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for_o the_o teach_n the_o scripture_n to_o christian_n euseb._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constantin_n berno_n augiensis_n abbas_n se_fw-la multis_fw-la jam_fw-la annis_fw-la poetarum_fw-la figmenta_fw-la &_o paganorum_fw-la historias_fw-la seculariumque_fw-la literarum_n studia_fw-la velut_fw-la stercora_fw-la respuisse_fw-la omnemque_fw-la mentis_fw-la intentionem_fw-la ad_fw-la divina_fw-la perscrutanda_fw-la convertisse_fw-la berno_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la magnifred_n cum_fw-la juvenis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la disciplinarum_fw-la genere_fw-la exercerer_fw-la certo_fw-la affirmare_fw-la possum_fw-la i_o non_fw-la minus_fw-la quam_fw-la reliquos_fw-la aequales_fw-la meos_fw-la profecisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n zuingl_n lib._n the_o certitud_n &_o veritat_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o sad_a fruit_n of_o university_n education_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o the_o former_a doctrine_n mathias_n parisiensis_fw-la antichristum_n omnes_fw-la 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vita_fw-la &_o reg._n antichr_n cap._n 30._o martin_n luther_n m._n luther_n de_fw-fr captiv_n babylon_n joachim_n calaber_n 2._o error_n answer_n vetuit_fw-la ne_fw-la christiani_n gentilium_fw-la disciplinis_fw-la instruerentur_fw-la sozomen_n histor._n eccles_n cap._n 17._o ☞_o true_a religion_n depend_v not_o on_o humane_a learning_n act_n 4._o 13._o act_n 6._o 10._o christianos_n de_fw-la integro_fw-la gentilium_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la imbibere_fw-la nemo_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la christianae_n religioni_fw-la prodisse_fw-la concesserit_fw-la nam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la extra_fw-la periculum_fw-la christianos_n gentilium_fw-la erudition_n institui_fw-la quip_n quae_fw-la docet_fw-la multos_fw-la esse_fw-la deos._n socrates_n histor._n eccles._n cap._n 14._o meum_fw-la consilium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la adolescens_fw-la vitet_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la ac_fw-la theologiam_fw-la scholasticam_fw-la ut_fw-la mortem_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la luth._o tom._n 2._o fol._n 434._o b._n 3._o error_n answer_n the_o knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o we_o ver._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysostom_n in_o 1_o epist._n ad_fw-la cor._n hom._n 7._o humane_a learning_n too_o straight_o &_o narrow_a to_o comprehend_v true_a divinity_n 4._o error_n answer_n paul_n make_v a_o preacher_n through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o not_o through_o humane_a learning_n learning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n humane_a learning_n do_v not_o fit_a a_o man_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n testimony_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n in_o 1._o epist._n ad_fw-la corinth_n hom._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickliff_n through_o love_n we_o understand_v the_o scripture_n ☜_o how_o the_o minister_n may_v come_v to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n tindal_n zuingl_n lib._n de_fw-fr 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