qâ—…arit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la lectorem_fw-la attentum_fw-la oscitantem_fw-la autem_fw-la respuit_fw-la rivet_n isagoge_n ad_fw-la script_n script_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d traen_n 1._o 1._o differt_fw-la scriptura_fw-la specificè_fw-la à _fw-la symbolis_fw-la fidei_fw-la quia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d veâ—…_n est_fw-la illa_fw-la autem_fw-la per_fw-la consenâ—…um_fw-la adâ—…_n eam_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la regula_fw-la &_o mâ—…sura_fw-la omâ—…is_fw-la veritatis_fw-la revelatae_fw-la riu._n 2_o 2_o adorâ—…_n plenitudinem_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tâ—…tul_n psa._n 19_o 7._o 3_o 4._o 5._o palsas_n de_fw-fr scripture_n diaboli_fw-la sagittas_fw-la veâ—…is_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la fraâ—…git_fw-la clypâ—…is_fw-la brugens_n 6._o 6._o splendoris_fw-la svi_fw-la radiis_fw-la coecitatem_fw-la depellit_fw-la rivet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 7._o onnis_fw-la animi_fw-la mâ—…rbus_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la habet_fw-la medicâ—…am_fw-la 8._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignatius_n 9_o 10._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pendebat_fw-la ab_fw-la ore_fw-la ejus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la extra_fw-la se_fw-la raptus_fw-la prae_fw-la aviditate_fw-la brug_n 1._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d châ—…sost_n châ—…sost_n mortâ—…m_fw-la formidate_n aeâ—…ernam_fw-la si_fw-la verba_fw-la viâ—…ae_fw-la i._n e._n alimenta_fw-la justitiâ—…_n in_o â—…moriae_fw-la arâ—…a_fw-la noâ—…_n tenetis_fw-la greg._n 3._o duty_n duty_n sit_fw-la oratio_fw-la pura_fw-la serviâ—…_n etc._n etc._n prosper_n prosper_n elevatio_fw-la meâ—…tis_fw-la â—…d_fw-la deum_fw-la deum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thâ—…bulum_n sine_fw-la pruâ—…is_fw-la luth._o luth._o psal._n 44._o 23._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d oâ—…as_o 〈◊〉_d aliu_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o