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visibilium_fw-la signaculorum_fw-la sacro_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la baptismus_fw-la by_o this_o ointment_n he_o will_v understand_v the_o sacrament_n of_o chrism_n which_o indeed_o be_v holy_a in_o the_o rank_n of_o visible_a seal_n as_o baptism_n itself_o ita_fw-la vocat_fw-la inquit_fw-la rivetus_fw-la &_o sanctum_fw-la dicit_fw-la 2_o contro_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2_o ut_fw-la baptismum_fw-la quia_fw-la ipsi_fw-la erat_fw-la annexum_fw-la non_fw-la quòd_fw-la existimaret_fw-la chrysma_n baptismo_fw-la aequandum_fw-la esse_fw-la he_o so_o call_v it_o and_o say_v that_o its_o holy_a as_o baptism_n because_o it_o be_v annex_v to_o it_o not_o that_o he_o think_v that_o chrism_n be_v to_o be_v equal_v with_o baptism_n 4._o the_o decree_n and_o canon_n of_o divers_a council_n do_v also_o evident_o declare_v confirmation_n to_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a and_o general_a practice_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o the_o mention_n 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kingdom_n or_o as_o another_o render_v the_o greek_a thus_o quòd_fw-la oporter_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la council_n bin._n in_o council_n post_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la chrysma_fw-la eccesiae_n accipere_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la christi_fw-la participes_fw-la inveniri_fw-la council_n bin._n in_o council_n also_o in_o the_o council_n of_o eliberis_n in_o spain_n hold_v anno_o 305._o in_o two_o several_a canon_n order_n be_v take_v about_o confirmation_n as_o can_v 38._o thus_o supra_fw-la see_v here_o the_o meaning_n of_o hieroms_n excarrat_n episcopus_fw-la ur_fw-la supra_fw-la peregrè_fw-la navigantes_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la posse_fw-la fidelem_fw-la qui_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la suum_fw-la integrum_fw-la habet_fw-la nec_fw-la sit_fw-la bigamus_fw-la baptizare_fw-la in_fw-la necessitate_v infirmitatis_fw-la positum_fw-la catechumenum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la supervixerit_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopum_fw-la eum_fw-la 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