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christi_fw-la filii_fw-la david_n filii_fw-la abraham_n svmma_fw-la theologiae_n scriptura_fw-la summa_fw-la scripturae_fw-la euangelium_fw-la summa_fw-la euangelij_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summa_fw-la summarum_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la filius_fw-la david_n filius_fw-la abraham_n ille_fw-la primus_fw-la ille_fw-la postremus_fw-la alpha_n legis_fw-la omega_n euange_o principium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amen_n 18._o velatus_fw-la in_o veteri_fw-la testamento_fw-la revelatus_fw-la in_o novo_fw-la in_fw-la illo_fw-la praedictus_fw-la in_fw-la isto_fw-la praedicatus_fw-la vno_fw-la spiritu_fw-la dicam_fw-la brevissimè_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la continet_fw-la verbum_fw-la domini_fw-la nisi_fw-la verbum_fw-la dominum_fw-la innuit_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o praesentiâ—itulo_fw-la matthaeus_n annuit_fw-la paulus_n ad_fw-la corinthios_n 2._o primâ—_n non_fw-la statui_fw-la quicquam_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la scire_fw-la nisi_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la crucifixum_fw-la apertiùs_fw-la ait_fw-la augustinus_n confessionum_fw-la quinto_fw-la cap._n 4._o infoelix_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la scit_fw-la cetera_fw-la omne_fw-la te_fw-la autem_fw-la nescit_fw-la beatus_fw-la autem_fw-la quite_o scit_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la illa_fw-la omne_fw-la nesciat_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la te_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la novit_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la illa_fw-la beatior_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la solum_fw-la beatissimus_fw-la est_fw-la ars_fw-la artium_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la ea_fw-la legere_fw-la &_o agere_fw-la quae_fw-la narrantur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la libro_fw-la generationis_fw-la filii_fw-la david_n filii_fw-la abraham_n cvius_fw-la frontispicij_fw-la duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la luminae_fw-la inscriptio_fw-la euangelij_fw-la descriptio_fw-la christi_fw-la inscriptionis_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la loquar_fw-la duo_fw-la praecipus_fw-la sunt_fw-la radij_fw-la respâ—cientes_n euangelium_fw-la 1._o quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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