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potâ—rit_fw-fr than_o whosoever_o there_o be_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v move_v with_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n unless_o he_o do_v seek_v and_o find_v out_o vincentius_n bishop_n of_o cartenna_n lurk_v in_o mauritania_n caesariensis_n or_o some_o one_o of_o his_o nine_o or_o ten_o consort_n he_o can_v not_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n or_o as_o otherwise_o he_o express_v it_o except_o he_o come_v to_o cartenna_n or_o into_o the_o country_n near_o adjoin_v he_o can_v not_o be_v cleanse_v from_o his_o sin_n now_o although_o the_o roman_a church_n as_o m._n bishop_n understand_v it_o be_v of_o much_o large_a extent_n and_o stretch_v itself_o into_o sundry_a country_n and_o nation_n yet_o be_v but_o of_o small_a compass_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o exprobration_n of_o the_o same_o mad_a fancy_n lie_v upon_o it_o that_o whosoever_o in_o the_o further_a part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v move_v with_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o 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remansisse_fw-la that_o aug._n de_fw-fr
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familiariter_fw-la dilâ—git_fw-la svam_fw-la esse_fw-la indubitantèr_fw-la credit_n svam_fw-la namque_fw-la hanc_fw-la civitatemesse_n cognoverat_fw-la qui_fw-la dicebat_fw-la scimê°_n quia_fw-la si_fw-la terrestris_fw-la nostra_fw-la domus_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o that_o entire_o love_v it_o do_v undoubted_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v his_o own_o for_o say_v he_o he_o know_v this_o city_n to_o be_v his_o that_o say_v 1._o say_v 2._o cor._n 5._o 1._o we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o habitation_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n which_o be_v of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o heaven_n and_o thus_o say_v leo_n that_o suscitati_fw-la that_o leo_fw-la de_fw-la resurrect_v domini_fw-la ser_fw-mi 2._o quam_fw-la idcò_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la celerrimâ—m_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la voluit_fw-la esse_fw-la mortalem_fw-la ut_fw-la credentibus_fw-la in_o cum_fw-la nec_fw-la persecutio_fw-la insuperabilis_fw-la nec_fw-la mors_fw-la 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a_o sinner_n he_o condemn_v to_o death_n and_o punishment_n for_o our_o sake_n now_o by_o that_o that_o have_v be_v say_v appear_v the_o answer_n to_o his_o next_o place_n 10._o place_n rom._n 13._o 8._o 10._o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o he_o that_o love_v his_o neighbour_n fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o what_o be_v say_v of_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n must_v be_v also_o understand_v of_o love_n because_o our_o righteousness_n inherent_a consist_v in_o love_n and_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n so_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o our_o righteousness_n est_fw-la righteousness_n august_n de_fw-fr nat._n &_o grat._n c._n 70._o charitas_fw-la inchoata_fw-la inchoata_fw-la iustitia_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la provecta_fw-la provecta_fw-la iustitia_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la magna_fw-la magna_fw-la iustitia_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la perfecta_fw-la perfecta_fw-la iustitia_fw-la est_fw-la charity_n begin_v say_v austin_n be_v righteousness_n 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