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linguas_fw-la diversas_fw-la dividi_fw-la meruit_fw-la
genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la eeclesiae_fw-la contulit_fw-la unitate_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la discordia_fw-la dissipaverat_fw-la colligeret_fw-la charitas_fw-la aug._n ser_n 3._o de_fw-fr pentecost_n when_o god_n intend_v to_o stop_v the_o progress_n of_o that_o proud_a tower_n the_o aspire_a posterity_n of_o noah_n raise_v to_o get_v they_o a_o name_n confound_v their_o language_n and_o scatter_v the_o people_n by_o the_o division_n of_o their_o dialect_n but_o it_o be_v a_o far_o great_a wonder_n when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o unite_v all_o nation_n honour_v the_o apostle_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o make_v one_o man_n speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o the_o gospel_n may_v be_v preach_v without_o a_o interpreter_n through_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o world_n and_o we_o must_v confess_v the_o church_n be_v never_o more_o glorious_a than_o when_o consist_v but_o of_o one_o people_n it_o already_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o all_o country_n and_o 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